US Bridges

Segmental Box Girder bridges

A box girder built from precast or cast-in-place segments joined together. The inventory lists 421 of them, 0.07% of all US bridges.

Bridges
421
Share of all bridges
0.07%
Poor condition
1.7%
7 bridges
Average age
26.5 yrs
Combined length
172 mi
Oldest
1938

Segmental Box Girder bridges by state

StateSegmental Box GirderShare of state's bridges
Florida910.7%
Massachusetts611.1%
Texas600.1%
Colorado170.2%
Indiana140.07%
Minnesota140.1%
New York120.07%
North Carolina120.06%
California110.04%
New Mexico90.2%
Virginia90.06%
Washington90.1%
Illinois80.03%
Tennessee80.04%
Hawaii70.6%
Mississippi70.04%
Maine60.2%
Michigan60.05%
New Jersey60.09%
Nevada50.2%
Pennsylvania50.02%
Alabama50.03%
West Virginia40.05%
Kentucky30.02%
Louisiana30.02%
Oregon30.04%
Puerto Rico30.1%
Ohio20.01%
Oklahoma20.01%
South Carolina20.02%
Utah20.06%
Connecticut20.05%
District of Columbia10.4%
Idaho10.02%
Iowa10.00%
Maryland10.02%
Missouri10.00%
Montana10.02%
Nebraska10.01%
North Dakota10.02%
Rhode Island10.1%
Vermont10.03%
Wisconsin10.01%
Alaska10.06%
Arizona10.01%

Materials used

Prestressed Concrete Continuous82.2%
Prestressed Concrete12.8%
Concrete Continuous3.8%
Concrete1.2%

When they were built

<1900: 0 bridges<19001900s: 0 bridges19001910s: 0 bridges19101920s: 0 bridges19201930s: 1 bridges119301940s: 0 bridges19401950s: 1 bridges119501960s: 2 bridges219601970s: 23 bridges2319701980s: 90 bridges9019801990s: 80 bridges8019902000s: 143 bridges14320002010s: 72 bridges7220102020s: 9 bridges92020
Segmental Box Girder bridges built per decade. Year built as recorded in the inventory; reconstruction years are not included.

Busiest

  1. Rmp 18 SB 21 WB over Ramp PR-21 Centro Medico
    San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico · 239,000 vehicles/day
    Good
  2. IH 10 EB Elev Ml over W Magnolia to N Frio ST
    Bexar County, Texas · 193,223 vehicles/day
    Fair
  3. IH 35 NB UP Level over El Paso ST to Houston ST
    Bexar County, Texas · 173,066 vehicles/day
    Fair
  4. IH 35 SB UP Level over Guadalupe ST to S Laredo
    Bexar County, Texas · 173,066 vehicles/day
    Fair
  5. IH 35 NB UP Level over S Laredo ST to Guadalupe
    Bexar County, Texas · 173,066 vehicles/day
    Fair

Longest

  1. US 1 (sr 5) over Moser Channel
    Monroe County, Florida · 35,868 ft
    Fair
  2. SR293 over Choctawhatchee Bay
    Okaloosa County, Florida · 19,265 ft
    Fair
  3. NC32 NC37 NC94 over Albemarle Sound
    Washington County, North Carolina · 18,461 ft
    Poor
  4. SR281 Avalon Blvd. over East Bay
    Santa Rosa County, Florida · 18,425 ft
    Fair
  5. SR 193 over Miss. Sound * D.I. Bay
    Mobile County, Alabama · 17,814 ft
    Poor

Oldest

  1. U.S. 59 SB over Grand Lake/Sailboat
    Delaware County, Oklahoma · Built 1938
    Fair
  2. US-68 over Kentucky River
    Mercer County, Kentucky · Built 1954
    Poor
  3. SR1002 Nbl over SR 3015
    Wake County, North Carolina · Built 1962
    Fair
  4. SR1002 W over SR3015 Wbl
    Wake County, North Carolina · Built 1962
    Fair
  5. Wv Route 23 over Laugherty Fork
    Doddridge County, West Virginia · Built 1970
    Poor