Structure 55 0455G · Orange County, CA

N5-n405 Connector over Interstate 5

Carries N5-n405 Connector over Interstate 5, 12-ora-005-21.31-irvn.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT412 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

412 ft end to end, longest span 151 ft: about 6 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built196858 years old
Length412.1 ft125.6 m
Daily traffic52,000counted 2019
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyOrange
Location12-ora-005-21.31-irvn
CarriesN5-n405 Connector
CrossesInterstate 5
Coordinates33.64462, -117.73462

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length412.1 ft (125.6 m)
Max Span150.9 ft (46 m)
Deck Width53.1 ft (16.2 m)
Deck Area2034.7 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1968

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic52,000 (2019)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number55 0455G

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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