Structure 171450020504059 · Leon County, TX

FM 39 over US 79 & Uprr

Carries FM 39 over US 79 & Uprr, 1.8 Mi E Of FM 1512.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT280 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

280 ft end to end, longest span 40 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.

Built196759 years old
Length279.9 ft85.3 m
Daily traffic2,240counted 2013
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 48 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyLeon
Location1.8 Mi E Of FM 1512
CarriesFM 39
CrossesUS 79 & Uprr
Coordinates31.35162, -96.15026

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length279.9 ft (85.3 m)
Max Span40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Width35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Deck Area912.7 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1967

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,240 (2013)
Truck Traffic17%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number171450020504059

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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