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Howell St over Elm Fork Trinity River

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

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

Howell St over Elm Fork Trinity River in Montague County, Texas, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 8 (very good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2008, making it 17 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 31 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is a city or municipal highway agency.
It is one of 123 of the 246 inventoried bridges in Montague County rated good (50.0%); 6 (2.4%) are rated poor.
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


Structure	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 49 ft
Location	0.3 Mi SW of US 82
NBI structure number	031690D00080001
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 81/US 287 over Middle Creek Trib	1972	19,940	Fair
US 287 over Brier Creek Tributary	1977	19,691	Fair
US 287 over Brier Creek	1977	18,826	Fair
US 287 NB over US 81 SB & Frs	1978	16,413	Good
FM 369 over Drainage Ditch	1966	14,829	Fair
Fruitland Rd over Middle Creek Tributary	1972	11,000	Fair