Structure 57 0548 · San Diego County, CA

Old Town AVE over Interstate 5

Carries Old Town AVE over Interstate 5, 11-sd-005-r19.03-sd.

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 FT225 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

225 ft end to end, longest span 81 ft: about 3 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.

Built196759 years old
Length225.1 ft68.6 m
Daily traffic16,480counted 2020
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 48 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountySan Diego
Location11-sd-005-r19.03-sd
CarriesOld Town AVE
CrossesInterstate 5
Coordinates32.74733, -117.19339

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length225.1 ft (68.6 m)
Max Span81.0 ft (24.7 m)
Deck Width40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Area836.9 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1967

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic16,480 (2020)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge9

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number57 0548

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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