Structure 305-B1868 · Clark County, NV

Hooverdamaccessrd over Canyon Relief

Carries Hooverdamaccessrd over Canyon Relief, Hoover Dam.

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 FT654 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

654 ft end to end, longest span 265 ft: about 1.8 football fields. 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 segmental box-girder bridge.

Built199036 years old
Length654.2 ft199.4 m
Daily traffic1,300counted 2012
Last inspectedDecember 2023every 48 months

Location

StateNevada
CountyClark
LocationHoover Dam
CarriesHooverdamaccessrd
CrossesCanyon Relief
Coordinates36.01586, -114.74016

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignSegmental Box Girder
Total Length654.2 ft (199.4 m)
Max Span265.1 ft (80.8 m)
Deck Width43.3 ft (13.2 m)
Deck Area2632.1 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1990

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,300 (2012)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerBureau of Reclamation
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number0305-B1868

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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