Structure 150950036602038 · Guadalupe County, TX

SH 123 over York Creek

Carries SH 123 over York Creek, 1.5 Mi S Of Jct FM 1979.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT960 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

960 ft end to end, longest span 30 ft: about 2.7 football fields. 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 slab bridge.

Built1948rebuilt 1967
Length960.0 ft292.6 m
Daily traffic8,871counted 2020
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyGuadalupe
Location1.5 Mi S Of Jct FM 1979
CarriesSH 123
CrossesYork Creek
Coordinates29.74931, -97.94868

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length960.0 ft (292.6 m)
Max Span29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Width54.5 ft (16.6 m)
Deck Area4857.2 sq m
Main Spans34
Year Built1948 (reconstructed 1967)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,871 (2020)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number150950036602038

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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