Structure 180570000911262 · Dallas County, TX

Cesar Chavez SB over IH 30

Carries Cesar Chavez SB over IH 30, 0.4 Mi W Of IH 45.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT621 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

621 ft end to end, longest span 74 ft: about 1.7 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 bridge of this kind.

Built196462 years old
Length621.1 ft189.3 m
Daily traffic16,400counted 2016
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyDallas
Location0.4 Mi W Of IH 45
CarriesCesar Chavez SB
CrossesIH 30
Coordinates32.77599, -96.78706

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignOther
Total Length621.1 ft (189.3 m)
Max Span74.1 ft (22.6 m)
Deck Width32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Area1855.1 sq m
Main Spans12
Year Built1964

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic16,400 (2016)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge19

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number180570000911262

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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