Structure 91470009304045 · Limestone County, TX

SH 14 over Navasota River

Carries SH 14 over Navasota River, 7.0 Mi S Of US 84.

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 overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT275 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

275 ft end to end, longest span 75 ft: about 4 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1952rebuilt 1960
Length274.9 ft83.8 m
Daily traffic5,723counted 2023
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyLimestone
Location7.0 Mi S Of US 84
CarriesSH 14
CrossesNavasota River
Coordinates31.58695, -96.52588

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length274.9 ft (83.8 m)
Max Span75.1 ft (22.9 m)
Deck Width49.2 ft (15 m)
Deck Area1,257 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1952 (reconstructed 1960)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,723 (2023)
Truck Traffic16%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number091470009304045

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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