Structure 57 0845F · San Diego County, CA

W54-s5 Connector over I 5 Sweetwater Mtdb Lrt

Carries W54-s5 Connector over I 5 Sweetwater Mtdb Lrt, 11-sd-054-0.01l-natc.

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 FT1,872 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

1,872 ft end to end, longest span 181 ft: about 5.2 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 box-beam bridge.

Built199135 years old
Length1872.0 ft570.6 m
Daily traffic23,841counted 2020
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 48 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountySan Diego
Location11-sd-054-0.01l-natc
CarriesW54-s5 Connector
CrossesI 5 Sweetwater Mtdb Lrt
Coordinates32.64841, -117.10381

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length1872.0 ft (570.6 m)
Max Span181.1 ft (55.2 m)
Deck Width42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Area7303.7 sq m
Main Spans11
Year Built1991

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic23,841 (2020)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge12

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number57 0845F

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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