Structure 1620 · Maricopa County, AZ

SR 74 over Agua Fria River

Carries SR 74 over Agua Fria River, 9.8 Mi W Jct I 17.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT408 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

408 ft end to end, longest span 81 ft: 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1972rebuilt 1979
Length408.1 ft124.4 m
Daily traffic6,675counted 2021
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateArizona
CountyMaricopa
Location9.8 Mi W Jct I 17
CarriesSR 74
CrossesAgua Fria River
Coordinates33.82780, -112.27910

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length408.1 ft (124.4 m)
Max Span81.0 ft (24.7 m)
Deck Width46.6 ft (14.2 m)
Deck Area1766.5 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1972 (reconstructed 1979)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,675 (2021)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number01620

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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