Structure 132350235001010 · Victoria County, TX

US 77 SB over Guadalupe River

Carries US 77 SB over Guadalupe River, 2.70 Mi SW Of US 87.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT900 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

900 ft end to end, longest span 170 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.

Built199828 years old
Length899.9 ft274.3 m
Daily traffic16,696counted 2020
Last inspectedJanuary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyVictoria
Location2.70 Mi SW Of US 87
CarriesUS 77 SB
CrossesGuadalupe River
Coordinates28.83220, -97.06073

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length899.9 ft (274.3 m)
Max Span169.9 ft (51.8 m)
Deck Width42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Area3511.0 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1998

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic16,696 (2020)
Truck Traffic16%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number132350235001010

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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