Structure 180570019603500 · Dallas County, TX

IH 35e over W Belt Line Bnsf Rr Etc

Carries IH 35e over W Belt Line Bnsf Rr Etc, 3.0 Mi NW Of IH 635.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT2,735 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

2,735 ft end to end: about 7.6 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.

Built20188 years old
Length2734.9 ft833.6 m
Daily traffic167,759counted 2017
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyDallas
Location3.0 Mi NW Of IH 635
CarriesIH 35e
CrossesW Belt Line Bnsf Rr Etc
Coordinates32.95338, -96.91073

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length2734.9 ft (833.6 m)
Max Span240.2 ft (73.2 m)
Deck Width133.5 ft (40.7 m)
Deck Area33927.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2018

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic167,759 (2017)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge8
Lanes Under Bridge16

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number180570019603500

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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