Structure 130900AA0462001 · Gonzales County, TX

Co RD 462 over Sandy Fork

Carries Co RD 462 over Sandy Fork, 0.25 Mi E Of CR 461.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 3 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT60 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 3/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

60 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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 through truss.

Built194086 years old
Length60.0 ft18.3 m
Daily traffic44counted 2022
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 12 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyGonzales
Location0.25 Mi E Of CR 461
CarriesCo RD 462
CrossesSandy Fork
Coordinates29.67670, -97.47415

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length60.0 ft (18.3 m)
Max Span29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Width16.1 ft (4.9 m)
Deck Area89.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1940

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic44 (2022)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number130900AA0462001

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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