Structure 230250048006020 · Brown County, TX

FM 45 over South Willis Creek

Carries FM 45 over South Willis Creek, 1.30 Mi E Of US 377.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT54 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

54 ft end to end, longest span 18 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 deck arch.

Built194086 years old
Length54.1 ft16.5 m
Daily traffic3,867counted 2020
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyBrown
Location1.30 Mi E Of US 377
CarriesFM 45
CrossesSouth Willis Creek
Coordinates31.65912, -98.98118

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length54.1 ft (16.5 m)
Max Span18.0 ft (5.5 m)
Deck Width50.9 ft (15.5 m)
Deck Area255.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1940

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,867 (2020)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number230250048006020

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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