Structure 130760AA0189001 · Fayette County, TX

Piano Bridge Road over East Navidad River

Carries Piano Bridge Road over East Navidad River, 1.15 Mi E Of End FM 615.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT122 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

122 ft end to end. 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 through truss.

Built1900rebuilt 2012
Length122.0 ft37.2 m
Daily traffic100counted 2017
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyFayette
Location1.15 Mi E Of End FM 615
CarriesPiano Bridge Road
CrossesEast Navidad River
Coordinates29.72733, -96.84536

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length122.0 ft (37.2 m)
Max Span79.1 ft (24.1 m)
Deck Width11.8 ft (3.6 m)
Deck Area133.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1900 (reconstructed 2012)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic100 (2017)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number130760AA0189001

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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