Structure 55 1016 · Orange County, CA

N405-bristol Offrp over Airport Channel

Carries N405-bristol Offrp over Airport Channel, 12-ora-405-8.96-cms.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Culvert at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Culvertsets 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 FT3,353 FT ACROSS500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Culvert 7/9

A culvert 3,353 ft across with 2 openings: about 9.3 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, so those are drawn as typical for a culvert.

Built200224 years old
Length3353.0 ft1,022 m
Daily traffic10,000counted 2014
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyOrange
Location12-ora-405-8.96-cms
CarriesN405-bristol Offrp
CrossesAirport Channel
Coordinates33.68789, -117.87666

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignCulvert
Total Length3353.0 ft (1,022 m)
Max Span9.8 ft (3 m)
Deck Width49.2 ft (15 m)
Deck Area15,330 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2002

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10,000 (2014)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number55 1016

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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