Structure 1805709K2550006 · Dallas County, TX

Spur 303/tollway over Mountain Creek Lake

Carries Spur 303/tollway over Mountain Creek Lake, 0.7 Mi W Of Mtn Crk PKWY.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
7,425 FT OVERALL1,000 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

7,425 ft end to end, longest span 75 ft: about 21 football fields, or 1.4 miles. 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.

Built197848 years old
Length7424.9 ft2263.1 m
Daily traffic5,156counted 2023
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyDallas
Location0.7 Mi W Of Mtn Crk PKWY
CarriesSpur 303/tollway
CrossesMountain Creek Lake
Coordinates32.70799, -96.95454

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length7424.9 ft (2263.1 m)
Max Span75.1 ft (22.9 m)
Deck Width36.4 ft (11.1 m)
Deck Area25120.4 sq m
Main Spans99
Year Built1978

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,156 (2023)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerLocal Toll Authority
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number1805709K2550006

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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