Structure 55C0111 · Orange County, CA

Tustin Avenue over Santa Ana River Channel

Carries Tustin Avenue over Santa Ana River Channel, 0.3 Mi. S/o Route 91 Fwy..

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
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 FT863 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

863 ft end to end, longest span 68 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1967rebuilt 1980
Length862.5 ft262.9 m
Daily traffic19,800counted 2019
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyOrange
Location0.3 Mi. S/o Route 91 Fwy.
CarriesTustin Avenue
CrossesSanta Ana River Channel
Coordinates33.84766, -117.83567

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length862.5 ft (262.9 m)
Max Span67.9 ft (20.7 m)
Deck Width75.1 ft (22.9 m)
Deck Area6020.4 sq m
Main Spans13
Year Built1967 (reconstructed 1980)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic19,800 (2019)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number55C0111

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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