Structure 111740017601141 · Nacogdoches County, TX

US 59 Bus NB over Sprr & Cox ST

Carries US 59 Bus NB over Sprr & Cox ST, 0.3 Mi S Of SH 21.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT984 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

984 ft end to end: about 2.7 football fields. 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.

Built193888 years old
Length983.9 ft299.9 m
Daily traffic13,839counted 2020
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyNacogdoches
Location0.3 Mi S Of SH 21
CarriesUS 59 Bus NB
CrossesSprr & Cox ST
Coordinates31.60174, -94.65712

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length983.9 ft (299.9 m)
Max Span67.9 ft (20.7 m)
Deck Width34.4 ft (10.5 m)
Deck Area3148.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1938

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic13,839 (2020)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number111740017601141

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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