Structure 231600012804028 · McCulloch County, TX

US 377 over Brady Creek

Carries US 377 over Brady Creek, 0.10 Mi N Of FM 714.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT272 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

272 ft end to end, longest span 90 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.

Built193987 years old
Length272.0 ft82.9 m
Daily traffic5,255counted 2020
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyMcCulloch
Location0.10 Mi N Of FM 714
CarriesUS 377
CrossesBrady Creek
Coordinates31.13795, -99.33486

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length272.0 ft (82.9 m)
Max Span89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Deck Width52.5 ft (16 m)
Deck Area1326.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1939

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,255 (2020)
Truck Traffic24%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number231600012804028

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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