Structure 55 0328 · Orange County, CA

State Route 55 over Lincoln AVE

Carries State Route 55 over Lincoln AVE, 12-ora-055-16.98-ora.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructure5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT198 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9Substructure 7/9

198 ft end to end, longest span 58 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.

Built1961rebuilt 2002
Length198.2 ft60.4 m
Daily traffic227,000counted 2020
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyOrange
Location12-ora-055-16.98-ora
CarriesState Route 55
CrossesLincoln AVE
Coordinates33.83472, -117.83529

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length198.2 ft (60.4 m)
Max Span58.1 ft (17.7 m)
Deck Width135.5 ft (41.3 m)
Deck Area2494.5 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1961 (reconstructed 2002)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic227,000 (2020)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge8
Lanes Under Bridge8

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 Number55 0328

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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