Structure 161780010106064 · Nueces County, TX

US 181 over Beach AVE

Carries US 181 over Beach AVE, US 181 At Jct. Beach Ave..

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,840 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

1,840 ft end to end, longest span 80 ft: about 5.1 football fields. 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.

Built199234 years old
Length1839.9 ft560.8 m
Daily traffic53,335counted 2020
Last inspectedJuly 2022every 48 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyNueces
LocationUS 181 At Jct. Beach Ave.
CarriesUS 181
CrossesBeach AVE
Coordinates27.83178, -97.38543

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1839.9 ft (560.8 m)
Max Span80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Deck Width118.1 ft (36 m)
Deck Area20188.8 sq m
Main Spans23
Year Built1992

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic53,335 (2020)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge6
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number161780010106064

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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