Structure 57C0530 · San Diego County, CA

Orange AVE over 54th Street

Carries Orange AVE over 54th Street, 0.3 Mi S/o El Cajon BLVD.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT90 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

90 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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.

Built195769 years old
Length89.9 ft27.4 m
Daily traffic6,400counted 2021
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountySan Diego
Location0.3 Mi S/o El Cajon BLVD
CarriesOrange AVE
Crosses54th Street
Coordinates32.75309, -117.07960

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Max Span85.0 ft (25.9 m)
Deck Width53.1 ft (16.2 m)
Deck Area443.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1957

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,400 (2021)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number57C0530

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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