Structure 161490054207093 · Live Oak County, TX

US 59 over Up Rr

Carries US 59 over Up Rr, 0.50 Mi NE Of US 281.

Overall conditionGood

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT910 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

910 ft end to end, longest span 110 ft: about 2.5 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.

Built201214 years old
Length910.1 ft277.4 m
Daily traffic6,567counted 2019
Last inspectedApril 2022every 48 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyLive Oak
Location0.50 Mi NE Of US 281
CarriesUS 59
CrossesUp Rr
Coordinates28.33086, -98.10767

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length910.1 ft (277.4 m)
Max Span109.9 ft (33.5 m)
Deck Width89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Deck Area7600.8 sq m
Main Spans9
Year Built2012

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,567 (2019)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number161490054207093

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.

Nearby Bridges