US 90 EB ML over NUECES RIVER

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Coordinates:
+29.20585, -99.90248
29°12'21" N, 99°54'09" W

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

Name:	US 90 EB ML over NUECES RIVER
Structure number:	152320002305038
Location:	4.0 MI W OF FM 2369
Purpose:	Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:	Principal Arterial - Other (Rural) `[02]`
Length of largest span:	149.9 ft. `[45.7 m]`
Total length:	975.1 ft. `[297.2 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	21.7 ft. `[6.6 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	24.9 ft. `[7.6 m]`
Vertical clearance above deck:	16.1 ft. `[4.9 m]`
Owner:	State Highway Agency `[01]`
Year built:	1932
Historic significance:	Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places `[1]`
Design load:	M 13.5 / H 15 `[2]`
Number of main spans:	4
Main spans material:	Steel `[3]`
Main spans design:	Truss - Thru `[10]`
Deck type:	Concrete Cast-in-Place `[1]`
Wearing surface:	Bituminous `[6]`

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Fair
Status:	Open, no restriction `[A]`
Average daily traffic:	1,430 `[as of 2013]`
Truck traffic:	14% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Good `[7 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:	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 and embankment protection is severely undermined. River control devices have severe damage. Large deposits of debris are in the channel. `[4]`
Scour condition:	Bridge is scour critical; bridge foundations determined to be unstable. `[3]`
Sufficiency rating:	67.2
Recommended work:	Other structural work, including hydraulic replacements. `[38]`
Estimated cost of work:	$54,000

Date	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	ADT	Suff. Rating
August 2016	Fair	Good	Fair	Fair	1430	67.2
September 2014	Fair	Good	Fair	Fair	2200	63.7
September 2012	Fair	Good	Fair	Fair	2200	55.5
September 2010	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	Fair	1800	55.9
September 2008	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	Fair	2150	54.1
September 2006	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	Fair	1900	55.4
September 2004	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	Fair	2250	54.2
September 2002	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	Fair	1800	57.5
August 2000	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	Fair	1950	57.7
September 1998	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	Fair	1600	59.5
April 1996	Good	Good	Good	Good	1400	72.6
March 1994	Good	Good	Good	Good	1200	61.2
October 1991	Fair	Satisfactory	Good	Good	1350	51.5

Source: National Bridge Elements dataset, 2018 edition. This feature is experimental.

Element	Units	Quantity	1-Good	2-Fair	3-Poor	4-Serious
Superstructure
Reinforced Concrete Girder/Beam	linear ft.	1,472	1,471	1	0	0
Steel Stringer	linear ft.	3,600	900	0	1,800	900
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	3,996	3,996	0	0	0
Steel Truss	linear ft.	1,200	300	900	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	3,996	3,996	0	0	0
Steel Floor Beam	linear ft.	900	225	375	300	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	3,996	3,996	0	0	0
Substructure
Reinforced Concrete Abutment	linear ft.	50	50	0	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Pier Cap	linear ft.	275	275	0	0	0
Joints
Open Joint	linear ft.	275	275	0	0	0
Bearings
Movable Bearing	each	36	28	8	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	10,989	10,989	0	0	0
Fixed Bearing	each	40	28	12	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	11,988	11,988	0	0	0
Bridge Rail
Steel or Aluminum Bridge Rail	linear ft.	1,200	300	900	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	3,996	3,996	0	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Bridge Rail	linear ft.	736	736	0	0	0