Structure 57 0531R · San Diego County, CA

Interstate 5 over Santa Fe DR

Carries Interstate 5 over Santa Fe DR, 11-sd-005-r40.60-ents.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT147 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

147 ft end to end, longest span 77 ft: about 2 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.

Built196462 years old
Length147.0 ft44.8 m
Daily traffic105,000counted 2020
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountySan Diego
Location11-sd-005-r40.60-ents
CarriesInterstate 5
CrossesSanta Fe DR
Coordinates33.03605, -117.28101

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length147.0 ft (44.8 m)
Max Span77.1 ft (23.5 m)
Deck Width68.6 ft (20.9 m)
Deck Area936.3 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1964

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic105,000 (2020)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number57 0531R

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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