Structure 150150001710393 · Bexar County, TX

New Braunfels AVE over IH 35

Carries New Braunfels AVE over IH 35, 1.0 Mi E Of IH 37/us 281.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT236 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

236 ft end to end, longest span 118 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.

Built20188 years old
Length235.9 ft71.9 m
Daily traffic6,960counted 2010
Last inspectedMay 2022every 48 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyBexar
Location1.0 Mi E Of IH 37/us 281
CarriesNew Braunfels AVE
CrossesIH 35
Coordinates29.43807, -98.46105

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length235.9 ft (71.9 m)
Max Span118.1 ft (36 m)
Deck Width90.9 ft (27.7 m)
Deck Area1991.6 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2018

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,960 (2010)
Lanes On Bridge5
Lanes Under Bridge7

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number150150001710393

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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