Structure 120200019203037 · Brazoria County, TX

SH 35 NB over SH 6

Carries SH 35 NB over SH 6, 1.10 Mi SE Of SH 35 Bus.

Overall conditionFair

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT192 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

192 ft end to end, longest span 55 ft: about 3 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.

Built196363 years old
Length191.9 ft58.5 m
Daily traffic7,516counted 2020
Last inspectedNovember 2022every 48 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyBrazoria
Location1.10 Mi SE Of SH 35 Bus
CarriesSH 35 NB
CrossesSH 6
Coordinates29.42300, -95.22734

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length191.9 ft (58.5 m)
Max Span55.1 ft (16.8 m)
Deck Width40.4 ft (12.3 m)
Deck Area719.5 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1963

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,516 (2020)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number120200019203037

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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