Structure 180570044202040 · Dallas County, TX

IH 35e Nbfr over Ricketts Branch

Carries IH 35e Nbfr over Ricketts Branch, 1.1 Mi N Of IH 20.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT153 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

153 ft end to end, longest span 25 ft: about 2 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 slab bridge.

Built196462 years old
Length152.9 ft46.6 m
Daily traffic1,109counted 2020
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyDallas
Location1.1 Mi N Of IH 20
CarriesIH 35e Nbfr
CrossesRicketts Branch
Coordinates32.65827, -96.82263

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length152.9 ft (46.6 m)
Max Span24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Deck Width43.0 ft (13.1 m)
Deck Area610.5 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1964

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,109 (2020)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical6 — Scour calculated, stable
Structure Number180570044202040

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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