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US 87 over GUADALUPE RIVER

DeWitt County, Texas

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Coordinates:
+29.06540, -97.32246
29°03'55" N, 97°19'21" W

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Facts

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

Name:	US 87 over GUADALUPE RIVER
Structure number:	130620014308037
Location:	0.30 MI NE OF US 183
Purpose:	Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:	Principal Arterial - Other (Rural) `[02]`
Length of largest span:	250.0 ft. `[76.2 m]`
Total length:	1295.0 ft. `[394.7 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	24.0 ft. `[7.3 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	25.6 ft. `[7.8 m]`
Vertical clearance above deck:	16.4 ft. `[5.0 m]`
Owner:	State Highway Agency `[01]`
Year built:	1938
Historic significance:	Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places `[1]`
Design load:	M 13.5 / H 15 `[2]`
Main span material:	Steel `[3]`
Main span design:	Truss - Thru `[10]`
Deck type:	Concrete Cast-in-Place `[1]`
Wearing surface:	Bituminous `[6]`

Latest Available Inspection: November 2018

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Fair
Status:	Open, no restriction `[A]`
Average daily traffic:	5,140 `[as of 2013]`
Truck traffic:	19% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Good `[7 out of 9]`
Superstructure condition:	Fair `[5 out of 9]`
Substructure condition:	Satisfactory `[6 out of 9]`
Structural appraisal:	Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is `[5]`
Deck geometry appraisal:	Basically intolerable requiring high priority of replacement `[2]`
Water adequacy appraisal:	Superior to present desirable criteria `[9]`
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]`
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. `[8]`
Sufficiency rating:	48.3
Recommended work:	Other structural work, including hydraulic replacements. `[38]`
Estimated cost of work:	$78,000

Previous Inspections

Date	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	ADT	Suff. Rating
November 2018	Fair	Good	Fair	Satisfactory	5140	48.3
November 2016	Fair	Good	Fair	Satisfactory	5140	48.0
March 2015	Fair	Good	Fair	Satisfactory	5140	48.0
March 2013	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	4600	58.3
March 2011	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	Good	3600	63.7
April 2009	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	Good	3700	64.0
August 2007	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	Good	4510	63.9
August 2005	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	Good	3700	66.0
August 2003	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	Good	3800	65.7
October 2001	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	Good	3500	64.7
October 1999	Fair	Very Good	Satisfactory	Good	3100	63.8
October 1997	Good	Very Good	Good	Good	3100	65.2
June 1995	Fair	Very Good	Satisfactory	Good	3300	64.2
May 1993	Fair	Very Good	Satisfactory	Good	3600	59.6
June 1991	Fair	Very Good	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	4100	58.6

Element Data

Source: National Bridge Elements dataset, 2019 edition. This feature is experimental.

Element	Units	Quantity	1-Good	2-Fair	3-Poor	4-Serious
Superstructure
Steel Girder/Beam	linear ft.	5,210	5,158	52	0	0
Steel Stringer	linear ft.	1,250	1,155	70	25	0
Deck
Reinforced Concrete Deck	sq. ft.	33,023	33,000	23	0	0
Superstructure
Steel Truss	linear ft.	500	451	39	10	0
Steel Floor Beam	linear ft.	297	277	15	5	0
Substructure
Reinforced Concrete Pier Wall	linear ft.	60	55	4	1	0
Reinforced Concrete Abutment	linear ft.	52	46	6	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Pile	each	90	83	7	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Pier Cap	linear ft.	450	418	32	0	0
Bearings
Movable Bearing	each	102	0	101	0	1
Fixed Bearing	each	102	0	102	0	0
Bridge Rail
Steel or Aluminum Bridge Rail	linear ft.	2,590	2,590	0	0	0

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