Structure 121020B41697003 · Harris County, TX

Main Street over Buffalo & White Oak Byu

Carries Main Street over Buffalo & White Oak Byu, 0.2 Mi S Of IH 10.

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 FT1,275 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

1,275 ft end to end: about 3.5 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.

Built1914rebuilt 1985
Length1274.9 ft388.6 m
Daily traffic2,946counted 2022
Last inspectedDecember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyHarris
Location0.2 Mi S Of IH 10
CarriesMain Street
CrossesBuffalo & White Oak Byu
Coordinates29.76591, -95.35866

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length1274.9 ft (388.6 m)
Max Span169.9 ft (51.8 m)
Deck Width60.0 ft (18.3 m)
Deck Area7111.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1914 (reconstructed 1985)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,946 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number121020B41697003

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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