Structure 130450002701001 · Colorado County, TX

US 90 over Colorado River

Carries US 90 over Colorado River, 0.60 Mi E Of SH 71 Bus.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT766 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

766 ft end to end: about 2.1 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
Length766.1 ft233.5 m
Daily traffic4,537counted 2024
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyColorado
Location0.60 Mi E Of SH 71 Bus
CarriesUS 90
CrossesColorado River
Coordinates29.70633, -96.53599

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length766.1 ft (233.5 m)
Max Span200.1 ft (61 m)
Deck Width23.3 ft (7.1 m)
Deck Area1657.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1932

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,537 (2024)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number130450002701001

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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