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Bu 81/287 over US 81

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

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

Bu 81/287 over US 81 in Wise County, Texas, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1972, making it 53 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 5,038 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 100 of the 264 inventoried bridges in Wise County rated fair (37.9%); 3 (1.1%) 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


Structure	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 312 ft
Location	at Jct US-81 & US-287
NBI structure number	022490001308054
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US287 Sbl over Trib of Oliver Branch	1967	25,624	Good
US 81/287 over Great House Branch	1961	25,365	Good
US 81/287 over Teeter Branch	1967	24,476	Fair
CR 4227 - Pct 3 over Blue Creek	2014	20,946	Good
US 81/287 over Briar Branch	1958	20,877	Fair
US 81/287 over Walkers Branch	1958	20,877	Good