Structure 240720000104057 · El Paso County, TX

Cotton ST SB over US 62 & Up Rr Yard

Carries Cotton ST SB over US 62 & Up Rr Yard, 1.6 Mi W Of IH 110.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
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 FT965 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

965 ft end to end, longest span 88 ft: about 2.7 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built197155 years old
Length964.9 ft294.1 m
Daily traffic7,913counted 2017
Last inspectedMay 2023every 48 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyEl Paso
Location1.6 Mi W Of IH 110
CarriesCotton ST SB
CrossesUS 62 & Up Rr Yard
Coordinates31.76079, -106.47372

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length964.9 ft (294.1 m)
Max Span87.9 ft (26.8 m)
Deck Width31.5 ft (9.6 m)
Deck Area2823.4 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1971

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,913 (2017)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge7

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number240720000104057

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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