Structure 81770026401052 · Nolan County, TX

SH 70 Bus over Town Creek

Carries SH 70 Bus over Town Creek, 0.40 Mi S Of Bus 20.

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
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
24 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

24 ft end to end, longest span 11 ft. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1930rebuilt 1960
Length24.0 ft7.3 m
Daily traffic8,220counted 2013
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyNolan
Location0.40 Mi S Of Bus 20
CarriesSH 70 Bus
CrossesTown Creek
Coordinates32.46573, -100.40342

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Max Span11.2 ft (3.4 m)
Deck Width70.2 ft (21.4 m)
Deck Area156.2 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1930 (reconstructed 1960)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,220 (2013)
Truck Traffic23%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number081770026401052

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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