Structure 11390076901007 · Lamar County, TX

FM 197 over Sanders Creek

Carries FM 197 over Sanders Creek, 2.20 Mi W Of US 271.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT277 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

277 ft end to end, longest span 75 ft: about 4 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.

Built1956rebuilt 1969
Length276.9 ft84.4 m
Daily traffic536counted 2020
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyLamar
Location2.20 Mi W Of US 271
CarriesFM 197
CrossesSanders Creek
Coordinates33.87124, -95.54361

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length276.9 ft (84.4 m)
Max Span75.1 ft (22.9 m)
Deck Width42.3 ft (12.9 m)
Deck Area1088.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1956 (reconstructed 1969)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic536 (2020)
Truck Traffic13%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical6 — Scour calculated, stable
Structure Number011390076901007

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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