Structure 57 0459R · San Diego County, CA

Interstate 5 over Batiquitos Lagoon

Carries Interstate 5 over Batiquitos Lagoon, 11-sd-005-r44.56-cbd.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT219 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9

219 ft end to end, longest span 83 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.

Built196561 years old
Length219.2 ft66.8 m
Daily traffic98,500counted 2020
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountySan Diego
Location11-sd-005-r44.56-cbd
CarriesInterstate 5
CrossesBatiquitos Lagoon
Coordinates33.09057, -117.30193

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length219.2 ft (66.8 m)
Max Span83.0 ft (25.3 m)
Deck Width67.9 ft (20.7 m)
Deck Area1382.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1965

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic98,500 (2020)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number57 0459R

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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