FM 38 over N Sulphur River

Delta County, Texas · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

• FM 38 over N Sulphur River in Delta County, Texas, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
• Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
• It was built in 1949, making it 76 years old at the 2025 inventory.
• It carries about 261 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
• Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
• It is one of 41 of the 99 inventoried bridges in Delta County rated fair (41.4%); 0 (0.0%) are rated poor.
• A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

View this bridge on a map → (33.48643, -95.77421)

Component ratings

Bridge details

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

Busiest bridges in Delta County

All bridges nearby: Delta County, TX bridge conditions · every bridge in Delta County · Texas bridges.

Background: how bridge ratings work · what "poor" and "structurally deficient" actually mean · how often bridges are inspected.