Structure 121700125901011 · Montgomery County, TX

FM 1097 over Lk Conroe/w Fk Sn Jac Ri

Carries FM 1097 over Lk Conroe/w Fk Sn Jac Ri, 6.00 Mi W Of IH 45.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
6,480 FT OVERALL1,000 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

6,480 ft end to end, longest span 80 ft: about 18 football fields, or 1.2 miles. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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.

Built197254 years old
Length6480.0 ft1975.1 m
Daily traffic9,618counted 2024
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyMontgomery
Location6.00 Mi W Of IH 45
CarriesFM 1097
CrossesLk Conroe/w Fk Sn Jac Ri
Coordinates30.43714, -95.59955

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length6480.0 ft (1975.1 m)
Max Span80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Deck Width41.7 ft (12.7 m)
Deck Area25083.8 sq m
Main Spans81
Year Built1972

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic9,618 (2024)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical6 — Scour calculated, stable
Structure Number121700125901011

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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