Structure 160040018003072 · Aransas County, TX

SH 35 over Salt Creek

Carries SH 35 over Salt Creek, 9.7 Mi N Of Pr 13.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT800 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

800 ft end to end, longest span 50 ft: about 2.2 football fields. 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 bridge of this kind.

Built200620 years old
Length799.9 ft243.8 m
Daily traffic4,177counted 2022
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyAransas
Location9.7 Mi N Of Pr 13
CarriesSH 35
CrossesSalt Creek
Coordinates28.27233, -96.96096

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignOther
Total Length799.9 ft (243.8 m)
Max Span49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Width45.9 ft (14 m)
Deck Area3413.2 sq m
Main Spans16
Year Built2006

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,177 (2022)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number160040018003072

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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