Structure 30502000003263 · Pima County, AZ

Box Canyon over Box Canyon

Carries Box Canyon over Box Canyon, .9 Mi Sw/o Basin Spring.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT80 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

80 ft end to end, longest span 26 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.

Built195472 years old
Length80.1 ft24.4 m
Daily traffic80counted 2022
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateArizona
CountyPima
Location.9 Mi Sw/o Basin Spring
CarriesBox Canyon
CrossesBox Canyon
Coordinates31.79922, -110.79746

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Max Span26.2 ft (8 m)
Deck Width16.4 ft (5 m)
Deck Area122 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1954

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic80 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerU.S. Forest Service
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number030502000003263

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.