Structure 55 0834R · Orange County, CA

State Route 91 EB over Interstate 5

Carries State Route 91 EB over Interstate 5, 12-ora-091-r3.75r-ana.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT309 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

309 ft end to end, longest span 169 ft: about 4 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.

Built200026 years old
Length309.4 ft94.3 m
Daily traffic132,500counted 2016
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyOrange
Location12-ora-091-r3.75r-ana
CarriesState Route 91 EB
CrossesInterstate 5
Coordinates33.85667, -117.97872

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length309.4 ft (94.3 m)
Max Span169.0 ft (51.5 m)
Deck Width90.6 ft (27.6 m)
Deck Area2602.7 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2000

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic132,500 (2016)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge5
Lanes Under Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number55 0834R

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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