Structure 121020AA3130006 · Harris County, TX

Scarsdale BLVD over Clear Creek

Carries Scarsdale BLVD over Clear Creek, 0.8 Mi N Of FM 518.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT360 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

360 ft end to end, longest span 110 ft: about 5 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 box-beam bridge.

Built200620 years old
Length359.9 ft109.7 m
Daily traffic5,000counted 2011
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyHarris
Location0.8 Mi N Of FM 518
CarriesScarsdale BLVD
CrossesClear Creek
Coordinates29.55985, -95.23633

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length359.9 ft (109.7 m)
Max Span109.9 ft (33.5 m)
Deck Width77.4 ft (23.6 m)
Deck Area2588.9 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2006

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,000 (2011)
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical6 — Scour calculated, stable
Structure Number121020AA3130006

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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