Structure 57C0028 · San Diego County, CA

Morena BLVD over San Diego Rvr Friars RD

Carries Morena BLVD over San Diego Rvr Friars RD, Just North Of I-8.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT940 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

940 ft end to end, longest span 81 ft: about 2.6 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1952rebuilt 1969
Length940.0 ft286.5 m
Daily traffic40,000counted 2020
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountySan Diego
LocationJust North Of I-8
CarriesMorena BLVD
CrossesSan Diego Rvr Friars RD
Coordinates32.76066, -117.19777

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length940.0 ft (286.5 m)
Max Span81.0 ft (24.7 m)
Deck Width64.0 ft (19.5 m)
Deck Area5586.8 sq m
Main Spans12
Year Built1952 (reconstructed 1969)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic40,000 (2020)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number57C0028

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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