Structure C 274 · San Juan County, UT

Sr-163 over San Juan River

Carries Sr-163 over San Juan River, At Mexican Hat.

Overall conditionFair

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT228 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

228 ft end to end: about 3 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 arch.

Built1953rebuilt 2020
Length228.3 ft69.6 m
Daily traffic2,281counted 2017
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateUtah
CountySan Juan
LocationAt Mexican Hat
CarriesSr-163
CrossesSan Juan River
Coordinates37.15061, -109.86782

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignArch - Thru
Total Length228.3 ft (69.6 m)
Max Span190.0 ft (57.9 m)
Deck Width24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Deck Area508.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1953 (reconstructed 2020)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,281 (2017)
Truck Traffic28%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number0C 274

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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