Structure 11390022101005 · Lamar County, TX

US 271 over Big Brushy Creek

Carries US 271 over Big Brushy Creek, 3.3 Mi NW Of Red River Co.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT114 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

114 ft end to end, longest span 29 ft. Lengths and the car 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.

Built1934rebuilt 1959
Length113.8 ft34.7 m
Daily traffic6,265counted 2020
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyLamar
Location3.3 Mi NW Of Red River Co
CarriesUS 271
CrossesBig Brushy Creek
Coordinates33.55018, -95.35763

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length113.8 ft (34.7 m)
Max Span28.9 ft (8.8 m)
Deck Width44.0 ft (13.4 m)
Deck Area465.0 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1934 (reconstructed 1959)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,265 (2020)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical6 — Scour calculated, stable
Structure Number011390022101005

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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