Structure 121020027117522 · Harris County, TX

US 59 Hov over IH 610 Nbfr

Carries US 59 Hov over IH 610 Nbfr, IH 610/us 59 Interchange.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT44 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

44 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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.

Built200224 years old
Length44.0 ft13.4 m
Daily traffic—reported figure implausible
Last inspectedNovember 2022every 48 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyHarris
LocationIH 610/us 59 Interchange
CarriesUS 59 Hov
CrossesIH 610 Nbfr
Coordinates29.72904, -95.45921

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length44.0 ft (13.4 m)
Max Span44.0 ft (13.4 m)
Deck Width24.6 ft (7.5 m)
Deck Area100.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2002

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic164,550 (2014)
That is about 164,550 vehicles per lane per day — beyond what any U.S. road carries (the busiest freeways run about 25,000–30,000). It is almost certainly a data-entry error in the National Bridge Inventory, so we leave this bridge out of traffic rankings.
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge1
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number121020027117522

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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