Structure 53 1683 · Los Angeles County, CA

State Route 170 over Colfax AVE

Carries State Route 170 over Colfax AVE, 07-la-170-r15.91-la.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT214 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

214 ft end to end, longest span 57 ft: about 3 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.

Built196660 years old
Length213.9 ft65.2 m
Daily traffic184,000counted 2019
Last inspectedMarch 2022every 48 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyLos Angeles
Location07-la-170-r15.91-la
CarriesState Route 170
CrossesColfax AVE
Coordinates34.17144, -118.38751

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length213.9 ft (65.2 m)
Max Span57.1 ft (17.4 m)
Deck Width176.2 ft (53.7 m)
Deck Area3501.2 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1966

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic184,000 (2019)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge11
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number53 1683

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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