Bridge Type
Main Span(s): Steel continuous [4] Stringer/Multi-beam or girder [02]
Approach Span(s): Steel continuous [4] Stringer/Multi-beam or girder [02]
Deck: Concrete Cast-in-Place [1] with Wearing Surface: Bituminous [6]
Bridge Dimensions
Length: 788.8 m = 2588.1 ft
Main Spans: 3 at 42.7 m = 140.1 ft
Approach Spans: 44
Skew: 0
Width, Roadway: 15.1 m = 49.5 ft (4 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 19.7 m = 64.6 ft for a 13.4 m = 44.0 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 99.99 m = 328.1 ft and Navigational Clearance: 0 = N/A
Location
Dallas [19000]: Dallas County [113], Texas [48]
Owned by City or Municipal Highway Agency [04], DOT District: 18
1.00 MI SW OF IH 45
Condition
Deck: Satisfactory [6]
Superstructure: Good [7]
Substructure: Satisfactory [6]
Loading
Design:
Operating: 32.7 metric ton = 36.0 tons ()
Inventory: 24.5 metric ton = 27.0 tons ()
Appraisal
Structural: Equal to present minimum criteria [6]
Deck Geometry: Basically intolerable requiring high priority of corrrective action [3]
Road Alignment: Equal to present desirable criteria [8]
Waterway: Equal to present desirable criteria [8] and Bridge is scour critical; bridge foundations determined to be unstable. [3]
Inspections
Date: July 1999 [799] and Frequency: 24
Future Work
Work Needed: Other structural work: including hydraulic replacements. [38]
Bridge Detour: 0.6 km = 0.4 mi
Traffic
ADT: 19470 (2011) and Trucks: 2%
Future ADT: 25000 (In 2031
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