Structure 180570237403509 · Dallas County, TX

SH 342 East U-turn over IH 20

Carries SH 342 East U-turn over IH 20, 2.5 Miles East Of IH 35e.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT348 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

348 ft end to end, longest span 95 ft: about 5 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.

Built200818 years old
Length348.1 ft106.1 m
Daily traffic8,600counted 2011
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyDallas
Location2.5 Miles East Of IH 35e
CarriesSH 342 East U-turn
CrossesIH 20
Coordinates32.64783, -96.78108

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length348.1 ft (106.1 m)
Max Span94.8 ft (28.9 m)
Deck Width25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Deck Area838.2 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built2008

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,600 (2011)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge1
Lanes Under Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number180570237403509

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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