Structure 55 0655 · Orange County, CA

Interstate 5 over El Modena-irvine Channel

Carries Interstate 5 over El Modena-irvine Channel, 12-ora-005-27.82-tus.

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
CAR · 15 FT92 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

92 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.

Built1992rebuilt 2011
Length91.9 ft28 m
Daily traffic300,000counted 2014
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyOrange
Location12-ora-005-27.82-tus
CarriesInterstate 5
CrossesEl Modena-irvine Channel
Coordinates33.72197, -117.79794

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length91.9 ft (28 m)
Max Span88.9 ft (27.1 m)
Deck Width267.1 ft (81.4 m)
Deck Area2279.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1992 (reconstructed 2011)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic300,000 (2014)
Lanes On Bridge15

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number55 0655

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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