HistoricBridge Adoption

Information Packet

<County>

<Highway or Facility>

<Feature Crossed>

<Date>

Table of Contents

Announcement

Bridge Location

Bridge Information

Bridge Condition and Load Rating

Historic Significance of the Bridge

TxDOT Estimated Work Items and Costs

Bridge Photographs

Announcement

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is offering the historic bridge detailed belowfor adoption and reuse according to federal transportation and historic preservation laws. The bridge is located in <name of county, on <name of facility crossing <name of feature crossed

Letters of interest and/or reuse proposals will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. on month-day-year.

Interested parties may request additional information, indicate an interest, or submit a reuse proposal by contacting:

<Name,<Title>

TxDOT <district> District

Mailing Address

Phone Number: <(XXX) XXX-XXXX>

Email address: <address>

Bridge Location
▪ County: / <Enter County
▪ Highway or Facility: / <Enter Name>
▪ Feature Crossed: / <Enter Name
▪ GIS Locational Information / **Create a short URL for the location of the bridge by:
  1. Visit the Historic Bridges of Texas GIS map:
  2. Search for the county and find the appropriate point for your bridge
  3. Zoom in to that point
  4. Click the “Share” link at the top of the website
  5. Copy and paste the short URL for the map into this document

Bridge Information
▪ Bridge Owner / <Name of Owner
▪ Main-span Type: / Main-span Type
▪ Main-span Length / Main-span Length feet
▪ Roadway Width / <Width feet
▪ Year Built / Year
▪ Builder / Name builder if known
Bridge Condition and Load Rating
Sample text: Load rating is not sufficient to carry ambulances, fire trucks, and other large vehicles and posted for a weight limit of 7500 lbs Axle or Tandem. Extensive severe rusting of truss members and connections would likely require full reconstruction of the truss including repair or complete replacement of all end post and top chord members:
Historic Significance of the Bridge
Sample text: In 2014, the Texas State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) determined all extant metal truss bridges in Texas historically significant under Criterion C at the local level as rare surviving examples of their type
TxDOT Estimated Work Items and Costs
Costs to rehabilitate and relocate the bridge for pedestrian use are estimated by TxDOT bridge engineers based on TxDOT expenditures for similar items on other bridges. All prospective owners should have access to a structural engineer to assist in determining the appropriate work to be completed as well as appropriate estimates. Costs may vary outside the TxDOT system.
The following construction items may be phased.
▪ Remove and Relocate Truss span: / $amount
▪ New Abutments: / $amount
▪ New Abutments: / $amount
▪ Repair damaged members and corroded sections on truss members: / $amount
▪ Install new bridge deck: / $amount
▪ Install pedestrian railing: / $amount
▪ Clean and paint existing structure: / $amount
<TxDOT testing indicated that this bridge has lead-based paint as a primer under the existing painted surface. This estimated cost is for the full abatement of the lead paint from the trusses and repainting the structure to prevent further rusting and corrosion>
▪ <Other cost Item>: / $amount
▪ <Other cost Item>: / $amount
▪ <Other cost Item>: / $amount
Total Costs / $<amount >

Bridge Photographs