Structure 57 0816F · San Diego County, CA

S15-e78 Connector over RTE 15 RTE 78 Conns ST

Carries S15-e78 Connector over RTE 15 RTE 78 Conns ST, 11-sd-015-r31.56.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,187 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

1,187 ft end to end, longest span 183 ft: about 3.3 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 box-beam bridge.

Built197749 years old
Length1187.0 ft361.8 m
Daily traffic4,900counted 2018
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountySan Diego
Location11-sd-015-r31.56
CarriesS15-e78 Connector
CrossesRTE 15 RTE 78 Conns ST
Coordinates33.12757, -117.10226

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length1187.0 ft (361.8 m)
Max Span183.1 ft (55.8 m)
Deck Width31.5 ft (9.6 m)
Deck Area3473.3 sq m
Main Spans8
Year Built1977

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,900 (2018)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge1
Lanes Under Bridge16

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number57 0816F

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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