Structure 180710009203294 · Ellis County, TX

IH 45 SB Ml over Fifth ST

Carries IH 45 SB Ml over Fifth ST, 0.3 Mi N Of FM 660.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT150 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

150 ft end to end: about 2 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 box-beam bridge.

Built199531 years old
Length149.9 ft45.7 m
Daily traffic25,686counted 2023
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyEllis
Location0.3 Mi N Of FM 660
CarriesIH 45 SB Ml
CrossesFifth ST
Coordinates32.53502, -96.65914

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length149.9 ft (45.7 m)
Max Span80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Deck Width52.2 ft (15.9 m)
Deck Area726.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1995

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic25,686 (2023)
Truck Traffic21%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number180710009203294

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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