Structure 161780010201070 · Nueces County, TX

SH 44 EB Conn over SH 358

Carries SH 44 EB Conn over SH 358, Jct SH 44 & SH 358.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT824 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

824 ft end to end, longest span 126 ft: about 2.3 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built198046 years old
Length824.1 ft251.2 m
Daily traffic10,380counted 2013
Last inspectedJune 2022every 48 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyNueces
LocationJct SH 44 & SH 358
CarriesSH 44 EB Conn
CrossesSH 358
Coordinates27.78277, -97.46934

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length824.1 ft (251.2 m)
Max Span126.0 ft (38.4 m)
Deck Width25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Deck Area1984.5 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1980

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10,380 (2013)
Truck Traffic13%
Lanes On Bridge1
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number161780010201070

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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