Structure 121020050801023 · Harris County, TX

IH 10 over Hunting Bayou

Carries IH 10 over Hunting Bayou, 2.0 Mi E Of IH 610.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT175 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

175 ft end to end, longest span 25 ft: about 2 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 slab bridge.

Built1950rebuilt 1985
Length174.9 ft53.3 m
Daily traffic150,291counted 2023
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyHarris
Location2.0 Mi E Of IH 610
CarriesIH 10
CrossesHunting Bayou
Coordinates29.77203, -95.22795

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length174.9 ft (53.3 m)
Max Span24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Deck Width149.6 ft (45.6 m)
Deck Area2430.5 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1950 (reconstructed 1985)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic150,291 (2023)
Truck Traffic15%
Lanes On Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number121020050801023

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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