Bridge Type
Main Span(s): Steel continuous [4] Truss - Thru [10]
Approach Span(s): Steel continuous [4] Girder and floorbeam system [03]
Deck: Concrete Cast-in-Place [1] with Wearing Surface:
Bridge Dimensions
Length: 1533.8 m = 5032.4 ft
Main Spans: 3 at 202.4 m = 664.1 ft
Approach Spans: 41
Skew: 0
Width, Roadway: 8.5 m = 27.9 ft (2 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 10 m = 32.8 ft for a 9.8 m = 32.2 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 5.44 m = 17.8 ft and Navigational Clearance: 42.1 m = 138.1 ft
Location
Port Arthur [58820]: Jefferson County [245], Texas [48]
Owned by State Highway Agency [01], DOT District: 20
0.965 MI S OF SH 87
Condition
Deck: Satisfactory [6]
Superstructure: Fair [5]
Substructure: Fair [5]
Loading
Design: MS 18 / HS 20 [5]
Operating: 54.4 metric ton = 59.8 tons (Unknown [A])
Inventory: 32.7 metric ton = 36.0 tons (Unknown [A])
Appraisal
Structural: Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is [5]
Deck Geometry: Meets minimum tolerable limits to be left in place as is [4]
Road Alignment: Equal to present desirable criteria [8]
Waterway: Equal to present desirable criteria [8] and Bridge foundations determined to be stable for assessed or calculated scour condition. [5]
Inspections
Date: July 2020 [0720] and Frequency: 24
Future Work
Work Needed: Other structural work: including hydraulic replacements. [38]
Bridge Detour: 15.9 km = 9.9 mi
Traffic
ADT: 11197 (2016) and Trucks: 15%
Future ADT: 4330 (In 2033
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