Structure 180570019603508 · Dallas County, TX

Belt Line Road over Bnsf Rr

Carries Belt Line Road over Bnsf Rr, Ih35e&beltline RD Intchg.

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 FT999 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

999 ft end to end, longest span 118 ft: about 2.8 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.

Built20188 years old
Length999.0 ft304.5 m
Daily traffic12,606counted 2017
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyDallas
LocationIh35e&beltline RD Intchg
CarriesBelt Line Road
CrossesBnsf Rr
Coordinates32.95372, -96.90953

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length999.0 ft (304.5 m)
Max Span118.1 ft (36 m)
Deck Width122.0 ft (37.2 m)
Deck Area11327.4 sq m
Main Spans9
Year Built2018

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic12,606 (2017)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number180570019603508

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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