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)

E. LAMBERT ON-RAMP

Unknown

Over: LAMBERT RD

12-ORA-057-20.88-BRE, Orange, CA

Built 2022 ADT: 20,000

STATE ROUTE 91 EB

Unknown

Over: 91-55 FAST TRACK

12-ORA-091-R9.19-ANA, Orange, CA

Built 1970 ADT: 29,000

STATE ROUTE 91 EB

Unknown

Over: UP RR,I 5 SB,S5-MAGNOLIA

12-ORA-091-R3.58R-FUL, Orange, CA

Built 1970 ADT: 168,000

E91-S5 CONN

Unknown

Over: UP RR,S5-MAGNOLIA AV OFF

12-ORA-091-R3.61R-FUL, Orange, CA

Built 1970 ADT: 2,300

ROUTE 57

Unknown

Over: TONNER CANYON RD

12-ORA-057-21.78, Orange, CA

Built 1971 ADT: 5,000

STATE ROUTE 91 WB

Unknown

Over: WEIR CANYON RD

12-ORA-091-R14.43L, Orange, CA

Built 1971 ADT: 5,000

STATE ROUTE 91 EB

Unknown

Over: WEIR CANYON RD

12-ORA-091-R14.43R, Orange, CA

Built 1971 ADT: 5,000

STATE ROUTE 91

Unknown

Over: GYPSUM CANYON RD

12-ORA-091-R16.40-ANA, Orange, CA

Built 1971 ADT: 11,717

STATE ROUTE 91 WB

Unknown

Over: COAL CANYON RD

12-ORA-091-R17.95L, Orange, CA

Built 1971 ADT: 10,000

STATE ROUTE 91 EB

Unknown

Over: COAL CANYON RD

12-ORA-091-R17.95R, Orange, CA

Built 1971 ADT: 10,000

IRVINE CENTER DR

Unknown

Over: STATE ROUTE 133

12-ORA-133-M9.23-IRVN, Orange, CA

Built 1970 ADT: 8,072

OSO PARKWAY

Unknown

Over: INTERSTATE 5

12-ORA-005-15.22-MSNV, Orange, CA

Built 1971 ADT: 269,000

INTERSTATE 5

Unknown

Over: STATE ROUTE 1

12-ORA-005-6.76-SJCP, Orange, CA

Built 1973 ADT: 37,000

STATE ROUTE 1

Unknown

Over: N5-N1 CONNECTOR RAMP

12-ORA-001-R0.20-DAPT, Orange, CA

Built 1973 ADT: 14,900

PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY

Unknown

Over: INTERSTATE 5

12-ORA-005-0.49-SCLE, Orange, CA

Built 1981 ADT: 50,000

WAGNER AVE

Unknown

Over: STATE ROUTE 57

12-ORA-057-13.92-ANA, Orange, CA

Built 1974 ADT: 229,000

SOUTH STREET

Unknown

Over: STATE ROUTE 57

12-ORA-057-14.42-ANA, Orange, CA

Built 1974 ADT: 229,000

SR 55

Unknown

Over: BRISTOL STREET

12-ORA-055-R4.58-CMS, Orange, CA

Built 1973 ADT: 15,000

S73-S55 CONNECTOR

Unknown

Over: BRISTOL STREET

12-ORA-073-R26.59-CMS, Orange, CA

Built 1976 ADT: 20,000

BALL RD

Unknown

Over: STATE ROUTE 57

12-ORA-057-13.42-ANA, Orange, CA

Built 1974 ADT: 229,000

LINCOLN AVE

Unknown

Over: STATE ROUTE 57

12-ORA-057-14.78-ANA, Orange, CA

Built 1974 ADT: 229,000

SR 73 SB

Unknown

Over: BAKER STREET

12-ORA-073-R27.14-CMS, Orange, CA

Built 1977 ADT: 10,000

SR 73 NB

Unknown

Over: BAKER STREET

12-ORA-073-R27.14-CMS, Orange, CA

Built 1977 ADT: 10,000

SR 73 SB

Unknown

Over: BEAR STREET

12-ORA-073-R27.28-CMS, Orange, CA

Built 1977 ADT: 10,000

SR 73 NB

Unknown

Over: BEAR STREET

12-ORA-073-R27.28-CMS, Orange, CA

Built 1977 ADT: 10,000

