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SH 79 NB over Mkt Railroad

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

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

SH 79 NB over Mkt Railroad in Wichita 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 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1972, making it 53 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 3,121 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2019).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 180 of the 389 inventoried bridges in Wichita County rated good (46.3%); 2 (0.5%) 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 290 ft
Location	0.2 Mi S of Bus 287/sh240
NBI structure number	032430028204010
Condition class	Good

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