Buena Vista Road
Carrying Buena Vista Road over San Jose Canal
4.7 mi NE Jct US 70, Graham, Arizona
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
Buena Vista Road in Graham, Arizona sits above 15% of rated Arizona bridges on inventory load rating (32 t), while its 1900 build year is earlier than 97% of Graham's recorded-year cohort (179 bridges).
Buena Vista Road in Graham, Arizona is rated Fair in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1900, it carries 1 rated component on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 6. The lowest applicable rating sets the federal condition category, so this Fair result describes the weakest reported component rather than the structure as a whole. No NBI category is a closure decision or a live crossing-safety verdict.
NBI record plate
Structure AZ:08128
PRE-1950 · CONCRETE · MULTI-SPAN · CULVERT-LED · TRACE-ADT · STANDARD-LOAD · CAT-FAIR
- PRE-1950 Pre-1950
- CONCRETE Concrete
- MULTI-SPAN 2 spans
- CULVERT-LED Culvert-led
- TRACE-ADT Trace ADT
- STANDARD-LOAD Standard load
- CAT-FAIR Fair
Inspection-sheet codes from this record’s year, material family, spans, controlling component, ADT, inventory load, and NBI category, not a live closure verdict.
Bridge Snapshot: Buena Vista Road
The Buena Vista Road bridge in Graham, Arizona carries Buena Vista Road over San Jose Canal. It was built in 1900, making it 126 years old today. The structure is built primarily of concrete continuous and spans 2 sections, stretching 7.9 meters (26 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 19 vehicles, placing it in the lower-traffic tier of Arizona bridges. It is owned and maintained by County Highway Agency.
The latest FHWA inspection records show culvert at 6/9. The weakest component sits in fair condition. No reported major component scores in the Poor range under the current federal condition thresholds.
How Buena Vista Road compares
Age against the county: built in 1900, earlier than 173 of Graham's 179 bridges with a recorded construction year (97%), against a county median build year of 1953. Age is not a defect on its own, but it is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn.
Live comparison across Arizona bridges with a recorded inventory load rating (8,572 of 8,573 rated).
Buena Vista Road vs every rated Arizona bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
32 Top 85% higher than 15% of 8,572 bridges
rated Arizona bridges, bucketed by value
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Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · August 2026
Condition Ratings
Full 0–9 scale + sufficiency-rating breakdown: how condition ratings work.
Graham inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 179 bridges in this county. Orthogonal to this structure's component profile above: a county catalog share, not a live crossing-safety verdict.
Structural Details
- Year Built
- 1900
- Material
- Concrete Continuous
- Number of Spans
- 2
- Structure Length
- 7.9 m (26 ft)
- Deck Width
- 4.6 m (15 ft)
- Owner
- County Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 19 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 08128
Location
Data Source
FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI).
FHWA NBI Program ↗How to read this record
This page shows what the last federal inspection recorded, not whether Buena Vista Road is safe to cross today. Here is how to use it.
- NBI condition ratings reflect the latest record in this annual dataset, not a live status. Current routine inspection intervals are risk-based.
- Learn how the 0–9 condition scale and Good/Fair/Poor categories are defined. How condition ratings work
- Compare Buena Vista Road against other structures in Graham and across Arizona. Arizona bridges
- Noticed visible damage or a safety concern? Report it to the agency that owns the bridge, or call 911 in an emergency. How to report a bridge
Condition codes come straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory and are not a real-time safety judgment. Only the owning agency, a state DOT, county, or other owner, can post, restrict, or close a bridge.
Frequently Asked Questions
What do the condition ratings mean for Buena Vista Road?
Buena Vista Road in Graham, Arizona on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is Buena Vista Road inspected?
Buena Vista Road's responsible agency sets its routine interval under FHWA's risk-based inspection rules; this page does not expose the scheduled interval. It carries about 19 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. Buena Vista Road is currently shown as Fair condition from its component ratings; that category is not a live closure or safety decision.
What is the inventory load rating for Buena Vista Road?
Buena Vista Road has an NBI inventory load rating of 31.8 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining Buena Vista Road?
Buena Vista Road is owned and maintained by County Highway Agency.
How old is Buena Vista Road and does age affect safety?
Buena Vista Road was built in 1900, making it 126 years old.
Disclaimer: Bridge condition data is from the FHWA NBI and reflects the last reported inspection. A Poor condition rating is not a live declaration that a bridge is closed or unsafe for travel. For current closure, posting, or safety information, contact the responsible transportation agency.
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