Structure 180570V00100002 · Dallas County, TX

Denton Tap Road over Denton Creek

Carries Denton Tap Road over Denton Creek, 0.8 Mi N Of Sandy Lake RD.

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
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT190 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

190 ft end to end, longest span 80 ft: 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.

Built199927 years old
Length190.0 ft57.9 m
Daily traffic27,670counted 2019
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyDallas
Location0.8 Mi N Of Sandy Lake RD
CarriesDenton Tap Road
CrossesDenton Creek
Coordinates32.98109, -96.99349

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length190.0 ft (57.9 m)
Max Span80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Deck Width112.9 ft (34.4 m)
Deck Area1991.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1999

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic27,670 (2019)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number180570V00100002

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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