JAMBOREE ROAD

Unknown

Over: STATE ROUTE 73

12-ORA-073-24.78-NPTB, Orange, CA

Built 1985 ADT: 172,000

CAMPUS DRIVE

Unknown

Over: STATE ROUTE 73

12-ORA-073-R25.58-NPTB, Orange, CA

Built 1985 ADT: 172,000

NORTH BRISTOL ST

Unknown

Over: STATE ROUTE 73

12-ORA-073-R25.91-CMS, Orange, CA

Built 1979 ADT: 172,000

RED HILL AVE

Unknown

Over: STATE ROUTE 73

12-ORA-073-R26.08-CMS, Orange, CA

Built 1979 ADT: 172,000

N55-N73 CONNECTOR

Unknown

Over: SR 73 & SR 55, & CONNS

12-ORA-055-R4.71-CMS, Orange, CA

Built 1976 ADT: 172,000

S55-S73 CONNECTOR

Unknown

Over: SR 73 & SR 55, & CONNS

12-ORA-055-R4.74-CMS, Orange, CA

Built 1976 ADT: 172,000

SR 73 SB

Unknown

Over: STATE ROUTE 55

12-ORA-073-R26.56-CMS, Orange, CA

Built 1976 ADT: 142,000

SR 73 NB

Unknown

Over: STATE ROUTE 55

12-ORA-073-R26.56-CMS, Orange, CA

Built 1976 ADT: 142,000

SR 73 SB

Unknown

Over: BRISTOL STREET

12-ORA-073-R26.77-CMS, Orange, CA

Built 1977 ADT: 20,000

SR 73 NB

Unknown

Over: BRISTOL STREET

12-ORA-073-R26.78-CMS, Orange, CA

Built 1977 ADT: 20,000

N73-N55 CONNECTOR

Unknown

Over: N55-BAKER ST OFF-RAMP

12-ORA-073-R26.55-CMS, Orange, CA

Built 1976 ADT: 9,770

LAKE FOREST DR

Unknown

Over: INTERSTATE 5

12-ORA-005-19.89-LKFR, Orange, CA

Built 1974 ADT: 28,000

ALICIA PARKWAY

Unknown

Over: INTERSTATE 5

12-ORA-005-17.47-LGNH, Orange, CA

Built 1974 ADT: 285,000

BAY STREET

Unknown

Over: STATE ROUTE 55

12-ORA-055-T2.40-CMS, Orange, CA

Built 1992 ADT: 122,000

22ND STREET

Unknown

Over: STATE ROUTE 55

12-ORA-055-R2.77-CMS, Orange, CA

Built 1992 ADT: 122,000

FAIRVIEW ROAD

Unknown

Over: STATE ROUTE 55

12-ORA-055-R2.83-CMS, Orange, CA

Built 1992 ADT: 122,000

WILSON ST

Unknown

Over: STATE ROUTE 55

12-ORA-055-R3.20-CMS, Orange, CA

Built 1990 ADT: 142,000

DEL MAR AVE

Unknown

Over: STATE ROUTE 55

12-ORA-055-R3.78-CMS, Orange, CA

Built 1990 ADT: 142,000

MESA DRIVE

Unknown

Over: STATE ROUTE 55

12-ORA-055-R4.02-CMS, Orange, CA

Built 1990 ADT: 142,000

AVENIDA VISTA HERM

Unknown

Over: INTERSTATE 5

12-ORA-005-4.08-SCLE, Orange, CA

Built 1981 ADT: 220,000

AVENIDA VISTA HERM

Unknown

Over: INTERSTATE 5

12-ORA-005-4.10-SCLE, Orange, CA

Built 2004 ADT: 220,000

VON KARMAN AVE

Unknown

Over: INTERSTATE 405

12-ORA-405-7.40-IRVN, Orange, CA

Built 1979 ADT: 266,000

BROADWAY

Unknown

Over: INTERSTATE 5

12-ORA-005-33.31-SA, Orange, CA

Built 1985 ADT: 300,000

S1-N5 CONNECTOR

Unknown

Over: SR 1 CAMINO LAS RAMBLAS

12-ORA-001-R0.13-SJCP, Orange, CA

Built 1973 ADT: 37,000

ALTON PARKWAY

Unknown

Over: INTERSTATE 5

12-ORA-005-22.21-IRVN, Orange, CA

Built 1984 ADT: 30,200

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