Structure 10606 · Maricopa County, AZ

Taxiway Sierra over Sky Harbor Boulevard

Carries Taxiway Sierra over Sky Harbor Boulevard, West Of Terminal 4.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT492 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

492 ft end to end, longest span 90 ft: about 7 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 box-beam bridge.

Built200620 years old
Length492.1 ft150 m
Daily traffic500counted 2021
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateArizona
CountyMaricopa
LocationWest Of Terminal 4
CarriesTaxiway Sierra
CrossesSky Harbor Boulevard
Coordinates33.43470, -112.00380

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Single/Spread
Total Length492.1 ft (150 m)
Max Span89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Deck Width213.9 ft (65.2 m)
Deck Area9,780 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built2006

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic500 (2021)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge10

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number10606

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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