Structure 57 0756R · San Diego County, CA

Interstate 8 EB over La Posta CR La Posta RD

Carries Interstate 8 EB over La Posta CR La Posta RD, 11-sd-008-r56.78r.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,275 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

1,275 ft end to end, longest span 150 ft: about 3.5 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.

Built197452 years old
Length1274.9 ft388.6 m
Daily traffic8,350counted 2014
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountySan Diego
Location11-sd-008-r56.78r
CarriesInterstate 8 EB
CrossesLa Posta CR La Posta RD
Coordinates32.72614, -116.42707

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length1274.9 ft (388.6 m)
Max Span149.9 ft (45.7 m)
Deck Width42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Area4974.1 sq m
Main Spans9
Year Built1974

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,350 (2014)
Truck Traffic20%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number57 0756R

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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