Structure 210310033104005 · Cameron County, TX

Pr 100 over Intracoastal Waterway

Carries Pr 100 over Intracoastal Waterway, Qn Isabella Causeway.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
12,510 FT OVERALL2,500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

12,510 ft end to end, longest span 310 ft: about 35 football fields, or 2.4 miles. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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.

Built197452 years old
Length12509.8 ft3,813 m
Daily traffic18,777counted 2024
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyCameron
LocationQn Isabella Causeway
CarriesPr 100
CrossesIntracoastal Waterway
Coordinates26.08644, -97.18005

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length12509.8 ft (3,813 m)
Max Span310.0 ft (94.5 m)
Deck Width67.9 ft (20.7 m)
Deck Area78929.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1974

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic18,777 (2024)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical6 — Scour calculated, stable
Structure Number210310033104005

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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