Structure 121020351006338 · Harris County, TX

Sh99eb Tosh249sbdc over SH 99 & 249 Fr Rds

Carries Sh99eb Tosh249sbdc over SH 99 & 249 Fr Rds, SH 249 Interchange.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
4,935 FT OVERALL1,000 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

4,935 ft end to end, longest span 120 ft: about 14 football fields. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built20224 years old
Length4935.0 ft1504.2 m
Daily traffic36,701counted 2020
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyHarris
LocationSH 249 Interchange
CarriesSh99eb Tosh249sbdc
CrossesSH 99 & 249 Fr Rds
Coordinates30.05119, -95.61571

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length4935.0 ft (1504.2 m)
Max Span120.1 ft (36.6 m)
Deck Width38.4 ft (11.7 m)
Deck Area17599.1 sq m
Main Spans46
Year Built2022

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic36,701 (2020)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number121020351006338

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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