Structure 150460001605119 · Comal County, TX

Solms Road over IH 35

Carries Solms Road over IH 35, 4.5 Mi SW Of FM 725.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT207 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

207 ft end to end, longest span 65 ft: about 3 semi-trucks nose to tail. Lengths and the semi-truck 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.

Built1961rebuilt 2001
Length207.0 ft63.1 m
Daily traffic3,070counted 2010
Last inspectedJune 2022every 48 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyComal
Location4.5 Mi SW Of FM 725
CarriesSolms Road
CrossesIH 35
Coordinates29.66314, -98.16994

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length207.0 ft (63.1 m)
Max Span65.0 ft (19.8 m)
Deck Width45.9 ft (14 m)
Deck Area883.4 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1961 (reconstructed 2001)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,070 (2010)
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number150460001605119

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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