Bridge Type
Main Span(s): Prestressed concrete [5] Stayed girder [14]
Approach Span(s): Prestressed concrete [5] Stringer/Multi-beam or girder [02]
Deck: Other [9] with Wearing Surface: Bituminous [6]
Bridge Dimensions
Length: 2877.3 m = 9440.4 ft
Main Spans: 5 at 195.1 m = 640.1 ft
Approach Spans: 112
Skew: 0
Width, Roadway: 16.2 m = 53.2 ft (3 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 17.1 m = 56.1 ft for a 16.5 m = 54.1 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 99.99 m = 328.1 ft and Navigational Clearance: 41.8 m = 137.1 ft
Location
Port Arthur [58820]: Jefferson County [245], Texas [48]
Owned by State Highway Agency [01], DOT District: 20
VETERANS MEMORIAL BRIDGE
Condition
Deck: Good [7]
Superstructure: Satisfactory [6]
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: Better than present minimum criteria [7]
Road Alignment: Equal to present desirable criteria [8]
Waterway: Equal to present desirable criteria [8] and Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. [8]
Inspections
Date: July 2020 [0720] and Frequency: 24
Future Work
Work Needed:
Bridge Detour: 0.2 km = 0.1 mi
Traffic
ADT: 16000 (2016) and Trucks: 8%
Future ADT: 25600 (In 2036
)