Structure 21270025906096 · Johnson County, TX

US 67 Nbml over E Buffalo Creek

Carries US 67 Nbml over E Buffalo Creek, 1.5 Mi. E. Of SH 174.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT236 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

236 ft end to end, longest span 122 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built201610 years old
Length235.9 ft71.9 m
Daily traffic9,042counted 2023
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyJohnson
Location1.5 Mi. E. Of SH 174
CarriesUS 67 Nbml
CrossesE Buffalo Creek
Coordinates32.38258, -97.36831

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length235.9 ft (71.9 m)
Max Span122.0 ft (37.2 m)
Deck Width55.1 ft (16.8 m)
Deck Area1207.9 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2016

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic9,042 (2023)
Truck Traffic17%
Lanes On Bridge3

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 Number021270025906096

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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