Structure 240720000104227 · El Paso County, TX

US 85 over Open Land/harts Mill Arr

Carries US 85 over Open Land/harts Mill Arr, 1.3 Miles West Of US 62.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,070 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

1,070 ft end to end, longest span 120 ft: about 3.0 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.

Built201412 years old
Length1069.9 ft326.1 m
Daily traffic17,353counted 2021
Last inspectedMay 2023every 48 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyEl Paso
Location1.3 Miles West Of US 62
CarriesUS 85
CrossesOpen Land/harts Mill Arr
Coordinates31.76238, -106.50796

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1069.9 ft (326.1 m)
Max Span120.1 ft (36.6 m)
Deck Width60.0 ft (18.3 m)
Deck Area5967.6 sq m
Main Spans9
Year Built2014

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic17,353 (2021)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number240720000104227

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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