Structure 130620015404015 · DeWitt County, TX

US 183 over Cuero Creek

Carries US 183 over Cuero Creek, 4.60 Mi S Of FM 951.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT250 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

250 ft end to end, longest span 35 ft: about 3 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1934rebuilt 1988
Length250.3 ft76.3 m
Daily traffic4,317counted 2023
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyDeWitt
Location4.60 Mi S Of FM 951
CarriesUS 183
CrossesCuero Creek
Coordinates29.17839, -97.28943

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length250.3 ft (76.3 m)
Max Span35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Deck Width46.3 ft (14.1 m)
Deck Area1075.8 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1934 (reconstructed 1988)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,317 (2023)
Truck Traffic21%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number130620015404015

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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