Structure 55C0108 · Orange County, CA

Westminster AVE over Bolsa Chica Channel

Carries Westminster AVE over Bolsa Chica Channel, 100 W Bolsa Chica RD.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT105 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

105 ft end to end, longest span 34 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.

Built1959rebuilt 1972
Length105.0 ft32 m
Daily traffic22,250counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyOrange
Location100 W Bolsa Chica RD
CarriesWestminster AVE
CrossesBolsa Chica Channel
Coordinates33.75931, -118.04319

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length105.0 ft (32 m)
Max Span34.1 ft (10.4 m)
Deck Width90.9 ft (27.7 m)
Deck Area886.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1959 (reconstructed 1972)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic22,250 (2023)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number55C0108

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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