Structure 1950 · Maricopa County, AZ

Van Buren Street over I 17

Carries Van Buren Street over I 17, 5.9 Mi North Jct I 10.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT137 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

137 ft end to end, longest span 70 ft. 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.

Built1959rebuilt 1986
Length137.1 ft41.8 m
Daily traffic19,721counted 2023
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateArizona
CountyMaricopa
Location5.9 Mi North Jct I 10
CarriesVan Buren Street
CrossesI 17
Coordinates33.45120, -112.10840

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length137.1 ft (41.8 m)
Max Span69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Deck Width96.8 ft (29.5 m)
Deck Area1233.1 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1959 (reconstructed 1986)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic19,721 (2023)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge6
Lanes Under Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number01950

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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