Structure 55 1107 · Orange County, CA

Interstate 5 over Avenida Pico

Carries Interstate 5 over Avenida Pico, 12-ora-005-3.39-scle.

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 FT180 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

180 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.

Built20179 years old
Length180.1 ft54.9 m
Daily traffic200,100counted 2016
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyOrange
Location12-ora-005-3.39-scle
CarriesInterstate 5
CrossesAvenida Pico
Coordinates33.43867, -117.62222

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length180.1 ft (54.9 m)
Max Span180.1 ft (54.9 m)
Deck Width165.0 ft (50.3 m)
Deck Area2761.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2017

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic200,100 (2016)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge10
Lanes Under Bridge9

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number55 1107

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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