Structure 57 0387 · San Diego County, CA

State Route 78 over San Marcos BLVD

Carries State Route 78 over San Marcos BLVD, 11-sd-078-12.13-smcs.

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 FT240 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

240 ft end to end, longest span 128 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1994rebuilt 2000
Length240.2 ft73.2 m
Daily traffic156,000counted 2020
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountySan Diego
Location11-sd-078-12.13-smcs
CarriesState Route 78
CrossesSan Marcos BLVD
Coordinates33.13785, -117.17628

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length240.2 ft (73.2 m)
Max Span128.0 ft (39 m)
Deck Width131.2 ft (40 m)
Deck Area2,928 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1994 (reconstructed 2000)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic156,000 (2020)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge7
Lanes Under Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number57 0387

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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