Orange County, CA

1,224 public highway bridges

Orange County Bridge Snapshot

Orange County, California contains 1,224 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 35.3% are rated “Good,” 21.2% “Fair,” 2.2% “Poor,” and 2.2% are classified as structurally deficient — the federal designation for spans whose deck, superstructure, or substructure has been rated 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. Structurally deficient does not mean unsafe to cross; it means the bridge is on the priority list for repair or replacement.

Inspections in CA are conducted by certified engineers from the state Department of Transportation on a 24-month cycle, and results are reported back to the FHWA each spring. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county, sorted by inventory load rating. Use the “Sort by” controls to surface the lowest-rated spans first, and click any row for full inspection history, traffic counts, and condition trends.

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.

1,224
Total Bridges
35.3%
Good
2.2%
Poor
2.2%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good
35.3% (432)
Fair
21.2% (260)
Poor
2.2% (27)
SD
2.2% (27)

All Bridges (1,224)

INTERSTATE 5

Unknown

Over: BNSF RY,AMTRAK,METROLINK

12-ORA-005-R23.58-IRVN, Orange, CA

Built 1992 ADT: 11,000

BNSF,AMTRAK,METRO

Unknown

Over: S1-COAST HIGHWAY OFFRAMP

12-ORA-001-R0.80-DAPT, Orange, CA

Built 1927 ADT: 8,000

PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY

Unknown

Over: STATE ROUTE 1

12-ORA-001-6.56-LGNB, Orange, CA

Built 1929 ADT: 36,000

AVENIDA SAN LUIS R

Unknown

Over: INTERSTATE 5

12-ORA-005-0.65-SCLE, Orange, CA

Built 1981 ADT: 147,100

STATE ROUTE 57

Unknown

Over: CHAPMAN AVE

12-ORA-057-11.24-ORA, Orange, CA

Built 1976 ADT: 20,000

ROUTE 5

Unknown

Over: ROUTE 55

12-ORA-005-30.26-TUS, Orange, CA

Built 1955 ADT: 299,000

INTERSTATE 5

Unknown

Over: RED HILL AVE

12-ORA-005-R29.10-TUS, Orange, CA

Built 1992 ADT: 25,000

METROLINK/ BNSF RY

Unknown

Over: STATE ROUTE 91

12-ORA-091-8.19-ANA, Orange, CA

Built 1967 ADT: 213,000

INTERSTATE 5

Unknown

Over: CULVER DR

12-ORA-005-R26.59-IRVN, Orange, CA

Built 1979 ADT: 44,000

INTERSTATE 5

Unknown

Over: SAND CANYON AVE

12-ORA-005-R23.94-IRVN, Orange, CA

Built 1992 ADT: 37,000

INTERSTATE 5

Unknown

Over: EL CAMINO REAL

12-ORA-005-1.63-SCLE, Orange, CA

Built 1958 ADT: 18,000

INTERSTATE 5

Unknown

Over: AVENIDA PRESIDIO

12-ORA-005-2.31-SCLE, Orange, CA

Built 1960 ADT: 5,000

INTERSTATE 5

Unknown

Over: AVENIDA PALIZADA

12-ORA-005-2.66-SCLE, Orange, CA

Built 1960 ADT: 5,000

JEFFREY ROAD

Unknown

Over: INTERSTATE 5

12-ORA-005-R24.99-IRVN, Orange, CA

Built 1990 ADT: 271,300

STATE ROUTE 91

Unknown

Over: ACACIA STREET

12-ORA-091-4.76-ANA, Orange, CA

Built 1959 ADT: 10,000

CAMINO DE ESTRELLA

Unknown

Over: INTERSTATE 5

12-ORA-005-5.80-DAPT, Orange, CA

Built 1981 ADT: 205,600

VIA CALIFORNIA

Unknown

Over: ROUTE 5

12-ORA-005-6.62-DAPT, Orange, CA

Built 1960 ADT: 267,000

INTERSTATE 5

Unknown

Over: N5-N1 CONNECTOR

12-ORA-005-6.69, Orange, CA

Built 1960 ADT: 14,900

INTERSTATE 5

Unknown

Over: CAMINO CAPISTRANO ONRAMP

12-ORA-005-7.34-SJCP, Orange, CA

Built 1960 ADT: 17,071

INTERSTATE 5

Unknown

Over: EL HORNO STREET

12-ORA-005-10.00-SJCP, Orange, CA

