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Bus 287/LOOP 370 over Wichita River

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

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

Bus 287/LOOP 370 over Wichita River in Wichita County, Texas, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1929, making it 96 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 6,590 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 207 of the 389 inventoried bridges in Wichita County rated fair (53.2%); 2 (0.5%) 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
Ih 44 over Plum Creek	1960	52,530	Fair
US 82/US 277 over Drainage Ditch	1979	36,324	Fair
Ih 44 SB over N 8TH St	2001	34,390	Good
Ih 44 SB over Bus 287J & BNSF RR	2001	34,390	Good
Ih 44 SB over 6TH Street	2001	34,390	Good
Ih 44 SB over 5TH Street	2001	34,390	Fair