Structure 181750012202035 · Navarro County, TX

US 287 over Richland/chambers Res

Carries US 287 over Richland/chambers Res, 4.20 Mi SE Of FM 637.

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 overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
5,600 FT OVERALL1,000 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

5,600 ft end to end, longest span 100 ft: about 16 football fields, or 1.1 miles. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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.

Built198640 years old
Length5600.1 ft1706.9 m
Daily traffic2,198counted 2020
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyNavarro
Location4.20 Mi SE Of FM 637
CarriesUS 287
CrossesRichland/chambers Res
Coordinates32.00737, -96.20404

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length5600.1 ft (1706.9 m)
Max Span100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Deck Width42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Area21848.3 sq m
Main Spans56
Year Built1986

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,198 (2020)
Truck Traffic14%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number181750012202035

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.

Nearby Bridges