Structure 201460102302012 · Liberty County, TX

FM 563 over Redmond Creek

Carries FM 563 over Redmond Creek, 6.3 Mi S Of US 90.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
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 FT100 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

100 ft end to end, longest span 25 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 bridge of this kind.

Built1975rebuilt 1994
Length100.1 ft30.5 m
Daily traffic3,456counted 2020
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyLiberty
Location6.3 Mi S Of US 90
CarriesFM 563
CrossesRedmond Creek
Coordinates29.98531, -94.74094

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignOther
Total Length100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Max Span24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Deck Width50.9 ft (15.5 m)
Deck Area472.8 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1975 (reconstructed 1994)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,456 (2020)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number201460102302012

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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