Branch South Mesquite Creek Bridge

Dallas County, Texas

Facts 

Overview
Pony truss bridge over a branch of South Mesquite Creek on Lawson Road
Location
Dallas County, Texas
Status
Closed to all traffic
History
Built 1935
Design
Pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 15.1 ft.
Total length: 60.0 ft.
Deck width: 18.0 ft.
Inventory number
BH 32918 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/1996)
Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 21.3 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1994)
4,355

Categories 

Built 1935 (1,169)
Built during 1930s (5,161)
Closed (1,309)
Dallas County, Texas (25)
Owned by county (14,186)
Pony truss (9,399)
Span length under 25 feet (2,565)
Structurally deficient (10,810)
Texas (745)
Total length 50-75 feet (4,948)
Truss (15,835)