Structure 180610013409100 · Denton County, TX

US 380 over N Hickory Creek

Carries US 380 over N Hickory Creek, 3.25 Mi W Of IH 35.

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 overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT308 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

308 ft end to end, longest span 72 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.

Built2001rebuilt 2015
Length308.1 ft93.9 m
Daily traffic24,041counted 2020
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyDenton
Location3.25 Mi W Of IH 35
CarriesUS 380
CrossesN Hickory Creek
Coordinates33.23291, -97.23094

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length308.1 ft (93.9 m)
Max Span71.9 ft (21.9 m)
Deck Width109.9 ft (33.5 m)
Deck Area3145.7 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built2001 (reconstructed 2015)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic24,041 (2020)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number180610013409100

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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