Structure 140870029101047 · Gillespie County, TX

SH 16 over Live Oak Creek

Carries SH 16 over Live Oak Creek, 4.00 Mi SW Of US 290.

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 overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT300 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

300 ft end to end, longest span 50 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.

Built1940rebuilt 1960
Length299.9 ft91.4 m
Daily traffic7,143counted 2020
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyGillespie
Location4.00 Mi SW Of US 290
CarriesSH 16
CrossesLive Oak Creek
Coordinates30.22885, -98.91020

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length299.9 ft (91.4 m)
Max Span49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Width52.5 ft (16 m)
Deck Area1462.4 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1940 (reconstructed 1960)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,143 (2020)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number140870029101047

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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