Structure 2650 · Maricopa County, AZ

51st Avenue over Grand AVE & Bethany Home

Carries 51st Avenue over Grand AVE & Bethany Home, B. Home @ 51st AVE.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT361 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

361 ft end to end, longest span 177 ft: about 5 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built200422 years old
Length360.9 ft110 m
Daily traffic31,022counted 2021
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateArizona
CountyMaricopa
LocationB. Home @ 51st AVE
Carries51st Avenue
CrossesGrand AVE & Bethany Home
Coordinates33.52380, -112.16920

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length360.9 ft (110 m)
Max Span176.8 ft (53.9 m)
Deck Width69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Deck Area2,343 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2004

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic31,022 (2021)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge5
Lanes Under Bridge13

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number02650

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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