Structure 55 0303 · Orange County, CA

State Route 91 over Route 39 (beach Blvd)

Carries State Route 91 over Route 39 (beach Blvd), 12-ora-091-r2.61-bpk.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT188 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

188 ft end to end, longest span 93 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.

Built1970rebuilt 1998
Length188.0 ft57.3 m
Daily traffic265,000counted 2016
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyOrange
Location12-ora-091-r2.61-bpk
CarriesState Route 91
CrossesRoute 39 (beach Blvd)
Coordinates33.85581, -117.99833

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length188.0 ft (57.3 m)
Max Span92.8 ft (28.3 m)
Deck Width185.4 ft (56.5 m)
Deck Area3237.4 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1970 (reconstructed 1998)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic265,000 (2016)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge12
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 0303

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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