Structure 132350008806071 · Victoria County, TX

Bus 59 over Dry Creek

Carries Bus 59 over Dry Creek, 3.55 Mi S Of Guadalupe Rv.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT370 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

370 ft end to end: about 5 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.

Built199729 years old
Length370.1 ft112.8 m
Daily traffic6,400counted 2014
Last inspectedJanuary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyVictoria
Location3.55 Mi S Of Guadalupe Rv
CarriesBus 59
CrossesDry Creek
Coordinates28.77223, -97.06451

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length370.1 ft (112.8 m)
Max Span125.0 ft (38.1 m)
Deck Width84.0 ft (25.6 m)
Deck Area2887.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1997

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,400 (2014)
Truck Traffic22%
Lanes On Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number132350008806071

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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