Structure 8533 · Yuma County, AZ

Penitentiary AVE over Colorado River

Carries Penitentiary AVE over Colorado River, 0.5 Mi NE I 8.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT444 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

444 ft end to end: about 6 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 through truss.

Built1914rebuilt 2002
Length443.9 ft135.3 m
Daily traffic5,430counted 2022
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateArizona
CountyYuma
Location0.5 Mi NE I 8
CarriesPenitentiary AVE
CrossesColorado River
Coordinates32.72790, -114.61560

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length443.9 ft (135.3 m)
Max Span336.0 ft (102.4 m)
Deck Width35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Deck Area1447.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1914 (reconstructed 2002)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,430 (2022)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number08533

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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