Structure 57 0808 · San Diego County, CA

Interstate 15 over Ninth Avenue

Carries Interstate 15 over Ninth Avenue, 11-sd-015-r30.09-esd.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT197 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

197 ft end to end: about 3 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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 box-beam bridge.

Built1977rebuilt 2012
Length196.9 ft60 m
Daily traffic99,500counted 2018
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountySan Diego
Location11-sd-015-r30.09-esd
CarriesInterstate 15
CrossesNinth Avenue
Coordinates33.10822, -117.09449

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length196.9 ft (60 m)
Max Span195.9 ft (59.7 m)
Deck Width205.7 ft (62.7 m)
Deck Area3,762 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1977 (reconstructed 2012)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic99,500 (2018)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge14
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number57 0808

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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