Structure 55 1072 · Orange County, CA

SR 39 (beach Blvd) over Interstate 5 Ramps

Carries SR 39 (beach Blvd) over Interstate 5 Ramps, 12-ora-039-15.06.

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 FT254 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

254 ft end to end, longest span 135 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.

Built201016 years old
Length253.9 ft77.4 m
Daily traffic51,000counted 2014
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyOrange
Location12-ora-039-15.06
CarriesSR 39 (beach Blvd)
CrossesInterstate 5 Ramps
Coordinates33.86586, -117.99784

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length253.9 ft (77.4 m)
Max Span134.5 ft (41 m)
Deck Width144.0 ft (43.9 m)
Deck Area3397.9 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2010

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic51,000 (2014)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge6
Lanes Under Bridge12

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number55 1072

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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