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Houston Ave over Cross Creek

Kings County, California · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

Houston Ave over Cross Creek in Kings County, California, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 0 (failed condition, out of service) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1968, making it 57 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 3,190 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2017).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 6 of the 169 inventoried bridges in Kings County rated poor (3.6%); 6 (3.6%) are rated poor.
A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.

Component ratings

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Deck	3	Serious condition
Superstructure	3	Serious condition
Substructure	0	Failed condition, out of service


Structure	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 55 ft
Location	0.1 Mi W of 6TH Ave
NBI structure number	45C0067
Condition class	Poor

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the California department of transportation.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
State Route 198 over 11TH Avenue	1967	27,500	Good
State Route 198 over Hanford-armona Rd	1964	27,500	Good
State Route 198 over 14TH Ave	1964	27,500	Fair
State Route 198 over Last Chance Ditch	1964	27,500	Fair
State Route 198 over Lemoore Canal	1962	21,300	Fair
State Route 198 over BNSF Ry & Amtrak	1967	20,500	Poor