Structure 55 0644F · Orange County, CA

S55-s5 Connector over Route 5 & 55 Conns

Carries S55-s5 Connector over Route 5 & 55 Conns, 12-ora-055-10.67-tus.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,829 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

1,829 ft end to end, longest span 220 ft: about 5.1 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.

Built199531 years old
Length1829.1 ft557.5 m
Daily traffic59,554counted 2024
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyOrange
Location12-ora-055-10.67-tus
CarriesS55-s5 Connector
CrossesRoute 5 & 55 Conns
Coordinates33.73950, -117.83151

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length1829.1 ft (557.5 m)
Max Span220.1 ft (67.1 m)
Deck Width42.7 ft (13 m)
Deck Area7247.5 sq m
Main Spans9
Year Built1995

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic59,554 (2024)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge22

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number55 0644F

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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