Structure 90140001514700 · Bell County, TX

Adams AVE over IH 35

Carries Adams AVE over IH 35, IH 35 At Adams AVE.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very 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 FT196 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

196 ft end to end, longest span 103 ft: about 3 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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.

Built20188 years old
Length195.5 ft59.6 m
Daily traffic20,700counted 2015
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyBell
LocationIH 35 At Adams AVE
CarriesAdams AVE
CrossesIH 35
Coordinates31.10296, -97.35959

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length195.5 ft (59.6 m)
Max Span102.7 ft (31.3 m)
Deck Width96.5 ft (29.4 m)
Deck Area1752.2 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2018

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic20,700 (2015)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge5
Lanes Under Bridge9

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number090140001514700

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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