Structure 57 0391 · San Diego County, CA

Interstate 5 over RTE 163 Connectors

Carries Interstate 5 over RTE 163 Connectors, 11-sd-005-r16.02-sd.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT450 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

450 ft end to end, longest span 150 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 box-beam bridge.

Built1961rebuilt 1985
Length450.1 ft137.2 m
Daily traffic199,000counted 2020
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountySan Diego
Location11-sd-005-r16.02-sd
CarriesInterstate 5
CrossesRTE 163 Connectors
Coordinates32.72438, -117.15469

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length450.1 ft (137.2 m)
Max Span149.9 ft (45.7 m)
Deck Width168.0 ft (51.2 m)
Deck Area7024.6 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1961 (reconstructed 1985)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic199,000 (2020)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge11
Lanes Under Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number57 0391

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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