Structure 57C0472 · San Diego County, CA

Ward Road over San Diego River

Carries Ward Road over San Diego River, 20ft N/o Camino Del Rio N.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT97 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

97 ft end to end, longest span 36 ft. 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 slab bridge.

Built198541 years old
Length97.1 ft29.6 m
Daily traffic9,160counted 2020
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 48 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountySan Diego
Location20ft N/o Camino Del Rio N
CarriesWard Road
CrossesSan Diego River
Coordinates32.78016, -117.11032

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length97.1 ft (29.6 m)
Max Span36.1 ft (11 m)
Deck Width76.8 ft (23.4 m)
Deck Area692.6 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1985

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic9,160 (2020)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number57C0472

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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