Arroyo Colorado Bridge

Photos 

Photo taken by Douglas Butler

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BH Photo #261126

Map 

Street Views 

Facts 

Overview

Vertical lift bridge over Arroyo Colorado on FM 106 in Rio Hondo

Location

Rio Hondo, Cameron County, Texas

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1953

Builder

- Parsons, Brinkerhoff, Hall & Macdonald of New York City, New York

Design

Vertical lift

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 145.0 ft.
Total length: 381.9 ft.
Deck width: 25.3 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 19.3 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+26.23556, -97.58472   (decimal degrees)
26°14'08" N, 97°35'05" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

14/641362/2902542 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Rio Hondo

Average daily traffic (as of 2013)

2,100

Inventory numbers

TXNBI 210310063002003 (Texas bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 32900 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection report (as of March 2017)

Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 51.1 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

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Update Log 

• April 7, 2020: New photos from C Hanchey
• August 14, 2018: New photo from Douglas Butler
• January 18, 2016: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
• November 30, 2015: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
• October 8, 2013: New photos from Douglas Butler
• March 22, 2010: Updated by Nathan Holth: Added Street View

Sources 

• Nathan Holth
• Douglas Butler
• The Portal to Texas History - Info
• C Hanchey - cmh2315fl [at] yahoo [dot] com

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