Structure 53 0730 · Los Angeles County, CA

Interstate 5 over Metrolink Up Rr San Frnd

Carries Interstate 5 over Metrolink Up Rr San Frnd, 07-la-005-r43.84-la.

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 FT383 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

383 ft end to end, longest span 118 ft: about 5 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.

Built197551 years old
Length382.9 ft116.7 m
Daily traffic281,078counted 2018
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyLos Angeles
Location07-la-005-r43.84-la
CarriesInterstate 5
CrossesMetrolink Up Rr San Frnd
Coordinates34.31455, -118.48894

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length382.9 ft (116.7 m)
Max Span118.1 ft (36 m)
Deck Width195.5 ft (59.6 m)
Deck Area6955.3 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1975

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic281,078 (2018)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge11
Lanes Under Bridge4

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 Number53 0730

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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