Structure 222330002209070 · Val Verde County, TX

US 90 over Devils Riv/amistad Resv

Carries US 90 over Devils Riv/amistad Resv, 9.75 Mi NW Of US 277.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
5,462 FT OVERALL1,000 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

5,462 ft end to end, longest span 200 ft: about 15 football fields, or 1.0 miles. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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.

Built196561 years old
Length5461.9 ft1664.8 m
Daily traffic2,241counted 2023
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyVal Verde
Location9.75 Mi NW Of US 277
CarriesUS 90
CrossesDevils Riv/amistad Resv
Coordinates29.48526, -101.03350

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length5461.9 ft (1664.8 m)
Max Span200.1 ft (61 m)
Deck Width36.1 ft (11 m)
Deck Area18312.8 sq m
Main Spans21
Year Built1965

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,241 (2023)
Truck Traffic41%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number222330002209070

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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