Structure 35133D · Salt Lake County, UT

500 West Street over Big Cottonwood Creek

Carries 500 West Street over Big Cottonwood Creek, 4170 So.500 W. Murray.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
24 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

24 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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 rigid-frame bridge.

Built198145 years old
Length24.3 ft7.4 m
Daily traffic17,016counted 2013
Last inspectedDecember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateUtah
CountySalt Lake
Location4170 So.500 W. Murray
Carries500 West Street
CrossesBig Cottonwood Creek
Coordinates40.68000, -111.90547

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignFrame
Total Length24.3 ft (7.4 m)
Max Span21.7 ft (6.6 m)
Deck Width74.8 ft (22.8 m)
Deck Area168.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1981

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic17,016 (2013)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number035133D

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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