Structure 57 0106R · San Diego County, CA

Interstate 15 NB over Los Penasquitos Creek

Carries Interstate 15 NB over Los Penasquitos Creek, 11-sd-015-m17.82-sd.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT651 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

651 ft end to end, longest span 109 ft: about 1.8 football fields. Lengths and the semi-truck on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a multi-beam bridge.

Built1977rebuilt 2006
Length651.2 ft198.5 m
Daily traffic128,000counted 2019
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountySan Diego
Location11-sd-015-m17.82-sd
CarriesInterstate 15 NB
CrossesLos Penasquitos Creek
Coordinates32.94356, -117.10852

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length651.2 ft (198.5 m)
Max Span108.9 ft (33.2 m)
Deck Width91.9 ft (28 m)
Deck Area5,558 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1977 (reconstructed 2006)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic128,000 (2019)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number57 0106R

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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