Structure 55 0596 · Orange County, CA

Wilson ST over State Route 55

Carries Wilson ST over State Route 55, 12-ora-055-r3.20-cms.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT320 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

320 ft end to end, longest span 172 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.

Built199036 years old
Length319.9 ft97.5 m
Daily traffic5,000counted 2014
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyOrange
Location12-ora-055-r3.20-cms
CarriesWilson ST
CrossesState Route 55
Coordinates33.65622, -117.90507

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length319.9 ft (97.5 m)
Max Span171.9 ft (52.4 m)
Deck Width67.9 ft (20.7 m)
Deck Area2018.2 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1990

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,000 (2014)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge9

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number55 0596

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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