Structure 181300009504413 · Kaufman County, TX

Forney Parkway SB over US 80 & Uprr

Carries Forney Parkway SB over US 80 & Uprr, 2.0 Mi E Of FM 548.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT713 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

713 ft end to end, longest span 114 ft: about 2.0 football fields. 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.

Built201313 years old
Length712.9 ft217.3 m
Daily traffic2,124counted 2010
Last inspectedApril 2022every 48 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyKaufman
Location2.0 Mi E Of FM 548
CarriesForney Parkway SB
CrossesUS 80 & Uprr
Coordinates32.74115, -96.41353

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length712.9 ft (217.3 m)
Max Span113.8 ft (34.7 m)
Deck Width69.6 ft (21.2 m)
Deck Area4606.8 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built2013

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,124 (2010)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number181300009504413

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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