Structure 180610F00460002 · Denton County, TX

Swisher Road over Lewisville Lake

Carries Swisher Road over Lewisville Lake, 1.47 Mi E Of IH 35e.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
8,520 FT OVERALL1,000 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

8,520 ft end to end: about 24 football fields, or 1.6 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 through arch.

Built200917 years old
Length8520.0 ft2596.9 m
Daily traffic7,000counted 2010
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyDenton
Location1.47 Mi E Of IH 35e
CarriesSwisher Road
CrossesLewisville Lake
Coordinates33.13773, -97.01708

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignArch - Thru
Total Length8520.0 ft (2596.9 m)
Max Span361.9 ft (110.3 m)
Deck Width64.0 ft (19.5 m)
Deck Area50639.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2009

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,000 (2010)
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerLocal Toll Authority
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number180610F00460002

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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