Structure 233310000000000 · Ellis County, OK

U.s. 283 over Clear Creek

Carries U.s. 283 over Clear Creek, 9.5 Mi N Sh15.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT503 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

503 ft end to end, longest span 100 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.

Built199333 years old
Length503.0 ft153.3 m
Daily traffic750counted 2022
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateOklahoma
CountyEllis
Location9.5 Mi N Sh15
CarriesU.s. 283
CrossesClear Creek
Coordinates36.57171, -99.88866

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length503.0 ft (153.3 m)
Max Span100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Deck Width42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Area1962.2 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1993

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic750 (2022)
Truck Traffic16%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number233310000000000

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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