Structure 55 0412L · Orange County, CA

Interstate 605 SB over Interstate 405

Carries Interstate 605 SB over Interstate 405, 12-ora-605-3.48-slb.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT317 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 8/9

317 ft end to end, longest span 110 ft: about 4 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.

Built196660 years old
Length316.9 ft96.6 m
Daily traffic95,000counted 2015
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 48 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyOrange
Location12-ora-605-3.48-slb
CarriesInterstate 605 SB
CrossesInterstate 405
Coordinates33.78372, -118.09179

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length316.9 ft (96.6 m)
Max Span109.9 ft (33.5 m)
Deck Width71.9 ft (21.9 m)
Deck Area2115.5 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1966

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic95,000 (2015)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge9

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number55 0412L

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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