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Blue Riv Rd-FR 281 over Wash

Greenlee County, Arizona · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

Blue Riv Rd-FR 281 over Wash in Greenlee County, Arizona, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1952, making it 73 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 30 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 48 of the 91 inventoried bridges in Greenlee County rated fair (52.7%); 3 (3.3%) are rated poor.
A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

Component ratings

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Arizona department of transportation.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 191 over San Francisco River	2012	8,042	Good
US 191 over Chase Creek No 1	1948	7,602	Fair
US 191 over Ward Canyon	2002	7,602	Good
US 191 over Railroad	2003	7,602	Good
US 191 NB over Niger Canyon	1942	5,190	Fair
US 191 SB over Rattlesnake Canyon	1942	5,190	Fair