Structure 9520 · Pima County, AZ

6th Avenue over Airport Wash

Carries 6th Avenue over Airport Wash, 0.1 Mi N Bilby RD.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Culvert at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Culvertsets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT89 FT ACROSS25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Culvert 7/9

A culvert 89 ft across with 6 openings. Lengths and the car 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, so those are drawn as typical for a culvert.

Built196957 years old
Length88.9 ft27.1 m
Daily traffic6,238counted 2020
Last inspectedMay 2021every 48 months

Location

StateArizona
CountyPima
Location0.1 Mi N Bilby RD
Carries6th Avenue
CrossesAirport Wash
Coordinates32.14280, -110.96800

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignCulvert
Total Length88.9 ft (27.1 m)
Max Span12.1 ft (3.7 m)
Deck Width64.0 ft (19.5 m)
Deck Area528.5 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1969

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,238 (2020)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number09520

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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