Structure 55 0416 · Orange County, CA

State Route 55 over Main Street

Carries State Route 55 over Main Street, 12-ora-055-r6.39-sa.

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 FT178 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

178 ft end to end, longest span 99 ft: about 2 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.

Built1966rebuilt 1970
Length178.1 ft54.3 m
Daily traffic222,000counted 2014
Last inspectedFebruary 2022every 48 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyOrange
Location12-ora-055-r6.39-sa
CarriesState Route 55
CrossesMain Street
Coordinates33.69146, -117.86772

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length178.1 ft (54.3 m)
Max Span99.1 ft (30.2 m)
Deck Width277.6 ft (84.6 m)
Deck Area4593.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1966 (reconstructed 1970)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic222,000 (2014)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge12
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number55 0416

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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