South Congress Avenue Bridge

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Note: The following information comes from the National Bridge Inventory and has not been verified.

Overview

Concrete arch bridge over Town Lake on South Congress Avenue in Austin

Location

Austin, Travis County, Texas

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1909; rehabilitated 1980

Design

Arch

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 119.1 ft.
Total length: 945.9 ft.
Deck width: 60.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+30.25972, -97.74556   (decimal degrees)
30°15'35" N, 97°44'44" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

14/620676/3348230 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Austin East

Inventory numbers

TXNBI 142270B00425007 (Texas bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 33402 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 04/2010)

Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 78.0 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2004)

34,580

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Related Bridges 

• Moore's Crossing Bridge (Predecessor) - This is the Congress Avenue Bridge that replaced the six span truss bridge.

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