Structure 222400054201006 · Webb County, TX

US 59 over Los Tios Creek

Carries US 59 over Los Tios Creek, 7.70 Mi NE Of IH 35.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT180 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

180 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.

Built1948rebuilt 1979
Length180.1 ft54.9 m
Daily traffic2,721counted 2020
Last inspectedDecember 2022every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyWebb
Location7.70 Mi NE Of IH 35
CarriesUS 59
CrossesLos Tios Creek
Coordinates27.56127, -99.39193

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length180.1 ft (54.9 m)
Max Span29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Width54.5 ft (16.6 m)
Deck Area911.3 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1948 (reconstructed 1979)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,721 (2020)
Truck Traffic31%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number222400054201006

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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