Structure 161780226302020 · Nueces County, TX

SH 361 over Morris & Cummings Cut

Carries SH 361 over Morris & Cummings Cut, 2.40 Mi SE Of Commercial.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT415 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

415 ft end to end, longest span 55 ft: about 6 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 bridge of this kind.

Built199432 years old
Length415.0 ft126.5 m
Daily traffic6,181counted 2023
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 12 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyNueces
Location2.40 Mi SE Of Commercial
CarriesSH 361
CrossesMorris & Cummings Cut
Coordinates27.88888, -97.11002

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignOther
Total Length415.0 ft (126.5 m)
Max Span55.1 ft (16.8 m)
Deck Width45.9 ft (14 m)
Deck Area1,771 sq m
Main Spans8
Year Built1994

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,181 (2023)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number161780226302020

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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