Structure 55C0436 · Orange County, CA

West Yale Loop over San Diego Creek Channel

Carries West Yale Loop over San Diego Creek Channel, 0.2 Mi SW Barranca Parky.

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 FT280 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

280 ft end to end, longest span 111 ft: about 4 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
Length280.2 ft85.4 m
Daily traffic5,500counted 2018
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyOrange
Location0.2 Mi SW Barranca Parky
CarriesWest Yale Loop
CrossesSan Diego Creek Channel
Coordinates33.68061, -117.80793

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length280.2 ft (85.4 m)
Max Span110.9 ft (33.8 m)
Deck Width76.1 ft (23.2 m)
Deck Area1981.3 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1979

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,500 (2018)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number55C0436

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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