Main Street
Carrying Main Street over City Creek Parking
Main St. SLC, Salt Lake, Utah
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
Main Street in Salt Lake, Utah sits above 2% of rated Utah bridges on inventory load rating (8 t), while its 2008 build year is earlier than 18% of Salt Lake's recorded-year cohort (659 bridges).
Main Street in Salt Lake, Utah is rated Fair in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 2008, it carries 3 rated components 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 UT:035226D
POST-2000 · CONCRETE · MULTI-SPAN · TIED-CTRL · HEAVY-ADT · LIGHT-LOAD · CAT-FAIR
- POST-2000 2000+
- CONCRETE Concrete
- MULTI-SPAN 3 spans
- TIED-CTRL Tied control
- HEAVY-ADT Heavy ADT
- LIGHT-LOAD Light 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: Main Street
The Main Street bridge in Salt Lake, Utah carries Main Street over City Creek Parking. It was built in 2008, making it 18 years old today. The structure is built primarily of concrete and spans 3 sections, stretching 30.5 meters (100 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 15,031 vehicles, placing it in the heavily-trafficked tier of Utah bridges. It is owned and maintained by Private.
The latest FHWA inspection records show a deck rating of 6/9, superstructure at 6/9, substructure 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 Main Street compares
Age against the county: built in 2008, earlier than 116 of Salt Lake's 659 bridges with a recorded construction year (18%), against a county median build year of 1998. This is one of the newer structures in its county.
Live comparison across Utah bridges with a recorded inventory load rating (3,113 of 3,125 rated).
Main Street vs every rated Utah bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
8 Top 98% higher than 2% 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
- 2008
- Material
- Concrete
- Number of Spans
- 3
- Structure Length
- 30.5 m (100 ft)
- Deck Width
- 10.8 m (35 ft)
- Owner
- Private
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 15,031 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 035226D
Condition Analysis
- • The deck (driving surface) is in fair condition (6/9), with minor deterioration that may require routine maintenance.
- • The superstructure (beams and supports above the deck) is in fair condition (6/9), with minor deterioration that may require routine maintenance.
- • The substructure (piers and abutments) is in fair condition (6/9), with minor deterioration that may require routine maintenance.
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 Main Street 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 Main 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 Main Street?
Main Street in Salt Lake, Utah has a deck rating of 6/9, superstructure rating of 6/9, and substructure rating of 6/9 on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is Main Street inspected?
Main 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 15,031 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. Main Street 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 Main Street?
Main Street has an NBI inventory load rating of 8.4 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining Main Street?
Main Street is owned and maintained by Private.
How old is Main Street and does age affect safety?
Main Street was built in 2008, making it 18 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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