Structure 51520J00005002 · Lubbock County, TX

Indian Trail over Buffalo Lake Spillway

Carries Indian Trail over Buffalo Lake Spillway, 1.0 Mi E Of Pony Express.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT190 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

190 ft end to end, longest span 58 ft: about 3 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built198046 years old
Length190.0 ft57.9 m
Daily traffic100counted 2011
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyLubbock
Location1.0 Mi E Of Pony Express
CarriesIndian Trail
CrossesBuffalo Lake Spillway
Coordinates33.53358, -101.69486

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length190.0 ft (57.9 m)
Max Span58.1 ft (17.7 m)
Deck Width25.6 ft (7.8 m)
Deck Area451.6 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1980

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic100 (2011)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number051520J00005002

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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