Structure 121020AA3166005 · Harris County, TX

Bay Area BLVD EB over Hcfcd Ditch

Carries Bay Area BLVD EB over Hcfcd Ditch, 0.9 Mi W Of Red Bluff Rd..

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT86 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

86 ft end to end, longest span 28 ft. Lengths and the car 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 bridge of this kind.

Built1968rebuilt 1985
Length86.0 ft26.2 m
Daily traffic5,470counted 2009
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyHarris
Location0.9 Mi W Of Red Bluff Rd.
CarriesBay Area BLVD EB
CrossesHcfcd Ditch
Coordinates29.59761, -95.08466

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignOther
Total Length86.0 ft (26.2 m)
Max Span27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Deck Width34.1 ft (10.4 m)
Deck Area272.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1968 (reconstructed 1985)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,470 (2009)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number121020AA3166005

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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