Structure 140870011203012 · Gillespie County, TX

US 290 over Honey Creek

Carries US 290 over Honey Creek, 5.60 Mi W Of US 87.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT170 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

170 ft end to end, longest span 43 ft: about 2 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.

Built1931rebuilt 1968
Length169.9 ft51.8 m
Daily traffic3,460counted 2020
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyGillespie
Location5.60 Mi W Of US 87
CarriesUS 290
CrossesHoney Creek
Coordinates30.29166, -98.97586

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length169.9 ft (51.8 m)
Max Span43.0 ft (13.1 m)
Deck Width46.3 ft (14.1 m)
Deck Area730.4 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1931 (reconstructed 1968)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,460 (2020)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number140870011203012

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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