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SEAWOLF PKWY over PELICAN ISLAND CHAN

Map 

Coordinates:
+29.30506, -94.82674
29°18'18" N, 94°49'36" W
Source: National Bridge Inventory (2000, 2010 editions)
Information not verified. Use at your own risk.

Facts 

Name:SEAWOLF PKWY over PELICAN ISLAND CHAN
Structure number:120850B00790001
Location:1.20 MI N OF BROADWAY AVE
Purpose:Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:Minor Arterial (Urban) [16]
Length of largest span:164.1 ft. [50.0 m]
Total length:3239.0 ft. [987.2 m]
Roadway width between curbs:25.9 ft. [7.9 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:30.5 ft. [9.3 m]
Vertical clearance below bridge:17.7 ft. [5.4 m]
Owner:Other Local Agencies [25]
Year built:1960
Historic significance:Historical significance is not determinable at this time [4]
Design load:MS 18 / HS 20 [5]
Main span material:Steel [3]
Main span design:Movable - Bascule [16]
Deck type:Open Grating [3]
Wearing surface:Other [9]

2010 Inspection 

Status:Posted for load [P]
Average daily traffic:6,520 [as of 2006]
Deck condition:Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:Fair [5 out of 9]
Substructure condition:Poor [4 out of 9]
Channel protection:Bank and embankment protection is severely undermined. River control devices have severe damage. Large deposits of debris are in the channel. [4]
Pier/abutment protection:In place but in a deteriorated condition [3]
Scour condition:Bridge is scour critical; bridge foundations determined to be unstable. [3]
Operating rating:48.8 tons [44.4 metric tons]
Inventory rating:36.0 tons [32.7 metric tons]
Evaluation:Structurally deficient [1]
Sufficiency rating:39.0
Recommended work:Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. [31]
Estimated cost of work:$6,240,000

2000 Inspection 

Status:Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:6,520 [as of 1995]
Deck condition:Good [7 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Substructure condition:Fair [5 out of 9]
Channel protection:Bank is beginning to slump. River control devices and embankment protection have widespread minor damage. There is minor stream bed movement evident. Debris is restricting the channel slightly. [6]
Pier/abutment protection:In place but in a deteriorated condition [3]
Scour condition:Bridge over "tidal" waters that has not been evaluated for scour, but considered low risk. [T]
Operating rating:48.5 tons [44.1 metric tons]
Inventory rating:35.6 tons [32.4 metric tons]
Evaluation:Functionally obsolete [2]
Sufficiency rating:42.0
Recommended work:Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. [31]
Estimated cost of work:$6,240,000

Comments 

SEAWOLF PKWY over PELICAN ISLAND CHAN (Galveston County, Texas)
Posted December 19, 2011, by Tom Schwerdt

Repainted, minor structural repair and new fender system installed mid-late 2011. Photos 1 and 2 have the bridge tender's office, the repainted approach span and the containment being installed on the bascule span. Photo 3 has the repainted bascule span from below. Plaque has the build from 1955-1957, not 1960.

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