Structure 53 1231 · Los Angeles County, CA

Interstate 405 over Hawthorne BLVD

Carries Interstate 405 over Hawthorne BLVD, 07-la-405-17.56-lndl.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT306 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

306 ft end to end, longest span 85 ft: about 4 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.

Built196264 years old
Length306.1 ft93.3 m
Daily traffic260,800counted 2019
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 48 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyLos Angeles
Location07-la-405-17.56-lndl
CarriesInterstate 405
CrossesHawthorne BLVD
Coordinates33.88466, -118.35218

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length306.1 ft (93.3 m)
Max Span85.0 ft (25.9 m)
Deck Width148.0 ft (45.1 m)
Deck Area4207.8 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1962

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic260,800 (2019)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge12
Lanes Under Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number53 1231

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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