Structure 61950044109056 · Reeves County, TX

IH 10 EB over W Cowan Draw

Carries IH 10 EB over W Cowan Draw, 0.45 Mi E Jeff Davis C/l.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT300 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

300 ft end to end, longest span 50 ft: about 4 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.

Built196957 years old
Length299.9 ft91.4 m
Daily traffic14,949counted 2022
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyReeves
Location0.45 Mi E Jeff Davis C/l
CarriesIH 10 EB
CrossesW Cowan Draw
Coordinates31.08477, -104.06123

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length299.9 ft (91.4 m)
Max Span49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Width49.2 ft (15 m)
Deck Area1,371 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1969

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic14,949 (2022)
Truck Traffic40%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number061950044109056

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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