Structure 26 · Maricopa County, AZ

SR 88; Fas 214 over First Water Creek

Carries SR 88; Fas 214 over First Water Creek, 13.8 Mi E Jct US 60.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT180 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

180 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 truss.

Built1924rebuilt 1969
Length180.1 ft54.9 m
Daily traffic1,169counted 2022
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateArizona
CountyMaricopa
Location13.8 Mi E Jct US 60
CarriesSR 88; Fas 214
CrossesFirst Water Creek
Coordinates33.53900, -111.44360

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length180.1 ft (54.9 m)
Max Span160.1 ft (48.8 m)
Deck Width15.7 ft (4.8 m)
Deck Area263.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1924 (reconstructed 1969)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,169 (2022)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number00026

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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