Structure 53C1298 · Los Angeles County, CA

Riverside DR over Los Angeles River

Carries Riverside DR over Los Angeles River, Just North Of Sr-134.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT382 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

382 ft end to end, longest span 80 ft: about 5 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1938rebuilt 2022
Length381.9 ft116.4 m
Daily traffic12,650counted 2020
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 48 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyLos Angeles
LocationJust North Of Sr-134
CarriesRiverside DR
CrossesLos Angeles River
Coordinates34.15576, -118.29385

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length381.9 ft (116.4 m)
Max Span80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Deck Width75.5 ft (23 m)
Deck Area2677.2 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1938 (reconstructed 2022)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic12,650 (2020)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number53C1298

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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