Structure 55 0106 · Orange County, CA

State Route 91 over Santa Ana River

Carries State Route 91 over Santa Ana River, 12-ora-091-8.57-ana.

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
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT869 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

869 ft end to end, longest span 50 ft: about 2.4 football fields. 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 girder bridge.

Built1954rebuilt 1994
Length869.4 ft265 m
Daily traffic213,000counted 2016
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyOrange
Location12-ora-091-8.57-ana
CarriesState Route 91
CrossesSanta Ana River
Coordinates33.84972, -117.83582

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length869.4 ft (265 m)
Max Span49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Width155.5 ft (47.4 m)
Deck Area12,561 sq m
Main Spans18
Year Built1954 (reconstructed 1994)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic213,000 (2016)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge12

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number55 0106

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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