Structure 50860080604009 · Garza County, TX

FM 651 over Salt Fork Brazos River

Carries FM 651 over Salt Fork Brazos River, 11.2 Mi NE Of SH 207.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
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
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT400 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

400 ft end to end, longest span 80 ft: about 6 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.

Built198838 years old
Length399.9 ft121.9 m
Daily traffic283counted 2017
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyGarza
Location11.2 Mi NE Of SH 207
CarriesFM 651
CrossesSalt Fork Brazos River
Coordinates33.31685, -101.26115

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length399.9 ft (121.9 m)
Max Span80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Deck Width36.1 ft (11 m)
Deck Area1340.9 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1988

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic283 (2017)
Truck Traffic21%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number050860080604009

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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