Structure 21270025906066 · Johnson County, TX

Bu 67 over E Buffalo Creek

Carries Bu 67 over E Buffalo Creek, 0.6 Mi E Of SH 174.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT270 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

270 ft end to end, longest span 29 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 slab bridge.

Built199531 years old
Length270.0 ft82.3 m
Daily traffic17,438counted 2023
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyJohnson
Location0.6 Mi E Of SH 174
CarriesBu 67
CrossesE Buffalo Creek
Coordinates32.34960, -97.37629

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length270.0 ft (82.3 m)
Max Span28.9 ft (8.8 m)
Deck Width76.4 ft (23.3 m)
Deck Area1917.6 sq m
Main Spans10
Year Built1995

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic17,438 (2023)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number021270025906066

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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