Structure 180570237407456 · Dallas County, TX

IH 635 Ramp Lm-e over Valley View & Riverside

Carries IH 635 Ramp Lm-e over Valley View & Riverside, 2.5 Mi W Of IH 35e.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
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 FT1,539 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

1,539 ft end to end, longest span 115 ft: about 4.3 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.

Built200125 years old
Length1539.0 ft469.1 m
Daily traffic20,279counted 2019
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 48 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyDallas
Location2.5 Mi W Of IH 35e
CarriesIH 635 Ramp Lm-e
CrossesValley View & Riverside
Coordinates32.91056, -96.94059

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1539.0 ft (469.1 m)
Max Span115.2 ft (35.1 m)
Deck Width26.9 ft (8.2 m)
Deck Area3846.6 sq m
Main Spans14
Year Built2001

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic20,279 (2019)
Lanes On Bridge1
Lanes Under Bridge10

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number180570237407456

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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