Structure 22200000814209 · Tarrant County, TX

IH 820 EB over FM 156

Carries IH 820 EB over FM 156, 1.3 Mi E Of Lp 496/bu 287.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT282 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

282 ft end to end, longest span 72 ft: about 4 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built197353 years old
Length282.5 ft86.1 m
Daily traffic62,661counted 2019
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 48 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyTarrant
Location1.3 Mi E Of Lp 496/bu 287
CarriesIH 820 EB
CrossesFM 156
Coordinates32.84286, -97.34288

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length282.5 ft (86.1 m)
Max Span71.9 ft (21.9 m)
Deck Width61.7 ft (18.8 m)
Deck Area1618.7 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1973

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic62,661 (2019)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number022200000814209

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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