Structure 55 0534 · Orange County, CA

North Bristol ST over State Route 73

Carries North Bristol ST over State Route 73, 12-ora-073-r25.91-cms.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT466 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

466 ft end to end, longest span 229 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 box-beam bridge.

Built197947 years old
Length465.9 ft142 m
Daily traffic20,000counted 2014
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyOrange
Location12-ora-073-r25.91-cms
CarriesNorth Bristol ST
CrossesState Route 73
Coordinates33.66561, -117.88004

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length465.9 ft (142 m)
Max Span229.0 ft (69.8 m)
Deck Width51.5 ft (15.7 m)
Deck Area2229.4 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1979

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic20,000 (2014)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge9

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number55 0534

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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