Structure 22200001416150 · Tarrant County, TX

IH 35w (nbl) over SH 121 EB

Carries IH 35w (nbl) over SH 121 EB, 0.6 Mi N Of Us-287.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT188 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

188 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.

Built1960rebuilt 1999
Length188.0 ft57.3 m
Daily traffic—reported figure implausible
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyTarrant
Location0.6 Mi N Of Us-287
CarriesIH 35w (nbl)
CrossesSH 121 EB
Coordinates32.76480, -97.31739

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length188.0 ft (57.3 m)
Max Span77.1 ft (23.5 m)
Deck Width42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Area733.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1960 (reconstructed 1999)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic189,252 (2022)
That is about 63,084 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 Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number022200001416150

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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