Structure 51520038001038 · Lubbock County, TX

4th East Ramp over US 82

Carries 4th East Ramp over US 82, 0.4 Mi SW Of University.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT646 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

646 ft end to end, longest span 175 ft: about 1.8 football fields. Lengths and the semi-truck on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a multi-beam bridge.

Built200917 years old
Length646.0 ft196.9 m
Daily traffic3,100counted 2010
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyLubbock
Location0.4 Mi SW Of University
Carries4th East Ramp
CrossesUS 82
Coordinates33.59194, -101.87837

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length646.0 ft (196.9 m)
Max Span174.9 ft (53.3 m)
Deck Width27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Deck Area1673.7 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2009

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,100 (2010)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge1
Lanes Under Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number051520038001038

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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