Beaver Creek Road
Carrying Beaver Creek Road over Dry Beaver Creek
0.1 mi SE Jct I-17, Yavapai, Arizona
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
Beaver Creek Road in Yavapai, Arizona sits above 58% of rated Arizona bridges on inventory load rating (40 t), while its 1996 build year is earlier than 18% of Yavapai's recorded-year cohort (543 bridges).
Beaver Creek Road in Yavapai, Arizona is rated Good in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1996, it carries 3 rated components on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 7. The lowest applicable rating sets the federal condition category, so this Good 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:10063
LATE-CENTURY · PRESTRESS · MULTI-SPAN · TIED-CTRL · ARTERIAL-ADT · STANDARD-LOAD · CAT-GOOD
- LATE-CENTURY 1980–1999
- PRESTRESS Prestressed concrete
- MULTI-SPAN 2 spans
- TIED-CTRL Tied control
- ARTERIAL-ADT Arterial ADT
- STANDARD-LOAD Standard load
- CAT-GOOD Good
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: Beaver Creek Road
The Beaver Creek Road bridge in Yavapai, Arizona carries Beaver Creek Road over Dry Beaver Creek. It was built in 1996, making it 30 years old today. The structure is built primarily of prestressed concrete and spans 2 sections, stretching 46.3 meters (152 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 7,175 vehicles, placing it in the moderately-trafficked tier of Arizona bridges. It is owned and maintained by County Highway Agency.
The latest FHWA inspection records show a deck rating of 7/9, superstructure at 7/9, substructure at 8/9. The weakest component sits in good condition. All reported major components score above the Poor range.
How Beaver Creek Road compares
Age against the county: built in 1996, earlier than 98 of Yavapai's 543 bridges with a recorded construction year (18%), against a county median build year of 1968. This is one of the newer structures in its county.
Live comparison across Arizona bridges with a recorded inventory load rating (8,572 of 8,573 rated).
Beaver Creek Road vs every rated Arizona bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
40 Top 42% higher than 58% 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.
Yavapai inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 543 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
- 1996
- Material
- Prestressed Concrete
- Number of Spans
- 2
- Structure Length
- 46.3 m (152 ft)
- Deck Width
- 13.4 m (44 ft)
- Owner
- County Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 7,175 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 10063
Condition Analysis
- • At 7/9, the deck (driving surface) is in good shape and shows no significant wear.
- • The superstructure (beams and supports above the deck) is in good condition (7/9), showing no significant deterioration.
- • The substructure (piers and abutments) rates good at 8/9, with no significant deterioration on file.
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 Beaver Creek 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 Beaver Creek Road against other structures in Yavapai 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 Beaver Creek Road?
Beaver Creek Road in Yavapai, Arizona has a deck rating of 7/9, superstructure rating of 7/9, and substructure rating of 8/9 on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is Beaver Creek Road inspected?
Beaver Creek 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 7,175 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. Beaver Creek Road is currently shown as Good condition from its component ratings; that category is not a live closure or safety decision.
What is the inventory load rating for Beaver Creek Road?
Beaver Creek Road has an NBI inventory load rating of 39.9 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining Beaver Creek Road?
Beaver Creek Road is owned and maintained by County Highway Agency.
How old is Beaver Creek Road and does age affect safety?
Beaver Creek Road was built in 1996, making it 30 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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