Structure 55 0673L · Orange County, CA

Interstate 5 SB over 17th Street

Carries Interstate 5 SB over 17th Street, 12-ora-005-32.46-sa.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT227 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

227 ft end to end, longest span 121 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.

Built199531 years old
Length227.0 ft69.2 m
Daily traffic181,250counted 2016
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyOrange
Location12-ora-005-32.46-sa
CarriesInterstate 5 SB
Crosses17th Street
Coordinates33.75980, -117.86205

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length227.0 ft (69.2 m)
Max Span121.1 ft (36.9 m)
Deck Width139.1 ft (42.4 m)
Deck Area2934.1 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1995

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic181,250 (2016)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge7
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number55 0673L

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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