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US 77 NB over ESCONDIDO CREEK

Kleberg County, Texas

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Coordinates:
+27.46554, -97.85481
27°27'56" N, 97°51'17" W

Facts

Source: National Bridge Inventory. Information not verified; use at your own risk.
Name:US 77 NB over ESCONDIDO CREEK
Structure number:161370010204068
Location:0.7 MI S OF FM 1717
Purpose:Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:Other Principal Arterial (Urban) [14]
Length of largest span:40.0 ft. [12.2 m]
Total length:200.1 ft. [61.0 m]
Roadway width between curbs:42.0 ft. [12.8 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:44.3 ft. [13.5 m]
Owner:State Highway Agency [01]
Year built:1970
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:5
Main spans material:Concrete [1]
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]

Latest Available Inspection: July 2018

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:Good
Status:Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:8,770 [as of 2013]
Truck traffic:18% of total traffic
Deck condition:Good [7 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:Good [7 out of 9]
Substructure condition:Good [7 out of 9]
Structural appraisal:Better than present minimum criteria [7]
Deck geometry appraisal:Equal to present desirable criteria [8]
Water adequacy appraisal:Equal to present minimum criteria [6]
Roadway alignment appraisal:Equal to present desirable criteria [8]
Channel protection:Bank protection is in need of minor repairs. River control devices and embankment protection have a little minor damage. Banks and/or channel have minor amounts of drift. [7]
Scour condition:Bridge is scour critical; bridge foundations determined to be unstable. [3]
Sufficiency rating:98.2

Previous Inspections

DateConditionDeckSuperstructureSubstructureADTSuff. Rating
July 2018GoodGoodGoodGood877098.2
July 2016GoodGoodGoodGood877097.2
July 2014FairGoodGoodSatisfactory880095.2
August 2012FairGoodGoodSatisfactory880097.2
July 2010FairSatisfactoryGoodGood945097.1
June 2008GoodGoodGoodGood1100097.0
May 2006GoodGoodGoodGood1250096.8
March 2004GoodGoodGoodGood940097.1
January 2002GoodGoodGoodGood845095.2
February 2000GoodGoodGoodGood745095.3
January 1998GoodGoodGoodGood720097.3
January 1996GoodGoodGoodGood630097.5
November 1993GoodGoodGoodGood645097.5
November 1991GoodGoodGoodVery Good650097.5

Element Data

Source: National Bridge Elements dataset, 2019 edition. This feature is experimental.
ElementUnitsQuantity1-Good2-Fair3-Poor4-Serious
Substructure
Reinforced Concrete Abutmentlinear ft.88781000
Prestressed Concrete Pileeach2424000
Reinforced Concrete Pier Caplinear ft.172167320
Bridge Rail
Steel or Aluminum Bridge Raillinear ft.400400000