Structure 180710004804518 · Ellis County, TX

Brookside Drive over IH 35 E

Carries Brookside Drive over IH 35 E, 2.1 Mi SW Of US 287.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT290 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

290 ft end to end, longest span 100 ft: about 4 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
Length290.0 ft88.4 m
Daily traffic1,750counted 2014
Last inspectedMarch 2022every 48 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyEllis
Location2.1 Mi SW Of US 287
CarriesBrookside Drive
CrossesIH 35 E
Coordinates32.39990, -96.87252

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length290.0 ft (88.4 m)
Max Span100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Deck Width74.1 ft (22.6 m)
Deck Area1997.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2018

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,750 (2014)
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number180710004804518

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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