Structure 240220048501011 · Brewster County, TX

US 385 over Hackberry Creek

Carries US 385 over Hackberry Creek, 20.6 Mi S Of US 90.

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
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT190 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

190 ft end to end, longest span 30 ft: about 3 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 slab bridge.

Built1961rebuilt 1985
Length190.0 ft57.9 m
Daily traffic177counted 2020
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyBrewster
Location20.6 Mi S Of US 90
CarriesUS 385
CrossesHackberry Creek
Coordinates29.92568, -103.25919

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length190.0 ft (57.9 m)
Max Span29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Width38.1 ft (11.6 m)
Deck Area671.6 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1961 (reconstructed 1985)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic177 (2020)
Truck Traffic20%
Lanes On Bridge2

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 Number240220048501011

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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