Structure 121020050003087 · Harris County, TX

IH 45 NB over Airline DR & Victoria DR

Carries IH 45 NB over Airline DR & Victoria DR, 1.5 Mi N Of IH 610.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT650 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

650 ft end to end, longest span 87 ft: about 1.8 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.

Built1960rebuilt 1987
Length649.9 ft198.1 m
Daily traffic100,485counted 2023
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyHarris
Location1.5 Mi N Of IH 610
CarriesIH 45 NB
CrossesAirline DR & Victoria DR
Coordinates29.83342, -95.38440

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length649.9 ft (198.1 m)
Max Span86.6 ft (26.4 m)
Deck Width72.5 ft (22.1 m)
Deck Area4378.0 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1960 (reconstructed 1987)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic100,485 (2023)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number121020050003087

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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