Structure 150150001710337 · Bexar County, TX

IH 35 SB Up Level over Houston ST To El Paso ST

Carries IH 35 SB Up Level over Houston ST To El Paso ST, 0.20 Mi S Of W Martin ST.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
4,158 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

4,158 ft end to end, longest span 110 ft: about 12 football fields. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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 segmental box-girder bridge.

Built198937 years old
Length4158.1 ft1267.4 m
Daily traffic169,296counted 2022
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyBexar
Location0.20 Mi S Of W Martin ST
CarriesIH 35 SB Up Level
CrossesHouston ST To El Paso ST
Coordinates29.42628, -98.50127

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignSegmental Box Girder
Total Length4158.1 ft (1267.4 m)
Max Span109.9 ft (33.5 m)
Deck Width81.0 ft (24.7 m)
Deck Area31304.8 sq m
Main Spans42
Year Built1989

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic169,296 (2022)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge23

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number150150001710337

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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