Structure 2826 · Maricopa County, AZ

SR 202l over Cap Canal

Carries SR 202l over Cap Canal, Power/l 202.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT943 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

943 ft end to end, longest span 140 ft: about 2.6 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built200818 years old
Length942.9 ft287.4 m
Daily traffic23,320counted 2022
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateArizona
CountyMaricopa
LocationPower/l 202
CarriesSR 202l
CrossesCap Canal
Coordinates33.47189, -111.68283

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length942.9 ft (287.4 m)
Max Span140.1 ft (42.7 m)
Deck Width87.6 ft (26.7 m)
Deck Area7673.6 sq m
Main Spans8
Year Built2008

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic23,320 (2022)
Truck Traffic15%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number02826

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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