Structure 57C0596 · San Diego County, CA

Laurel ST over State Route 163

Carries Laurel ST over State Route 163, 0.2 Mi E/o 6th AVE.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT768 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

768 ft end to end, longest span 68 ft: about 2.1 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 deck arch.

Built1915rebuilt 2013
Length767.7 ft234 m
Daily traffic3,539counted 2021
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountySan Diego
Location0.2 Mi E/o 6th AVE
CarriesLaurel ST
CrossesState Route 163
Coordinates32.73137, -117.15589

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length767.7 ft (234 m)
Max Span67.9 ft (20.7 m)
Deck Width41.3 ft (12.6 m)
Deck Area2948.4 sq m
Main Spans9
Year Built1915 (reconstructed 2013)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,539 (2021)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number57C0596

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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