Structure 1805709I3600002 · Dallas County, TX

Market Center SB over Turtle Creek

Carries Market Center SB over Turtle Creek, At Turtle Creek BLVD.

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 overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT184 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

184 ft end to end, longest span 40 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built197353 years old
Length184.1 ft56.1 m
Daily traffic7,237counted 2022
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 12 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyDallas
LocationAt Turtle Creek BLVD
CarriesMarket Center SB
CrossesTurtle Creek
Coordinates32.79615, -96.82398

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length184.1 ft (56.1 m)
Max Span40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Width51.2 ft (15.6 m)
Deck Area875.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1973

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,237 (2022)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number1805709I3600002

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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