Structure 22200000813342 · Tarrant County, TX

IH 20 over Forest Hill DR

Carries IH 20 over Forest Hill DR, 3.10 Mi E Of IH 35w.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT218 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

218 ft end to end, longest span 72 ft: about 3 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.

Built198838 years old
Length217.8 ft66.4 m
Daily traffic154,832counted 2020
Last inspectedJune 2023every 48 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyTarrant
Location3.10 Mi E Of IH 35w
CarriesIH 20
CrossesForest Hill DR
Coordinates32.66145, -97.26990

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length217.8 ft (66.4 m)
Max Span71.9 ft (21.9 m)
Deck Width153.9 ft (46.9 m)
Deck Area3114.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1988

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic154,832 (2020)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge9
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number022200000813342

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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