Structure 270630000000000 · Cotton County, OK

I-44 WB over Red River

Carries I-44 WB over Red River, Okla - Texas State Line.

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
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT3,918 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9

3,918 ft end to end, longest span 96 ft: about 11 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.

Built200323 years old
Length3918.0 ft1194.2 m
Daily traffic6,550counted 2022
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateOklahoma
CountyCotton
LocationOkla - Texas State Line
CarriesI-44 WB
CrossesRed River
Coordinates34.10333, -98.54194

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length3918.0 ft (1194.2 m)
Max Span96.1 ft (29.3 m)
Deck Width40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Area14569.2 sq m
Main Spans48
Year Built2003

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,550 (2022)
Truck Traffic36%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number270630000000000

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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