Structure 102500065703012 · Wood County, TX

FM 515 over Lake Fork Crk (lk Fork)

Carries FM 515 over Lake Fork Crk (lk Fork), 3.75 Mi W Of SH 154.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
4,700 FT OVERALL1,000 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

4,700 ft end to end, longest span 100 ft: about 13 football fields. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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.

Built197848 years old
Length4700.1 ft1432.6 m
Daily traffic3,464counted 2023
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyWood
Location3.75 Mi W Of SH 154
CarriesFM 515
CrossesLake Fork Crk (lk Fork)
Coordinates32.88359, -95.62156

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length4700.1 ft (1432.6 m)
Max Span100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Deck Width42.3 ft (12.9 m)
Deck Area18480.5 sq m
Main Spans47
Year Built1978

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,464 (2023)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number102500065703012

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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