Built 1958 ADT: 3,000

INTERSTATE 5

Unknown

Over: JUNIPERO SERRA RD

12-ORA-005-10.91-SJCP, Orange, CA

Built 1958 ADT: 15,000

INTERSTATE 5

Unknown

Over: AVERY PARKWAY

12-ORA-005-12.94-MSNV, Orange, CA

Built 1959 ADT: 10,000

INTERSTATE 5

Unknown

Over: LA PAZ RD

12-ORA-005-16.53-LGNH, Orange, CA

Built 1959 ADT: 38,000

INTERSTATE 5

Unknown

Over: EL TORO ROAD

12-ORA-005-18.69-LGNH, Orange, CA

Built 1969 ADT: 54,000

STATE ROUTE 1

Unknown

Over: CAMINO CAPISTRANO

12-ORA-001-R0.40-DAPT, Orange, CA

Built 1960 ADT: 1,000

STATE ROUTE 91

Unknown

Over: EAST STREET

12-ORA-091-4.26-ANA, Orange, CA

Built 1959 ADT: 10,000

STATE ROUTE 133 SB

Unknown

Over: INTERSTATE 405 & RAMPS

12-ORA-133-8.34-IRVN, Orange, CA

Built 1968 ADT: 258,200

STATE ROUTE 133 NB

Unknown

Over: INTERSTATE 405 & RAMPS

12-ORA-133-8.34-IRVN, Orange, CA

Built 1968 ADT: 11,400

LAGUNA CANYON ROAD

Unknown

Over: I 405

12-ORA-405-2.20-IRVN, Orange, CA

Built 1968 ADT: 237,000

UNIVERSITY DR

Unknown

Over: INTERSTATE 405

12-ORA-405-3.95-IRVN, Orange, CA

Built 1968 ADT: 224,000

CULVER DR

Unknown

Over: I 405

12-ORA-405-5.62-IRVN, Orange, CA

Built 1968 ADT: 266,000

JAMBOREE BLVD

Unknown

Over: ROUTE 405

12-ORA-405-6.92-IRVN, Orange, CA

Built 1968 ADT: 266,000

STATE ROUTE 55

Unknown

Over: INTERSTATE 405

12-ORA-055-R5.99-CMS, Orange, CA

Built 1966 ADT: 186,000

INTERSTATE 405

Unknown

Over: HARBOR BLVD

12-ORA-405-11.45-CMS, Orange, CA

Built 1966 ADT: 12,700

INTERSTATE 405

Unknown

Over: SANTA ANA RVR/EUCLID ST

12-ORA-405-12.41-CMS, Orange, CA

Built 1966 ADT: 15,000

INTERSTATE 405

Unknown

Over: ROUTE 39

12-ORA-405-16.52-HNTB, Orange, CA

Built 1965 ADT: 77,000

STATE ROUTE 91

Unknown

Over: EUCLID STREET

12-ORA-091-2.23-ANA, Orange, CA

Built 1958 ADT: 25,000

STATE ROUTE 91

Unknown

Over: BROOKHURST STREET

12-ORA-091-1.23-ANA, Orange, CA

Built 1958 ADT: 30,000

STATE ROUTE 91

Unknown

Over: GILBERT STREET

12-ORA-091-0.72-FUL, Orange, CA

Built 1958 ADT: 15,000

STATE ROUTE 91 WB

Unknown

Over: UP RR, I 5, & CONNS

12-ORA-091-R3.56L-FUL, Orange, CA

Built 1970 ADT: 168,000

W91-N5 HOV CONN

Unknown

Over: MAGNOLIA AVE

12-ORA-091-R3.85L-FUL, Orange, CA

Built 1958 ADT: 30,000

STATE ROUTE 91 WB

Unknown

Over: MAGNOLIA AVE

12-ORA-091-R3.85L-FUL, Orange, CA

Built 1970 ADT: 30,000

STATE ROUTE 91 EB

Unknown

Over: MAGNOLIA AVE

12-ORA-091-R3.85R-FUL, Orange, CA

Built 1958 ADT: 30,000

INTERSTATE 5

Unknown

Over: SAN JUAN CREEK ROAD

12-ORA-005-8.80-SJCP, Orange, CA

Built 1958 ADT: 5,000

STATE ROUTE 91

Unknown

Over: WESTERN AVE

12-ORA-091-R2.35-BPK, Orange, CA

Built 1969 ADT: 20,000

STATE ROUTE 91

Unknown

Over: KNOTT AVE

12-ORA-091-R1.85-BPK, Orange, CA

Built 1969 ADT: 30,000

STATE ROUTE 91

Unknown

Over: STANTON AVE

12-ORA-091-R2.85-BPK, Orange, CA

Built 1970 ADT: 20,000

VALLEY VIEW ST

Unknown

Over: STATE ROUTE 91

12-ORA-091-R0.85-BPK, Orange, CA

Built 1969 ADT: 265,000

STATE ROUTE 91

Unknown

Over: ROUTE 39 (BEACH BLVD)

12-ORA-091-R2.61-BPK, Orange, CA

Built 1970 ADT: 51,000

STATE ROUTE 91

Unknown

Over: WALKER STREET

12-ORA-091-R0.28-LPMA, Orange, CA

Built 1969 ADT: 10,000

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Data sourced from official U.S. government datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial