Structure 152320002305038 · Uvalde County, TX

US 90 EB Ml over Nueces River

Carries US 90 EB Ml over Nueces River, 4.0 Mi W Of FM 2369.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT975 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

975 ft end to end, longest span 150 ft: about 2.7 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 through truss.

Built193294 years old
Length975.1 ft297.2 m
Daily traffic2,256counted 2022
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 12 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyUvalde
Location4.0 Mi W Of FM 2369
CarriesUS 90 EB Ml
CrossesNueces River
Coordinates29.20583, -99.90257

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length975.1 ft (297.2 m)
Max Span149.9 ft (45.7 m)
Deck Width24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Deck Area2258.7 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1932

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,256 (2022)
Truck Traffic19%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number152320002305038

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.

Nearby Bridges