Structure 57 0638 · San Diego County, CA

Interstate 805 SB over Sweetwater River

Carries Interstate 805 SB over Sweetwater River, 11-sd-805-8.66.

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 overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT534 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

534 ft end to end, longest span 106 ft: about 7 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.

Built1975rebuilt 2021
Length534.1 ft162.8 m
Daily traffic243,000counted 2022
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountySan Diego
Location11-sd-805-8.66
CarriesInterstate 805 SB
CrossesSweetwater River
Coordinates32.65609, -117.07275

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length534.1 ft (162.8 m)
Max Span106.0 ft (32.3 m)
Deck Width234.6 ft (71.5 m)
Deck Area11640.2 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1975 (reconstructed 2021)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic243,000 (2022)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge11

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number57 0638

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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