Structure 55 0440R · Orange County, CA

Macarthur BLVD over Interstate 405

Carries Macarthur BLVD over Interstate 405, 12-ora-405-7.80-irvn.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT360 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9

360 ft end to end, longest span 116 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 box-beam bridge.

Built199630 years old
Length359.9 ft109.7 m
Daily traffic12,000counted 2014
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyOrange
Location12-ora-405-7.80-irvn
CarriesMacarthur BLVD
CrossesInterstate 405
Coordinates33.68221, -117.85718

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length359.9 ft (109.7 m)
Max Span116.1 ft (35.4 m)
Deck Width79.7 ft (24.3 m)
Deck Area2665.7 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1996

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic12,000 (2014)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge6
Lanes Under Bridge15

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number55 0440R

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.

Nearby Bridges