Structure 150150001709120 · Bexar County, TX

IH 35 NB over Theo & Malone AVE

Carries IH 35 NB over Theo & Malone AVE, 0.40 Mi S Of US 90.

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 FT690 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

690 ft end to end, longest span 70 ft: about 1.9 football fields. 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.

Built1958rebuilt 2008
Length690.0 ft210.3 m
Daily traffic—reported figure implausible
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyBexar
Location0.40 Mi S Of US 90
CarriesIH 35 NB
CrossesTheo & Malone AVE
Coordinates29.38768, -98.51199

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length690.0 ft (210.3 m)
Max Span69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Deck Width58.1 ft (17.7 m)
Deck Area3722.3 sq m
Main Spans11
Year Built1958 (reconstructed 2008)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic157,486 (2022)
That is about 52,495 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 Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge7

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number150150001709120

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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