Structure 142270313601099 · Travis County, TX

Lp 1 Nbml over Gaines Creek

Carries Lp 1 Nbml over Gaines Creek, 0.5 Mi N Of US 290.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT600 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

600 ft end to end, longest span 115 ft: about 1.7 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.

Built199333 years old
Length600.1 ft182.9 m
Daily traffic39,051counted 2023
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyTravis
Location0.5 Mi N Of US 290
CarriesLp 1 Nbml
CrossesGaines Creek
Coordinates30.23872, -97.81917

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length600.1 ft (182.9 m)
Max Span115.2 ft (35.1 m)
Deck Width64.0 ft (19.5 m)
Deck Area3566.6 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1993

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic39,051 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number142270313601099

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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