Structure 131430AA0473001 · Lavaca County, TX

CR 138 over Navidad River

Carries CR 138 over Navidad River, 1.60 Mi NE Of FM 2314.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT245 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

245 ft end to end: about 3 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.

Built199036 years old
Length245.1 ft74.7 m
Daily traffic110counted 2015
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyLavaca
Location1.60 Mi NE Of FM 2314
CarriesCR 138
CrossesNavidad River
Coordinates29.51089, -96.82518

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length245.1 ft (74.7 m)
Max Span80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Deck Width29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Area679.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1990

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic110 (2015)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number131430AA0473001

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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