Structure 22200000814545 · Tarrant County, TX

IH 820 WB over Little Fossil Creek

Carries IH 820 WB over Little Fossil Creek, 0.10 Mi W Of Mark IV PKWY.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT176 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

176 ft end to end, longest span 88 ft: 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built20206 years old
Length175.9 ft53.6 m
Daily traffic67,000counted 2018
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyTarrant
Location0.10 Mi W Of Mark IV PKWY
CarriesIH 820 WB
CrossesLittle Fossil Creek
Coordinates32.83972, -97.32299

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length175.9 ft (53.6 m)
Max Span87.9 ft (26.8 m)
Deck Width106.0 ft (32.3 m)
Deck Area1731.3 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2020

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic67,000 (2018)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerLocal Toll Authority
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number022200000814545

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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