Structure 121020038905101 · Harris County, TX

SH 146 SB over Up Rr & Port Road

Carries SH 146 SB over Up Rr & Port Road, 2.80 Mi N Of Nasa RD 1.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT385 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

385 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built196957 years old
Length384.8 ft117.3 m
Daily traffic17,357counted 2020
Last inspectedDecember 2022every 48 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyHarris
Location2.80 Mi N Of Nasa RD 1
CarriesSH 146 SB
CrossesUp Rr & Port Road
Coordinates29.60379, -95.03211

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length384.8 ft (117.3 m)
Max Span80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Deck Width61.7 ft (18.8 m)
Deck Area2205.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1969

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic17,357 (2020)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number121020038905101

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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