Structure 121020005009162 · Harris County, TX

Bw 8 SB over US 290

Carries Bw 8 SB over US 290, US 290 At Beltway 8.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
5,414 FT OVERALL1,000 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

5,414 ft end to end, longest span 120 ft: about 15 football fields, or 1.0 miles. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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.

Built199036 years old
Length5414.0 ft1650.2 m
Daily traffic31,000counted 2011
Last inspectedOctober 2022every 48 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyHarris
LocationUS 290 At Beltway 8
CarriesBw 8 SB
CrossesUS 290
Coordinates29.87400, -95.55492

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length5414.0 ft (1650.2 m)
Max Span120.1 ft (36.6 m)
Deck Width59.1 ft (18 m)
Deck Area29703.6 sq m
Main Spans40
Year Built1990

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic31,000 (2011)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge29

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerLocal Toll Authority
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number121020005009162

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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