Structure 55 0227 · Orange County, CA

Interstate 5 over Camino Capistrano Onramp

Carries Interstate 5 over Camino Capistrano Onramp, 12-ora-005-7.34-sjcp.

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 FT250 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

250 ft end to end, longest span 69 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1960rebuilt 2017
Length250.0 ft76.2 m
Daily traffic155,700counted 2022
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyOrange
Location12-ora-005-7.34-sjcp
CarriesInterstate 5
CrossesCamino Capistrano Onramp
Coordinates33.47371, -117.67447

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length250.0 ft (76.2 m)
Max Span68.9 ft (21 m)
Deck Width172.9 ft (52.7 m)
Deck Area4015.7 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1960 (reconstructed 2017)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic155,700 (2022)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge10
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number55 0227

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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