Structure 21840031407224 · Parker County, TX

IH 20 Ebfr U-turn over IH 20

Carries IH 20 Ebfr U-turn over IH 20, 1.63 Mi NE Of SH 171.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT286 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

286 ft end to end, longest span 90 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.

Built201214 years old
Length286.1 ft87.2 m
Daily traffic22counted 2024
Last inspectedSeptember 2022every 48 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyParker
Location1.63 Mi NE Of SH 171
CarriesIH 20 Ebfr U-turn
CrossesIH 20
Coordinates32.73716, -97.76293

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length286.1 ft (87.2 m)
Max Span89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Deck Width27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Deck Area741.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2012

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic22 (2024)
Lanes On Bridge1
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number021840031407224

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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