Structure 91100001405536 · Hill County, TX

SH 81 over Majors Branch

Carries SH 81 over Majors Branch, 0.2 Mi N Of FM 67.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very 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 FT100 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

100 ft end to end, longest span 50 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 bridge of this kind.

Built201313 years old
Length100.1 ft30.5 m
Daily traffic1,349counted 2023
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyHill
Location0.2 Mi N Of FM 67
CarriesSH 81
CrossesMajors Branch
Coordinates32.21770, -97.17842

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignOther
Total Length100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Max Span49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Width46.3 ft (14.1 m)
Deck Area430.1 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2013

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,349 (2023)
Truck Traffic18%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number091100001405536

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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