Structure 57 1062 · San Diego County, CA

Interstate 5 over Carmel Valley Creek

Carries Interstate 5 over Carmel Valley Creek, 11-sd-005-r32.72-sd.

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
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT422 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

422 ft end to end, longest span 40 ft: about 6 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 slab bridge.

Built199828 years old
Length421.6 ft128.5 m
Daily traffic203,000counted 2020
Last inspectedJanuary 2023every 48 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountySan Diego
Location11-sd-005-r32.72-sd
CarriesInterstate 5
CrossesCarmel Valley Creek
Coordinates32.92924, -117.24033

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length421.6 ft (128.5 m)
Max Span40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Width178.1 ft (54.3 m)
Deck Area6977.6 sq m
Main Spans11
Year Built1998

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic203,000 (2020)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge12

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number57 1062

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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