Structure 180570000911079 · Dallas County, TX

Houston St. over Ih30 & Trinity River Rr

Carries Houston St. over Ih30 & Trinity River Rr, 1.8 Mi W Of IH 45.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
4,774 FT OVERALL1,000 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

4,774 ft end to end: 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.

Built1911115 years old
Length4774.0 ft1455.1 m
Daily traffic6,304counted 2015
Last inspectedJune 2024every 12 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyDallas
Location1.8 Mi W Of IH 45
CarriesHouston St.
CrossesIh30 & Trinity River Rr
Coordinates32.76979, -96.80893

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length4774.0 ft (1455.1 m)
Max Span103.0 ft (31.4 m)
Deck Width52.5 ft (16 m)
Deck Area23281.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1911

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,304 (2015)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge38

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number180570000911079

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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