Structure 240720B55000013 · El Paso County, TX

Railroad DR over Drainage Ditch

Carries Railroad DR over Drainage Ditch, 0.60 Mi SW Of Diana DR.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT31 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

31 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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 bridge of this kind.

Built1960rebuilt 1986
Length30.8 ft9.4 m
Daily traffic25,700counted 2017
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyEl Paso
Location0.60 Mi SW Of Diana DR
CarriesRailroad DR
CrossesDrainage Ditch
Coordinates31.83806, -106.42757

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignOther
Total Length30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Max Span29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Width111.2 ft (33.9 m)
Deck Area318.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1960 (reconstructed 1986)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic25,700 (2017)
Lanes On Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number240720B55000013

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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