Structure 120850050004455 · Galveston County, TX

IH 45 Nbml over Magnolia Bayou

Carries IH 45 Nbml over Magnolia Bayou, 0.30 Mi SE Of FM 646.

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
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT112 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

112 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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.

Built20206 years old
Length111.9 ft34.1 m
Daily traffic115,900counted 2016
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyGalveston
Location0.30 Mi SE Of FM 646
CarriesIH 45 Nbml
CrossesMagnolia Bayou
Coordinates29.46250, -95.08775

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignSlab
Total Length111.9 ft (34.1 m)
Max Span49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Width87.3 ft (26.6 m)
Deck Area907.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2020

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic115,900 (2016)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number120850050004455

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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