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FM 203 over Bowden Branch

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

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

FM 203 over Bowden Branch in Somervell 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 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1961, making it 64 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 100 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 14 of the 28 inventoried bridges in Somervell County rated fair (50.0%); 1 (3.6%) 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.

Component ratings

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 67 over Wheeler Branch	1948	17,806	Fair
US 67 over Van Zandt Branch	2003	16,353	Good
US 67 over Squaw Creek	2008	12,189	Good
US 67 over Trib of Brazos River	1941	11,129	Fair
SH 144 over Paluxy River	1923	9,334	Fair
US 67 over Trib.of Brazos River	1942	8,823	Good