Structure 121700A22796010 · Montgomery County, TX

W Essex DR over Little Caney Creek

Carries W Essex DR over Little Caney Creek, 0.20 Mi NW Of San Jacinto.

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 overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT60 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

60 ft end to end, longest span 30 ft. Lengths and the car 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 bridge of this kind.

Built199036 years old
Length60.0 ft18.3 m
Daily traffic200counted 2016
Last inspectedDecember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyMontgomery
Location0.20 Mi NW Of San Jacinto
CarriesW Essex DR
CrossesLittle Caney Creek
Coordinates30.23483, -95.42890

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignOther
Total Length60.0 ft (18.3 m)
Max Span29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Width26.9 ft (8.2 m)
Deck Area150.1 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1990

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic200 (2016)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical6 — Scour calculated, stable
Structure Number121700A22796010

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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