Structure 55 0226 · Orange County, CA

Interstate 5 over N5-n1 Connector

Carries Interstate 5 over N5-n1 Connector, 12-ora-005-6.69.

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 FT229 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

229 ft end to end, longest span 105 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 box-beam bridge.

Built1962rebuilt 2018
Length229.0 ft69.8 m
Daily traffic165,400counted 2022
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyOrange
Location12-ora-005-6.69
CarriesInterstate 5
CrossesN5-n1 Connector
Coordinates33.46634, -117.66809

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length229.0 ft (69.8 m)
Max Span105.0 ft (32 m)
Deck Width185.4 ft (56.5 m)
Deck Area3943.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1962 (reconstructed 2018)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic165,400 (2022)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge11
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number55 0226

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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