Structure 120800008909204 · Fort Bend County, TX

US 59 SB over San Bernard River

Carries US 59 SB over San Bernard River, 0.6 Mi SW Of FM 2919.

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
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,300 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

1,300 ft end to end, longest span 50 ft: about 3.6 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.

Built199630 years old
Length1299.9 ft396.2 m
Daily traffic12,547counted 2019
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyFort Bend
Location0.6 Mi SW Of FM 2919
CarriesUS 59 SB
CrossesSan Bernard River
Coordinates29.43727, -96.01711

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1299.9 ft (396.2 m)
Max Span49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Width40.7 ft (12.4 m)
Deck Area4912.9 sq m
Main Spans26
Year Built1996

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic12,547 (2019)
Truck Traffic14%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number120800008909204

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