Structure 161780226302026 · Nueces County, TX

SH 361 Ramp 2 over Corpus Christi Ship Chan

Carries SH 361 Ramp 2 over Corpus Christi Ship Chan, Harbor Island Ferry.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT29 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

29 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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 lift bridge (drawn closed).

Built2002rebuilt 2015
Length28.5 ft8.7 m
Daily traffic5,703counted 2021
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyNueces
LocationHarbor Island Ferry
CarriesSH 361 Ramp 2
CrossesCorpus Christi Ship Chan
Coordinates27.84396, -97.07047

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignMovable - Lift
Total Length28.5 ft (8.7 m)
Max Span28.5 ft (8.7 m)
Deck Width26.9 ft (8.2 m)
Deck Area71.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2002 (reconstructed 2015)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,703 (2021)
Truck Traffic27%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical6 — Scour calculated, stable
Structure Number161780226302026

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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