Structure 53 2053 · Los Angeles County, CA

Lower Azusa Road over Interstate 605

Carries Lower Azusa Road over Interstate 605, 07-la-605-22.15-irw.

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 FT296 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

296 ft end to end, longest span 148 ft: about 4 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.

Built197155 years old
Length295.9 ft90.2 m
Daily traffic3,000counted 2015
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyLos Angeles
Location07-la-605-22.15-irw
CarriesLower Azusa Road
CrossesInterstate 605
Coordinates34.09177, -117.99218

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length295.9 ft (90.2 m)
Max Span148.0 ft (45.1 m)
Deck Width94.5 ft (28.8 m)
Deck Area2597.8 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1971

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,000 (2015)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge6
Lanes Under Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number53 2053

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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