Structure 221360002302013 · Kinney County, TX

US 90 over Pinto Creek

Carries US 90 over Pinto Creek, 11.20 Mi E Val Verde C/l.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT175 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

175 ft end to end, longest span 35 ft: about 2 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1929rebuilt 1960
Length174.9 ft53.3 m
Daily traffic3,289counted 2020
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyKinney
Location11.20 Mi E Val Verde C/l
CarriesUS 90
CrossesPinto Creek
Coordinates29.33529, -100.53374

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length174.9 ft (53.3 m)
Max Span35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Deck Width45.6 ft (13.9 m)
Deck Area740.9 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1929 (reconstructed 1960)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,289 (2020)
Truck Traffic18%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number221360002302013

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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