Structure 281 · Pinal County, AZ

SR 87 over Pima Lateral Canal

Carries SR 87 over Pima Lateral Canal, 18 Mi N Jct I-10.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
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
CAR · 15 FT44 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

44 ft end to end, longest span 22 ft. Lengths and the car 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 slab bridge.

Built1928rebuilt 1963
Length44.0 ft13.4 m
Daily traffic15,215counted 2022
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateArizona
CountyPinal
Location18 Mi N Jct I-10
CarriesSR 87
CrossesPima Lateral Canal
Coordinates32.99150, -111.52400

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length44.0 ft (13.4 m)
Max Span22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Deck Width76.4 ft (23.3 m)
Deck Area312.2 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1928 (reconstructed 1963)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic15,215 (2022)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number00281

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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