Structure 90740107701023 · Falls County, TX

FM 434 over Bullhide Creek

Carries FM 434 over Bullhide Creek, 9.25 Mi NE Of SH 7.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure9/9 · Excellent
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT260 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 9/9Substructure 8/9

260 ft end to end, longest span 90 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.

Built20188 years old
Length259.8 ft79.2 m
Daily traffic900counted 2018
Last inspectedDecember 2022every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyFalls
Location9.25 Mi NE Of SH 7
CarriesFM 434
CrossesBullhide Creek
Coordinates31.39261, -97.03895

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length259.8 ft (79.2 m)
Max Span89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Deck Width32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Area776.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2018

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic900 (2018)
Truck Traffic17%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number090740107701023

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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