Structure 170820294802003 · Freestone County, TX

FM 1848 over Browns Creek

Carries FM 1848 over Browns Creek, 6.7 Mi S Of FM 489.

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
CAR · 15 FT105 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

105 ft end to end, longest span 40 ft. Lengths and the car 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 slab bridge.

Built201313 years old
Length105.0 ft32 m
Daily traffic352counted 2020
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyFreestone
Location6.7 Mi S Of FM 489
CarriesFM 1848
CrossesBrowns Creek
Coordinates31.50672, -96.05804

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignSlab
Total Length105.0 ft (32 m)
Max Span40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Width34.1 ft (10.4 m)
Deck Area332.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2013

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic352 (2020)
Truck Traffic42%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number170820294802003

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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