Structure 150150001710299 · Bexar County, TX

IH 35 NB Conn 2 over Newell ST

Carries IH 35 NB Conn 2 over Newell ST, IH 35 & IH 37 Interchange.

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 FT225 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

225 ft end to end: 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.

Built197254 years old
Length225.1 ft68.6 m
Daily traffic—reported figure implausible
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyBexar
LocationIH 35 & IH 37 Interchange
CarriesIH 35 NB Conn 2
CrossesNewell ST
Coordinates29.44059, -98.47868

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length225.1 ft (68.6 m)
Max Span95.1 ft (29 m)
Deck Width25.6 ft (7.8 m)
Deck Area535.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1972

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic129,380 (2022)
That is about 129,380 vehicles per lane per day — beyond what any U.S. road carries (the busiest freeways run about 25,000–30,000). It is almost certainly a data-entry error in the National Bridge Inventory, so we leave this bridge out of traffic rankings.
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge1
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number150150001710299

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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