S Oak St over Drainage Ditch
Galveston County, Texas · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory
United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled
- S Oak St over Drainage Ditch in Galveston County, Texas, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of ).
- Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 2 (critical condition) on the 0-9 scale.
- It was built in 1920 and reconstructed in 1950, making it 105 years old at the 2025 inventory.
- It carries about 376 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2018).
- Its listed owner is a city or municipal highway agency.
- It is one of 9 of the 340 inventoried bridges in Galveston County rated poor (2.6%); 9 (2.6%) are rated poor.
- A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.
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Component ratings
| Component | Rating (2025) | FHWA scale meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Deck | 7 | Good condition |
| Superstructure | 5 | Fair condition |
| Substructure | 2 | Critical condition |
Bridge details
| Structure | Concrete tee beam |
| Length | about 21 ft |
| Location | 0.35 Mi NW of FM 519 |
| NBI structure number | 120850K01236228 |
| Condition class | Poor |
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Texas department of transportation.
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|---|---|---|---|
| IH 45 MLs & FRs over Clear Crk Trib | 1998 | 171,700 | Good |
| Ih 45 over FM 518 | 2020 | 144,300 | Good |
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| Ih 45 Sbml over FM 646 | 2020 | 115,900 | Good |
| Ih 45 Nbml over Magnolia Bayou | 2020 | 115,900 | Good |
| Ih 45 SB over Magnolia Bayou | 2022 | 115,900 | Good |
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