Structure 100370020605016 · Cherokee County, TX

US 79 over Striker Creek

Carries US 79 over Striker Creek, 0.40 Mi W Of Rusk C/l.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT413 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

413 ft end to end, longest span 29 ft: about 6 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1930rebuilt 1960
Length413.1 ft125.9 m
Daily traffic5,008counted 2024
Last inspectedJanuary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyCherokee
Location0.40 Mi W Of Rusk C/l
CarriesUS 79
CrossesStriker Creek
Coordinates32.00306, -94.99255

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length413.1 ft (125.9 m)
Max Span28.9 ft (8.8 m)
Deck Width43.3 ft (13.2 m)
Deck Area1661.9 sq m
Main Spans13
Year Built1930 (reconstructed 1960)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,008 (2024)
Truck Traffic23%
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 Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number100370020605016

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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