Structure 10006 · Maricopa County, AZ

7th Avenue over Cave Creek

Carries 7th Avenue over Cave Creek, 7th Ave. North Of Bell RD.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT94 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

94 ft end to end, longest span 35 ft. 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 or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a slab bridge.

Built199432 years old
Length93.8 ft28.6 m
Daily traffic14,766counted 2023
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateArizona
CountyMaricopa
Location7th Ave. North Of Bell RD
Carries7th Avenue
CrossesCave Creek
Coordinates33.64410, -112.08280

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length93.8 ft (28.6 m)
Max Span35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Deck Width88.9 ft (27.1 m)
Deck Area775.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1994

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic14,766 (2023)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number10006

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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