Structure 53 1390R · Los Angeles County, CA

Interstate 5 NB over Soto Street

Carries Interstate 5 NB over Soto Street, 07-la-005-16.59-la.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT222 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

222 ft end to end, longest span 113 ft: 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.

Built196066 years old
Length222.1 ft67.7 m
Daily traffic115,500counted 2019
Last inspectedFebruary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyLos Angeles
Location07-la-005-16.59-la
CarriesInterstate 5 NB
CrossesSoto Street
Coordinates34.03103, -118.21734

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length222.1 ft (67.7 m)
Max Span112.9 ft (34.4 m)
Deck Width52.5 ft (16 m)
Deck Area1083.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1960

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic115,500 (2019)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number53 1390R

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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