Structure 53C0348 · Los Angeles County, CA

Valley BLVD over Rio Hondo

Carries Valley BLVD over Rio Hondo, 300ft W/o Santa Anita AVE.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT243 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

243 ft end to end, longest span 79 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.

Built195670 years old
Length243.1 ft74.1 m
Daily traffic21,186counted 2017
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyLos Angeles
Location300ft W/o Santa Anita AVE
CarriesValley BLVD
CrossesRio Hondo
Coordinates34.07624, -118.04285

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length243.1 ft (74.1 m)
Max Span79.1 ft (24.1 m)
Deck Width96.5 ft (29.4 m)
Deck Area2178.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1956

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic21,186 (2017)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number53C0348

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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