Structure 211090025508270 · Hidalgo County, TX

Bus 281 NB Conn over US 281 & Owassa RD

Carries Bus 281 NB Conn over US 281 & Owassa RD, 1.1 Mi N Of FM 3461.

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 FT1,502 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

1,502 ft end to end, longest span 172 ft: about 4.2 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.

Built200620 years old
Length1502.0 ft457.8 m
Daily traffic18,753counted 2024
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyHidalgo
Location1.1 Mi N Of FM 3461
CarriesBus 281 NB Conn
CrossesUS 281 & Owassa RD
Coordinates26.25130, -98.17437

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1502.0 ft (457.8 m)
Max Span171.9 ft (52.4 m)
Deck Width27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Deck Area3891.3 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2006

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic18,753 (2024)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge1
Lanes Under Bridge19

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number211090025508270

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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