Structure 53C1010 · Los Angeles County, CA

N Main ST over Los Angeles River

Carries N Main ST over Los Angeles River, 0.5 Mi W/o I-5.

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
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT290 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

290 ft end to end, longest span 97 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 deck arch.

Built1910116 years old
Length290.4 ft88.5 m
Daily traffic30,000counted 2016
Last inspectedSeptember 2022every 48 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyLos Angeles
Location0.5 Mi W/o I-5
CarriesN Main ST
CrossesLos Angeles River
Coordinates34.06766, -118.22513

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length290.4 ft (88.5 m)
Max Span96.8 ft (29.5 m)
Deck Width69.6 ft (21.2 m)
Deck Area1876.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1910

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic30,000 (2016)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number53C1010

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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