Structure 181300009504152 · Kaufman County, TX

Sp 557 EB over US 80 EB & Uprr

Carries Sp 557 EB over US 80 EB & Uprr, 0.8 Mi W Of FM 1392.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT484 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

484 ft end to end, longest span 90 ft: about 7 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.

Built196462 years old
Length483.9 ft147.5 m
Daily traffic20,350counted 2022
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyKaufman
Location0.8 Mi W Of FM 1392
CarriesSp 557 EB
CrossesUS 80 EB & Uprr
Coordinates32.73828, -96.35622

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length483.9 ft (147.5 m)
Max Span89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Deck Width34.8 ft (10.6 m)
Deck Area1563.5 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1964

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic20,350 (2022)
Truck Traffic20%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number181300009504152

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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