Home › Texas › Franklin County › FM 3122 over Bear Creek

FM 3122 over Bear Creek

Franklin County, Texas · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

FM 3122 over Bear Creek in Franklin County, Texas, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1971, making it 54 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,021 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 23 of the 73 inventoried bridges in Franklin County rated good (31.5%); 2 (2.7%) are rated poor.
Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is open, no restriction (NBI item 41).
Its condition class and component ratings are unchanged from the 2024 inventory.
Its most recent inspection on record is dated January 2025, on a 24-month routine inspection cycle.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings

Component	Rating (2024)	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	7	7	Good condition


Structure	Concrete culvert
Length	about 24 ft
Location	0.6 Mi E of FM 115
NBI structure number	010810312001001
Condition class	Good
Traffic status (item 41)	Open, no restriction
Last inspection (item 90)	January 2025
Inspection interval (item 91)	24 months
Scour (item 113)	8: foundations stable, scour above the top of the footing

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Ih 30 WB Ml over Spur 423	1963	23,109	Fair
Ih 30 WB Ml over Ripley Rd	1963	23,109	Fair
Ih 30 WB Ml over Denton Creek	1963	19,045	Fair
Ih 30 EB Ml over Spur 423	1963	18,724	Fair
Ih 30 EB Ml over Ripley Rd	1963	18,724	Fair
Ih 30 EB Ml over Denton Creek	1963	17,344	Fair