Structure 121020050003014 · Harris County, TX

IH 45 over Park Place & Broadway

Carries IH 45 over Park Place & Broadway, 1 Mi S Of IH 610.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT710 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

710 ft end to end, longest span 55 ft: about 2.0 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.

Built1952rebuilt 1982
Length710.0 ft216.4 m
Daily traffic208,346counted 2020
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyHarris
Location1 Mi S Of IH 610
CarriesIH 45
CrossesPark Place & Broadway
Coordinates29.68499, -95.27719

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length710.0 ft (216.4 m)
Max Span55.1 ft (16.8 m)
Deck Width141.4 ft (43.1 m)
Deck Area9326.8 sq m
Main Spans14
Year Built1952 (reconstructed 1982)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic208,346 (2020)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge9
Lanes Under Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number121020050003014

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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