Structure 55C0275 · Orange County, CA

Magnolia Avenue over Carbon Creek Channel

Carries Magnolia Avenue over Carbon Creek Channel, 0.3 Mi. S/o Crescent 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
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT47 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

47 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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.

Built1959rebuilt 1981
Length47.2 ft14.4 m
Daily traffic28,100counted 2019
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyOrange
Location0.3 Mi. S/o Crescent Ave.
CarriesMagnolia Avenue
CrossesCarbon Creek Channel
Coordinates33.83462, -117.97590

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignSlab
Total Length47.2 ft (14.4 m)
Max Span44.6 ft (13.6 m)
Deck Width102.0 ft (31.1 m)
Deck Area447.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1959 (reconstructed 1981)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic28,100 (2019)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number55C0275

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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