Structure 9599 · Maricopa County, AZ

Tatum Boulevard over Indian Bend Wash

Carries Tatum Boulevard over Indian Bend Wash, 0.04 Mi N Of Cholla ST.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
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 FT181 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

181 ft end to end, longest span 31 ft: 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 slab bridge.

Built197848 years old
Length181.1 ft55.2 m
Daily traffic31,074counted 2022
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateArizona
CountyMaricopa
Location0.04 Mi N Of Cholla ST
CarriesTatum Boulevard
CrossesIndian Bend Wash
Coordinates33.59040, -111.97790

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length181.1 ft (55.2 m)
Max Span30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Deck Width104.7 ft (31.9 m)
Deck Area1760.9 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1978

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic31,074 (2022)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number09599

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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