Structure 201760049901001 · Newton County, TX

SH 12 over Sabine River

Carries SH 12 over Sabine River, 0.0 Mi SW Of Louisiana Sl.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT327 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

327 ft end to end, longest span 80 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 swing bridge (drawn closed).

Built193690 years old
Length327.1 ft99.7 m
Daily traffic3,213counted 2024
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyNewton
Location0.0 Mi SW Of Louisiana Sl
CarriesSH 12
CrossesSabine River
Coordinates30.30380, -93.74360

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignMovable - Swing
Total Length327.1 ft (99.7 m)
Max Span80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Deck Width28.2 ft (8.6 m)
Deck Area857.4 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1936

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,213 (2024)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number201760049901001

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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