Structure 55 0509 · Orange County, CA

Oso Parkway over Interstate 5

Carries Oso Parkway over Interstate 5, 12-ora-005-15.22-msnv.

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 FT270 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

270 ft end to end, longest span 142 ft: about 4 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.

Built197155 years old
Length270.0 ft82.3 m
Daily traffic15,000counted 2024
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyOrange
Location12-ora-005-15.22-msnv
CarriesOso Parkway
CrossesInterstate 5
Coordinates33.57999, -117.67218

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length270.0 ft (82.3 m)
Max Span142.1 ft (43.3 m)
Deck Width108.9 ft (33.2 m)
Deck Area2732.4 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1971

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic15,000 (2024)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge7
Lanes Under Bridge15

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number55 0509

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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