Structure 11170064101028 · Hunt County, TX

SH 276 over Lake Tawakoni

Carries SH 276 over Lake Tawakoni, 7.6 Mi E Jct Sh34 & Sh276.

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
10,200 FT OVERALL2,000 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

10,200 ft end to end, longest span 120 ft: about 28 football fields, or 1.9 miles. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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.

Built201610 years old
Length10200.1 ft3,109 m
Daily traffic5,311counted 2020
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyHunt
Location7.6 Mi E Jct Sh34 & Sh276
CarriesSH 276
CrossesLake Tawakoni
Coordinates32.90633, -95.98336

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length10200.1 ft (3,109 m)
Max Span120.1 ft (36.6 m)
Deck Width80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Deck Area75859.6 sq m
Main Spans85
Year Built2016

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,311 (2020)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical6 — Scour calculated, stable
Structure Number011170064101028

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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