Structure 180710004804521 · Ellis County, TX

IH 35 E over US 287 Bus And Up Rr

Carries IH 35 E over US 287 Bus And Up Rr, 1.4 Mi SW Of US 287.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT400 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

400 ft end to end, longest span 125 ft: about 6 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.

Built20197 years old
Length399.9 ft121.9 m
Daily traffic54,983counted 2018
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyEllis
Location1.4 Mi SW Of US 287
CarriesIH 35 E
CrossesUS 287 Bus And Up Rr
Coordinates32.40828, -96.87274

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length399.9 ft (121.9 m)
Max Span125.0 ft (38.1 m)
Deck Width118.1 ft (36 m)
Deck Area4388.4 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2019

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic54,983 (2018)
Truck Traffic35%
Lanes On Bridge6
Lanes Under Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number180710004804521

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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