Cottonwood St
Carrying Cottonwood St over Pinal Creek
150 ft SW Jct Broad St, Gila, Arizona
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
Cottonwood St in Gila, Arizona sits above 4% of rated Arizona bridges on inventory load rating (23 t), while its 1920 build year is earlier than 96% of Gila's recorded-year cohort (259 bridges).
Cottonwood St in Gila, Arizona is rated Poor in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1920, it carries 3 rated components on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 4. The lowest applicable rating sets the federal condition category, so this Poor 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:09711
PRE-1950 · CONCRETE · LONG-SPAN-RUN · TIED-CTRL · LOCAL-ADT · STANDARD-LOAD · CAT-POOR
- PRE-1950 Pre-1950
- CONCRETE Concrete
- LONG-SPAN-RUN 5 spans
- TIED-CTRL Tied control
- LOCAL-ADT Local ADT
- STANDARD-LOAD Standard load
- CAT-POOR Poor
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: Cottonwood St
The Cottonwood St bridge in Gila, Arizona carries Cottonwood St over Pinal Creek. It was built in 1920, making it 106 years old today. The structure is built primarily of concrete continuous and spans 5 sections, stretching 33.2 meters (109 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 850 vehicles, placing it in the lower-traffic tier of Arizona bridges. It is owned and maintained by City/Municipal Highway Agency.
The latest FHWA inspection records show a deck rating of 4/9, superstructure at 4/9, substructure at 6/9. The weakest component sits in poor condition. At least one major component here scores 4 or below, which produces a Poor condition classification under FHWA's current reporting rules.
How Cottonwood St compares
Age against the county: built in 1920, earlier than 249 of Gila's 259 bridges with a recorded construction year (96%), against a county median build year of 1980. 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).
Cottonwood St vs every rated Arizona bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
23 Top 96% higher than 4% 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.
Reported 0–9 component ratings from the FHWA NBI. The highlighted component is the lowest reported input to this record’s current condition category; it is not a closure or live crossing-safety decision.
Gila inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 259 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
- 1920
- Material
- Concrete Continuous
- Number of Spans
- 5
- Structure Length
- 33.2 m (109 ft)
- Deck Width
- 7.7 m (25 ft)
- Owner
- City/Municipal Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 850 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 09711
Condition Analysis
- • The deck (driving surface) is in poor condition (4/9), showing advanced deterioration on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale.
- • At 4/9, the superstructure (beams and supports above the deck) is in poor shape, with advanced wear on file for this vintage.
- • At 6/9, the substructure (piers and abutments) shows fair condition, with minor wear flagged for upkeep.
Location
Data Source
FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI).
FHWA NBI Program ↗How to read this record
Cottonwood St is in the federal Poor condition category. That is a component-based result, not a closure order.
- NBI condition ratings reflect the latest record in this annual dataset, not a live status. Current routine inspection intervals are risk-based.
- Understand what Poor condition does and does not mean before drawing conclusions. Poor condition explained
- Compare Cottonwood St against other structures in Gila 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 Cottonwood St?
Cottonwood St in Gila, Arizona has a deck rating of 4/9, superstructure rating of 4/9, and substructure rating of 6/9 on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is Cottonwood St inspected?
Cottonwood St'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 850 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. Cottonwood St is currently shown as Poor condition from its component ratings; that category is not a live closure or safety decision.
What is the inventory load rating for Cottonwood St?
Cottonwood St has an NBI inventory load rating of 22.7 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining Cottonwood St?
Cottonwood St is owned and maintained by City/Municipal Highway Agency.
How old is Cottonwood St and does age affect safety?
Cottonwood St was built in 1920, making it 106 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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