Structure 57 0290 · San Diego County, CA

Interstate 5 over Damon AVE

Carries Interstate 5 over Damon AVE, 11-sd-005-r23.70-sd.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT51 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

51 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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.

Built1954rebuilt 1969
Length50.9 ft15.5 m
Daily traffic143,000counted 2020
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountySan Diego
Location11-sd-005-r23.70-sd
CarriesInterstate 5
CrossesDamon AVE
Coordinates32.80948, -117.21779

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length50.9 ft (15.5 m)
Max Span47.9 ft (14.6 m)
Deck Width153.9 ft (46.9 m)
Deck Area727.0 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1954 (reconstructed 1969)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic143,000 (2020)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge8
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number57 0290

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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