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SH 238 over LITTLE CHOCOLATE BYU

Calhoun County, Texas

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Coordinates:
+28.59179, -96.64460
28°35'30" N, 96°38'41" W

Facts

Source: National Bridge Inventory. Information not verified; use at your own risk.
Name:SH 238 over LITTLE CHOCOLATE BYU
Structure number:130290014404047
Location:0.80 MI E OF FM 2433
Purpose:Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:Collector (Urban) [17]
Length of largest span:29.9 ft. [9.1 m]
Total length:151.9 ft. [46.3 m]
Roadway width between curbs:62.7 ft. [19.1 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:75.1 ft. [22.9 m]
Owner:State Highway Agency [01]
Year built:1966
Historic significance:Bridge is possibly eligible for the National Register of Historic Places [3]
Design load:M 18 / H 20 [4]
Number of main spans:5
Main spans material:Concrete [1]
Main spans design:Stringer/Multi-beam or girder [02]
Deck type:Concrete Cast-in-Place [1]
Wearing surface:Bituminous [6]

Latest Available Inspection: December 2018

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:Fair
Status:Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:4,070 [as of 2013]
Truck traffic:12% of total traffic
Deck condition:Good [7 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:Good [7 out of 9]
Substructure condition:Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Structural appraisal:Equal to present minimum criteria [6]
Deck geometry appraisal:Equal to present minimum criteria [6]
Water adequacy appraisal:Equal to present minimum criteria [6]
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:96.1

Previous Inspections

DateConditionDeckSuperstructureSubstructureADTSuff. Rating
December 2018FairGoodGoodSatisfactory407096.1
December 2016FairGoodGoodSatisfactory407096.1
December 2014FairGoodGoodSatisfactory420096.0
December 2012FairGoodGoodSatisfactory420096.0
December 2010FairGoodGoodSatisfactory400096.1
December 2008FairGoodGoodSatisfactory390092.2
January 2007GoodVery GoodGoodGood490092.9
January 2005GoodVery GoodGoodGood470092.8
February 2003GoodVery GoodGoodGood470094.8
February 2001GoodGoodGoodGood490092.7
July 1999GoodGoodGoodGood480092.7
May 1997GoodVery GoodGoodGood410092.9
April 1995GoodVery GoodGoodGood470092.8
February 1993GoodGoodGoodGood480094.0
March 1991GoodGoodGoodGood390094.2