Structure 151330014204016 · Kerr County, TX

SH 27 over Town Creek

Carries SH 27 over Town Creek, 0.4 Mi NW Of SH 16.

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
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT171 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

171 ft end to end, longest span 29 ft: 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1932rebuilt 1948
Length170.9 ft52.1 m
Daily traffic16,289counted 2022
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyKerr
Location0.4 Mi NW Of SH 16
CarriesSH 27
CrossesTown Creek
Coordinates30.05257, -99.14643

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length170.9 ft (52.1 m)
Max Span28.5 ft (8.7 m)
Deck Width64.0 ft (19.5 m)
Deck Area1016.0 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1932 (reconstructed 1948)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic16,289 (2022)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number151330014204016

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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