Structure 91100001406075 · Hill County, TX

SH 81 over Lovelace Creek

Carries SH 81 over Lovelace Creek, 0.2 Mi N Of FM 2959.

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
CAR · 15 FT110 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

110 ft end to end, longest span 30 ft. 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 slab bridge.

Built194680 years old
Length109.9 ft33.5 m
Daily traffic2,038counted 2023
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyHill
Location0.2 Mi N Of FM 2959
CarriesSH 81
CrossesLovelace Creek
Coordinates32.09208, -97.12813

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length109.9 ft (33.5 m)
Max Span29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Width45.9 ft (14 m)
Deck Area469 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1946

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,038 (2023)
Truck Traffic14%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number091100001406075

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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