Structure 91100051902005 · Hill County, TX

SH 174 over Brazos River

Carries SH 174 over Brazos River, 5.8 Mi W Of FM 933.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,294 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

1,294 ft end to end, longest span 201 ft: about 3.6 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 deck truss.

Built195076 years old
Length1294.0 ft394.4 m
Daily traffic3,030counted 2020
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyHill
Location5.8 Mi W Of FM 933
CarriesSH 174
CrossesBrazos River
Coordinates32.12347, -97.49263

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignTruss - Deck
Total Length1294.0 ft (394.4 m)
Max Span200.8 ft (61.2 m)
Deck Width29.2 ft (8.9 m)
Deck Area3510.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1950

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,030 (2020)
Truck Traffic17%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number091100051902005

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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