Structure 53C0799 · Los Angeles County, CA

Lake Hughes RD over Castaic Crk

Carries Lake Hughes RD over Castaic Crk, 0.6mi E/o I-5 FWY.

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 FT358 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

358 ft end to end, longest span 42 ft: about 5 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 slab bridge.

Built196660 years old
Length357.9 ft109.1 m
Daily traffic1,530counted 2012
Last inspectedMarch 2022every 48 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyLos Angeles
Location0.6mi E/o I-5 FWY
CarriesLake Hughes RD
CrossesCastaic Crk
Coordinates34.49718, -118.61256

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length357.9 ft (109.1 m)
Max Span42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Width36.1 ft (11 m)
Deck Area1200.1 sq m
Main Spans9
Year Built1966

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,530 (2012)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number53C0799

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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