Structure 11900010810066 · Rains County, TX

SH 19 over Lake Fork

Carries SH 19 over Lake Fork, 1.10 Mi S Of FM 514.

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 overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT546 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

546 ft end to end, longest span 30 ft: about 1.5 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.

Built197848 years old
Length545.9 ft166.4 m
Daily traffic4,367counted 2020
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyRains
Location1.10 Mi S Of FM 514
CarriesSH 19
CrossesLake Fork
Coordinates32.93202, -95.73619

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length545.9 ft (166.4 m)
Max Span29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Width46.3 ft (14.1 m)
Deck Area2346.2 sq m
Main Spans18
Year Built1978

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,367 (2020)
Truck Traffic14%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical6 — Scour calculated, stable
Structure Number011900010810066

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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