Structure 250970004209232 · Hall County, TX

FM 1547 over US 287/bnsf Railroad

Carries FM 1547 over US 287/bnsf Railroad, 0.276 Mi NW Of SH 256.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT760 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

760 ft end to end, longest span 120 ft: about 2.1 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.

Built201511 years old
Length759.8 ft231.6 m
Daily traffic500counted 2014
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyHall
Location0.276 Mi NW Of SH 256
CarriesFM 1547
CrossesUS 287/bnsf Railroad
Coordinates34.72727, -100.53754

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length759.8 ft (231.6 m)
Max Span120.1 ft (36.6 m)
Deck Width34.1 ft (10.4 m)
Deck Area2408.6 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2015

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic500 (2014)
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge7

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number250970004209232

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.

Nearby Bridges