Structure 120800AA0729001 · Fort Bend County, TX

Shady Oaks Lane over Coon Creek

Carries Shady Oaks Lane over Coon Creek, 0.4 Mi SE Cottonwood Sch.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 3 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT71 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 3/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

71 ft end to end, longest span 14 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built200323 years old
Length70.9 ft21.6 m
Daily traffic308counted 2021
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 12 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyFort Bend
Location0.4 Mi SE Cottonwood Sch
CarriesShady Oaks Lane
CrossesCoon Creek
Coordinates29.51403, -95.83072

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length70.9 ft (21.6 m)
Max Span14.1 ft (4.3 m)
Deck Width15.7 ft (4.8 m)
Deck Area103.7 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built2003

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic308 (2021)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number120800AA0729001

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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