Structure 55 0742 · Orange County, CA

Interstate 5 over Tustin Channel

Carries Interstate 5 over Tustin Channel, 12-ora-005-30.60-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 FT28 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

28 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 slab bridge.

Built199531 years old
Length27.9 ft8.5 m
Daily traffic300,000counted 2020
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyOrange
Location12-ora-005-30.60-tus
CarriesInterstate 5
CrossesTustin Channel
Coordinates33.74294, -117.83921

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignSlab
Total Length27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Max Span27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Deck Width211.9 ft (64.6 m)
Deck Area549.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1995

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic300,000 (2020)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge14

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number55 0742

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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