Structure 54 0778 · San Bernardino County, CA

State Highway 138 over Interstate 15

Carries State Highway 138 over Interstate 15, 08-sbd-138-r15.17.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT305 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 8/9

305 ft end to end, longest span 150 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built196957 years old
Length305.1 ft93 m
Daily traffic24,300counted 2021
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountySan Bernardino
Location08-sbd-138-r15.17
CarriesState Highway 138
CrossesInterstate 15
Coordinates34.31171, -117.47532

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length305.1 ft (93 m)
Max Span149.9 ft (45.7 m)
Deck Width58.1 ft (17.7 m)
Deck Area1646.1 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1969

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic24,300 (2021)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge10

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number54 0778

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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