US 281 SB FR over PALO BLANCO CREEK

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Coordinates:
+27.22821, -98.14107
27°13'42" N, 98°08'28" W

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

Name:	US 281 SB FR over PALO BLANCO CREEK
Structure number:	210240025503112
Location:	0.15 MI N OF SH 285
Purpose:	Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:	Other Principal Arterial (Urban) `[14]`
Length of largest span:	6.9 ft. `[2.1 m]`
Total length:	53.2 ft. `[16.2 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	38.7 ft. `[11.8 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	56.4 ft. `[17.2 m]`
Skew angle:	6°
Owner:	State Highway Agency `[01]`
Year built:	2000
Year reconstructed:	2013
Historic significance:	Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places `[5]`
Design load:	MS 18 / HS 20 `[5]`
Number of main spans:	6
Main spans material:	Concrete `[1]`
Main spans design:	Culvert `[19]`
Deck type:	Concrete Cast-in-Place `[1]`
Wearing surface:	Bituminous `[6]`

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Fair
Status:	Open, no restriction `[A]`
Average daily traffic:	11,400 `[as of 2010]`
Truck traffic:	5% of total traffic
Structural appraisal:	Equal to present minimum criteria `[6]`
Deck geometry appraisal:	Better than present minimum criteria `[7]`
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]`
Culvert condition:	Deterioration or initial disintegration, minor chloride contamination, cracking with some leaching, or spalls on concrete or masonry walls and slabs. Local minor scouring at curtain walls, wingwalls or pipes. Metal culverts have a smooth curvature, non-symmetrical shape, significant corrosion or moderate pitting. `[6]`
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. `[8]`
Sufficiency rating:	98.9

Date	Condition	Culvert Condition	ADT	Suff. Rating
May 2017	Fair	6 out of 10	11400	98.9
June 2014	Fair	6 out of 10	11400	98.9
February 2013	Fair	6 out of 10	11400	95.9
May 2009	Fair	6 out of 10	11400	98.9
May 2007	Fair	6 out of 10	11400	98.9
May 2005	Fair	6 out of 10	11400	98.9
May 2003	Fair	6 out of 10	11400	83.7
June 2001	Good	7 out of 10	240	85.0
November 2000	Good	7 out of 10	240	85.0

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

Element	Units	Quantity	1-Good	2-Fair	3-Poor	4-Serious
Culvert
Reinforced Concrete Culvert	linear ft.	339	299	40	0	0