Structure 102120019101010 · Smith County, TX

US 69 NB over West Mud Creek

Carries US 69 NB over West Mud Creek, 0.5 Mi N Of FM 346.

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 overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT212 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

212 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1956rebuilt 1965
Length211.9 ft64.6 m
Daily traffic10,294counted 2020
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountySmith
Location0.5 Mi N Of FM 346
CarriesUS 69 NB
CrossesWest Mud Creek
Coordinates32.21375, -95.31514

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length211.9 ft (64.6 m)
Max Span29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Width46.3 ft (14.1 m)
Deck Area910.9 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1956 (reconstructed 1965)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10,294 (2020)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number102120019101010

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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