Structure 41480035501002 · Lipscomb County, TX

SH 15 over Abandoned Railroad

Carries SH 15 over Abandoned Railroad, 1.7 Mi E Of FM 2172.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT156 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

156 ft end to end: about 2 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.

Built1934rebuilt 1970
Length155.8 ft47.5 m
Daily traffic757counted 2020
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyLipscomb
Location1.7 Mi E Of FM 2172
CarriesSH 15
CrossesAbandoned Railroad
Coordinates36.44341, -100.29819

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length155.8 ft (47.5 m)
Max Span32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Width52.2 ft (15.9 m)
Deck Area755.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1934 (reconstructed 1970)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic757 (2020)
Truck Traffic27%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number041480035501002

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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