Structure 101080016403023 · Henderson County, TX

SH 31 EB over Railroad (up)

Carries SH 31 EB over Railroad (up), 0.7 Mi W Of FM 315.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT147 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

147 ft end to end, longest span 49 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1930rebuilt 1955
Length147.0 ft44.8 m
Daily traffic6,001counted 2020
Last inspectedFebruary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyHenderson
Location0.7 Mi W Of FM 315
CarriesSH 31 EB
CrossesRailroad (up)
Coordinates32.30499, -95.49090

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length147.0 ft (44.8 m)
Max Span48.9 ft (14.9 m)
Deck Width42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Area573.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1930 (reconstructed 1955)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,001 (2020)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number101080016403023

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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