Structure 57C0239 · San Diego County, CA

Pacific HWY over San Diego Riv Friars RD

Carries Pacific HWY over San Diego Riv Friars RD, 0.46mi S/o Sea World DR.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT938 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 8/9

938 ft end to end, longest span 80 ft: about 2.6 football fields. 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.

Built1933rebuilt 1952
Length938.0 ft285.9 m
Daily traffic6,437counted 2020
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountySan Diego
Location0.46mi S/o Sea World DR
CarriesPacific HWY
CrossesSan Diego Riv Friars RD
Coordinates32.76018, -117.20256

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length938.0 ft (285.9 m)
Max Span80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Deck Width49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Area4345.7 sq m
Main Spans12
Year Built1933 (reconstructed 1952)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,437 (2020)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number57C0239

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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