BLUEWATER HWY over SAN LUIS PASS

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Coordinates:
+29.07792, -95.12638
29°04'41" N, 95°07'35" W

Source: National Bridge Inventory. Information not verified; use at your own risk.

Name:	BLUEWATER HWY over SAN LUIS PASS
Structure number:	120850AA0709001
Location:	SAN LUIS PASS AT CR 257
Purpose:	Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:	Local (Rural) `[09]`
Tolls:	Yes `[1]`
Length of largest span:	60.0 ft. `[18.3 m]`
Total length:	7016.4 ft. `[2138.5 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	27.9 ft. `[8.5 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	33.5 ft. `[10.2 m]`
Vertical clearance below bridge:	29.5 ft. `[9.0 m]`
Owner:	County Highway Agency `[02]`
Year built:	1966
Historic significance:	Bridge is possibly eligible for the National Register of Historic Places `[3]`
Design load:	MS 18 / HS 20 `[5]`
Number of main spans:	117
Main spans material:	Prestressed concrete `[5]`
Main spans design:	Stringer/Multi-beam or girder `[02]`
Deck type:	Concrete Cast-in-Place `[1]`
Wearing surface:	Monolithic Concrete (concurrently placed with structural deck) `[1]`

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Fair
Status:	Open, no restriction `[A]`
Average daily traffic:	1,200 `[as of 2011]`
Deck condition:	Satisfactory `[6 out of 9]`
Superstructure condition:	Fair `[5 out of 9]`
Substructure condition:	Fair `[5 out of 9]`
Structural appraisal:	Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is `[5]`
Deck geometry appraisal:	Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is `[5]`
Water adequacy appraisal:	Equal to present desirable criteria `[8]`
Roadway alignment appraisal:	Equal to present desirable criteria `[8]`
Channel protection:	Bank is beginning to slump. River control devices and embankment protection have widespread minor damage. There is minor stream bed movement evident. Debris is restricting the channel slightly. `[6]`
Pier/abutment protection:	Navigation protection not required `[1]`
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for assessed or calculated scour condition. `[5]`
Sufficiency rating:	60.9
Recommended work:	Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. `[31]`
Estimated cost of work:	$860,000

Date	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	ADT	Suff. Rating
December 2017	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Fair	1200	60.9
January 2016	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Fair	1200	58.0
January 2014	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Fair	1300	57.5
February 2012	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Fair	1300	57.5
February 2010	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Fair	1300	57.5
January 2008	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	1300	70.0
February 2006	Fair	Good	Good	Satisfactory	1300	72.0
February 2004	Fair	Good	Good	Satisfactory	1300	71.0
December 2001	Poor	Satisfactory	Poor	Poor	1300	49.5
November 1999	Poor	Satisfactory	Poor	Poor	1300	49.5
November 1997	Fair	Good	Fair	Fair	580	74.7
May 1996	Fair	Good	Fair	Satisfactory	580	75.7
May 1994	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	580	89.6
May 1992	Fair	Good	Good	Satisfactory	580	88.6
March 1990	Good	Good	Good	Good	580	86.6