Structure 61950013903206 · Reeves County, TX

US 285 over Four Mile Draw

Carries US 285 over Four Mile Draw, 7.70 Mi SE Of RM 652.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT350 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

350 ft end to end, longest span 210 ft: about 5 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 bridge of this kind.

Built20242 years old
Length350.1 ft106.7 m
Daily traffic7,900counted 2022
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyReeves
Location7.70 Mi SE Of RM 652
CarriesUS 285
CrossesFour Mile Draw
Coordinates31.73510, -103.83106

Physical Characteristics

MaterialOther
DesignOther
Total Length350.1 ft (106.7 m)
Max Span210.0 ft (64 m)
Deck Width69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Deck Area2272.7 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built2024

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,900 (2022)
Truck Traffic42%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number061950013903206

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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