Structure 55 0248 · Orange County, CA

University DR over Interstate 405

Carries University DR over Interstate 405, 12-ora-405-3.95-irvn.

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 FT352 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

352 ft end to end, longest span 176 ft: about 5 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.

Built1968rebuilt 2006
Length352.0 ft107.3 m
Daily traffic15,000counted 2015
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyOrange
Location12-ora-405-3.95-irvn
CarriesUniversity DR
CrossesInterstate 405
Coordinates33.66302, -117.79506

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length352.0 ft (107.3 m)
Max Span175.5 ft (53.5 m)
Deck Width102.4 ft (31.2 m)
Deck Area3347.8 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1968 (reconstructed 2006)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic15,000 (2015)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge6
Lanes Under Bridge12

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number55 0248

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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