Structure 142270011312065 · Travis County, TX

Lp343/s Lamar BLVD over Lady Bird Lake/c Chavez

Carries Lp343/s Lamar BLVD over Lady Bird Lake/c Chavez, 0.2 Mi S Of 5th ST.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT659 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

659 ft end to end, longest span 110 ft: about 1.8 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 deck arch.

Built194383 years old
Length659.1 ft200.9 m
Daily traffic37,468counted 2023
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyTravis
Location0.2 Mi S Of 5th ST
CarriesLp343/s Lamar BLVD
CrossesLady Bird Lake/c Chavez
Coordinates30.26572, -97.75658

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length659.1 ft (200.9 m)
Max Span109.9 ft (33.5 m)
Deck Width50.9 ft (15.5 m)
Deck Area3113.9 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1943

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic37,468 (2023)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number142270011312065

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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