Structure 192300052002175 · Upshur County, TX

SH 155 over Big Sandy Creek

Carries SH 155 over Big Sandy Creek, 0.30 Mi S Of FM 1002.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT720 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

720 ft end to end, longest span 80 ft: about 2.0 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built200917 years old
Length720.1 ft219.5 m
Daily traffic6,237counted 2020
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyUpshur
Location0.30 Mi S Of FM 1002
CarriesSH 155
CrossesBig Sandy Creek
Coordinates32.60316, -95.09276

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length720.1 ft (219.5 m)
Max Span80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Deck Width86.3 ft (26.3 m)
Deck Area5772.9 sq m
Main Spans9
Year Built2009

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,237 (2020)
Truck Traffic21%
Lanes On Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number192300052002175

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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