Structure 57 1130 · San Diego County, CA

State Route 56 over Interstate 15

Carries State Route 56 over Interstate 15, 11-sd-056-8.96.

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 FT416 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

416 ft end to end, longest span 143 ft: about 6 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.

Built200719 years old
Length416.0 ft126.8 m
Daily traffic70,000counted 2016
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountySan Diego
Location11-sd-056-8.96
CarriesState Route 56
CrossesInterstate 15
Coordinates32.96437, -117.09627

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length416.0 ft (126.8 m)
Max Span143.0 ft (43.6 m)
Deck Width146.7 ft (44.7 m)
Deck Area5668.0 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2007

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic70,000 (2016)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge8
Lanes Under Bridge17

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number57 1130

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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