Structure 22200001416628 · Tarrant County, TX

Bi Directional Rmp over Ih35w SB Ml Pharr

Carries Bi Directional Rmp over Ih35w SB Ml Pharr, 0.5 Mi. S. Of Trinity Riv.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT2,557 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

2,557 ft end to end, longest span 268 ft: about 7.1 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
Length2557.1 ft779.4 m
Daily traffic—reported figure implausible
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyTarrant
Location0.5 Mi. S. Of Trinity Riv
CarriesBi Directional Rmp
CrossesIh35w SB Ml Pharr
Coordinates32.76993, -97.31873

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length2557.1 ft (779.4 m)
Max Span268.0 ft (81.7 m)
Deck Width27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Deck Area6624.9 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2018

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic165,889 (2021)
That is about 82,944 vehicles per lane per day — beyond what any U.S. road carries (the busiest freeways run about 25,000–30,000). It is almost certainly a data-entry error in the National Bridge Inventory, so we leave this bridge out of traffic rankings.
Truck Traffic13%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge10

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerLocal Toll Authority
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number022200001416628

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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