Structure 1959 · Maricopa County, AZ

5th Avenue over I-10

Carries 5th Avenue over I-10, 1.8 Mi E Jct I-17.

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 FT382 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

382 ft end to end, longest span 171 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 box-beam bridge.

Built198838 years old
Length381.9 ft116.4 m
Daily traffic4,202counted 2024
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateArizona
CountyMaricopa
Location1.8 Mi E Jct I-17
Carries5th Avenue
CrossesI-10
Coordinates33.46090, -112.07990

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Single/Spread
Total Length381.9 ft (116.4 m)
Max Span170.9 ft (52.1 m)
Deck Width55.4 ft (16.9 m)
Deck Area1967.2 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1988

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,202 (2024)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge13

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number01959

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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