Structure 150150025304268 · Bexar County, TX

US 281 NB Ent Ramp over Redland RD

Carries US 281 NB Ent Ramp over Redland RD, US 281 At Redland RD.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT295 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

295 ft end to end, longest span 115 ft: about 4 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.

Built20206 years old
Length294.9 ft89.9 m
Daily traffic10,000counted 2020
Last inspectedJuly 2022every 48 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyBexar
LocationUS 281 At Redland RD
CarriesUS 281 NB Ent Ramp
CrossesRedland RD
Coordinates29.62144, -98.46443

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length294.9 ft (89.9 m)
Max Span115.2 ft (35.1 m)
Deck Width33.8 ft (10.3 m)
Deck Area926.0 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2020

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10,000 (2020)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge1
Lanes Under Bridge6

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 Number150150025304268

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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