Structure 210310C00302001 · Cameron County, TX

Los Tomates Inter. over Rio Grande River

Carries Los Tomates Inter. over Rio Grande River, .02 Mi S Of Tollbooth.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT4,024 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

4,024 ft end to end, longest span 100 ft: about 11 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.

Built199927 years old
Length4024.0 ft1226.5 m
Daily traffic14,168counted 2024
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyCameron
Location.02 Mi S Of Tollbooth
CarriesLos Tomates Inter.
CrossesRio Grande River
Coordinates25.88609, -97.47643

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length4024.0 ft (1226.5 m)
Max Span100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Deck Width65.6 ft (20 m)
Deck Area24,530 sq m
Main Spans43
Year Built1999

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic14,168 (2024)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number210310C00302001

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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