Structure 55 0612 · Orange County, CA

Von Karman AVE over Interstate 405

Carries Von Karman AVE over Interstate 405, 12-ora-405-7.40-irvn.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT375 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

375 ft end to end, longest span 134 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.

Built197947 years old
Length375.0 ft114.3 m
Daily traffic10,000counted 2014
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyOrange
Location12-ora-405-7.40-irvn
CarriesVon Karman AVE
CrossesInterstate 405
Coordinates33.67972, -117.85109

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length375.0 ft (114.3 m)
Max Span133.9 ft (40.8 m)
Deck Width82.0 ft (25 m)
Deck Area2857.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1979

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10,000 (2014)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge14

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number55 0612

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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