Structure 53C1253 · Los Angeles County, CA

Mesmer AVE over Centinela Creek

Carries Mesmer AVE over Centinela Creek, 500ft N/o Jefferson BLVD.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT69 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

69 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 box-beam bridge.

Built196264 years old
Length68.9 ft21 m
Daily traffic3,000counted 2017
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyLos Angeles
Location500ft N/o Jefferson BLVD
CarriesMesmer AVE
CrossesCentinela Creek
Coordinates33.98735, -118.40268

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length68.9 ft (21 m)
Max Span68.9 ft (21 m)
Deck Width59.7 ft (18.2 m)
Deck Area382.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1962

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,000 (2017)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number53C1253

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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