Structure 32440014702004 · Wilbarger County, TX

US 70 & US 183 over Red River

Carries US 70 & US 183 over Red River, 2.2 Mi N Of FM 1763.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
5,580 FT OVERALL1,000 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

5,580 ft end to end, longest span 120 ft: about 16 football fields, or 1.1 miles. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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.

Built199531 years old
Length5580.1 ft1700.8 m
Daily traffic1,916counted 2024
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyWilbarger
Location2.2 Mi N Of FM 1763
CarriesUS 70 & US 183
CrossesRed River
Coordinates34.20973, -99.08210

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length5580.1 ft (1700.8 m)
Max Span120.1 ft (36.6 m)
Deck Width45.9 ft (14 m)
Deck Area23811.2 sq m
Main Spans29
Year Built1995

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,916 (2024)
Truck Traffic31%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number032440014702004

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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