Structure 53 0009L · Los Angeles County, CA

Interstate 5 SB over Castaic Creek

Carries Interstate 5 SB over Castaic Creek, 07-la-005-r56.26.

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 overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT249 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

249 ft end to end, longest span 106 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.

Built1968rebuilt 2010
Length249.3 ft76 m
Daily traffic54,420counted 2018
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyLos Angeles
Location07-la-005-r56.26
CarriesInterstate 5 SB
CrossesCastaic Creek
Coordinates34.45124, -118.61458

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length249.3 ft (76 m)
Max Span105.6 ft (32.2 m)
Deck Width79.7 ft (24.3 m)
Deck Area1846.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1968 (reconstructed 2010)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic54,420 (2018)
Truck Traffic17%
Lanes On Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number53 0009L

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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