Structure 58 0312R · Imperial County, CA

Interstate 8 EB over Colorado Ri Up Rr Amtrak

Carries Interstate 8 EB over Colorado Ri Up Rr Amtrak, 11-imp-008-r96.81.

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
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT2,749 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

2,749 ft end to end, longest span 214 ft: about 7.6 football fields. 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.

Built197848 years old
Length2749.0 ft837.9 m
Daily traffic8,350counted 2022
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 48 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyImperial
Location11-imp-008-r96.81
CarriesInterstate 8 EB
CrossesColorado Ri Up Rr Amtrak
Coordinates32.72969, -114.62025

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length2749.0 ft (837.9 m)
Max Span213.9 ft (65.2 m)
Deck Width42.7 ft (13 m)
Deck Area10892.7 sq m
Main Spans15
Year Built1978

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,350 (2022)
Truck Traffic19%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number58 0312R

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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