5600 SOUTH STREET
Carrying 5600 SOUTH STREET over JORDAN SALT LAKE CANAL
1900 E. 5600 SO. SL.CO., Salt Lake, Utah
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
5600 SOUTH STREET in Salt Lake, Utah sits above 5% of rated Utah bridges on inventory load rating (16 t), while its 1940 build year is earlier than 98% of Salt Lake's recorded-year cohort (659 bridges).
5600 SOUTH STREET in Salt Lake, Utah is rated Poor in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1940, 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 UT:035131D
PRE-1950 · CONCRETE · SINGLE-SPAN · TIED-CTRL · ARTERIAL-ADT · LIGHT-LOAD · CAT-POOR
- PRE-1950 Pre-1950
- CONCRETE Concrete
- SINGLE-SPAN Single span
- TIED-CTRL Tied control
- ARTERIAL-ADT Arterial ADT
- LIGHT-LOAD Light 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: 5600 SOUTH STREET
The 5600 SOUTH STREET bridge in Salt Lake, Utah carries 5600 SOUTH STREET over JORDAN SALT LAKE CANAL. It was built in 1940, making it 86 years old today. It was last reconstructed in 1960, extending its service life. The structure is built primarily of concrete and spans 1 section, stretching 7.7 meters (25 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 7,142 vehicles, placing it in the moderately-trafficked tier of Utah 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 5/9. The weakest component sits in poor condition. A component scored 4 or below, placing this bridge in the federal Poor condition category rather than declaring it unsafe or closed.
How 5600 SOUTH STREET compares
Age against the county: built in 1940, earlier than 647 of Salt Lake's 659 bridges with a recorded construction year (98%), against a county median build year of 1998. Age is not a defect on its own, but it is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn.
Live comparison across Utah bridges with a recorded inventory load rating (3,113 of 3,125 rated).
5600 SOUTH STREET vs every rated Utah bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
16 Top 95% higher than 5% of 3,113 bridges
rated Utah 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.
Salt Lake inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 659 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
- 1940
- Last Reconstructed
- 1960
- Material
- Concrete
- Number of Spans
- 1
- Structure Length
- 7.7 m (25 ft)
- Deck Width
- 20.1 m (66 ft)
- Owner
- City/Municipal Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 7,142 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 035131D
Condition Analysis
- • At 4/9, the deck (driving surface) is in poor shape, with advanced wear on file for this vintage.
- • The superstructure (beams and supports above the deck) is in poor condition (4/9), showing advanced deterioration on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale.
- • The substructure (piers and abutments) rates fair at 5/9, minor deterioration that routine maintenance should address.
Location
Data Source
FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI).
FHWA NBI Program ↗How to read this record
5600 SOUTH STREET 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 5600 SOUTH STREET against other structures in Salt Lake and across Utah. Utah 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 5600 SOUTH STREET?
5600 SOUTH STREET in Salt Lake, Utah has a deck rating of 4/9, superstructure rating of 4/9, and substructure rating of 5/9 on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is 5600 SOUTH STREET inspected?
5600 SOUTH STREET'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 7,142 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. 5600 SOUTH STREET 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 5600 SOUTH STREET?
5600 SOUTH STREET has an NBI inventory load rating of 15.6 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining 5600 SOUTH STREET?
5600 SOUTH STREET is owned and maintained by City/Municipal Highway Agency.
How old is 5600 SOUTH STREET and does age affect safety?
5600 SOUTH STREET was built in 1940, making it 86 years old and last reconstructed in 1960.
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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