Structure 53C1359 · Los Angeles County, CA

Vanowen Street over Tujunga Wash

Carries Vanowen Street over Tujunga Wash, At Fulton AVE.

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
CAR · 15 FT90 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

90 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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.

Built1951rebuilt 1971
Length89.9 ft27.4 m
Daily traffic7,750counted 2020
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 48 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyLos Angeles
LocationAt Fulton AVE
CarriesVanowen Street
CrossesTujunga Wash
Coordinates34.19374, -118.42240

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Max Span80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Deck Width85.6 ft (26.1 m)
Deck Area715.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1951 (reconstructed 1971)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,750 (2020)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number53C1359

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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