Structure 55 1070 · Orange County, CA

Interstate 5 over Artesia BLVD

Carries Interstate 5 over Artesia BLVD, 12-ora-005-44.24.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT228 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

228 ft end to end, longest span 123 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.

Built201016 years old
Length228.0 ft69.5 m
Daily traffic171,000counted 2016
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyOrange
Location12-ora-005-44.24
CarriesInterstate 5
CrossesArtesia BLVD
Coordinates33.87327, -118.00913

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length228.0 ft (69.5 m)
Max Span123.0 ft (37.5 m)
Deck Width224.7 ft (68.5 m)
Deck Area4760.8 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2010

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic171,000 (2016)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge10
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number55 1070

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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