Structure 82210000618333 · Taylor County, TX

US 84 EB Entr Ramp over Little Elm Creek Branch

Carries US 84 EB Entr Ramp over Little Elm Creek Branch, FM 3438 @ US 84.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT572 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

572 ft end to end, longest span 115 ft: about 1.6 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.

Built201016 years old
Length571.9 ft174.3 m
Daily traffic1,040counted 2013
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyTaylor
LocationFM 3438 @ US 84
CarriesUS 84 EB Entr Ramp
CrossesLittle Elm Creek Branch
Coordinates32.45359, -99.80726

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length571.9 ft (174.3 m)
Max Span115.2 ft (35.1 m)
Deck Width26.9 ft (8.2 m)
Deck Area1429.3 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built2010

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,040 (2013)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number082210000618333

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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