Structure 53 0405 · Los Angeles County, CA

US 101 over L A Ri Rr Center Mission

Carries US 101 over L A Ri Rr Center Mission, 07-la-101-0.08-la.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,651 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

1,651 ft end to end, longest span 244 ft: about 4.6 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 deck arch.

Built1944rebuilt 1955
Length1650.9 ft503.2 m
Daily traffic137,000counted 2021
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyLos Angeles
Location07-la-101-0.08-la
CarriesUS 101
CrossesL A Ri Rr Center Mission
Coordinates34.05303, -118.22544

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length1650.9 ft (503.2 m)
Max Span244.1 ft (74.4 m)
Deck Width133.5 ft (40.7 m)
Deck Area20480.2 sq m
Main Spans30
Year Built1944 (reconstructed 1955)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic137,000 (2021)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge10
Lanes Under Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number53 0405

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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