Structure 55 0790G · Orange County, CA

N241-w91 Connector over State Route 91

Carries N241-w91 Connector over State Route 91, 12-ora-241-38.76-ana.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,703 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

1,703 ft end to end, longest span 233 ft: about 4.7 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 box-beam bridge.

Built199828 years old
Length1702.8 ft519 m
Daily traffic5,200counted 2014
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyOrange
Location12-ora-241-38.76-ana
CarriesN241-w91 Connector
CrossesState Route 91
Coordinates33.86539, -117.71796

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length1702.8 ft (519 m)
Max Span232.9 ft (71 m)
Deck Width42.3 ft (12.9 m)
Deck Area6695.1 sq m
Main Spans9
Year Built1998

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,200 (2014)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge14

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 0790G

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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