Structure 161780007406213 · Nueces County, TX

IH 37 over Port AVE

Carries IH 37 over Port AVE, 0.25 Mi W Of SH 286.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT513 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

513 ft end to end, longest span 140 ft: about 7 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.

Built20206 years old
Length513.1 ft156.4 m
Daily traffic20,910counted 2013
Last inspectedMarch 2022every 48 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyNueces
Location0.25 Mi W Of SH 286
CarriesIH 37
CrossesPort AVE
Coordinates27.79817, -97.41388

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length513.1 ft (156.4 m)
Max Span140.1 ft (42.7 m)
Deck Width116.1 ft (35.4 m)
Deck Area5536.6 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2020

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic20,910 (2013)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge6
Lanes Under Bridge7

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number161780007406213

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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