Structure 150150B37035003 · Bexar County, TX

Vfw BLVD over San Antonio River

Carries Vfw BLVD over San Antonio River, .18 Mi W Of S Presa ST.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT340 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

340 ft end to end, longest span 46 ft: about 5 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 slab bridge.

Built196858 years old
Length339.9 ft103.6 m
Daily traffic5,963counted 2019
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyBexar
Location.18 Mi W Of S Presa ST
CarriesVfw BLVD
CrossesSan Antonio River
Coordinates29.36980, -98.47493

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length339.9 ft (103.6 m)
Max Span45.9 ft (14 m)
Deck Width51.5 ft (15.7 m)
Deck Area1626.5 sq m
Main Spans8
Year Built1968

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,963 (2019)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number150150B37035003

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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