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SH 79 Sbfr over Drainage Ditch

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

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

SH 79 Sbfr over Drainage Ditch 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 culvert, 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 2,010 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2010).
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.
Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is open, no restriction (NBI item 41).
It was rated fair in the 2024 inventory and is now good (culvert 6 to 7).
Its most recent inspection on record is dated June 2024, on a 24-month routine inspection cycle.
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

Component	Rating (2024)	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	6	7	Good condition


Structure	Concrete culvert
Length	about 52 ft
Location	0.65 Mi S of Bus 287
NBI structure number	032430028204013
Condition class	Good
Traffic status (item 41)	Open, no restriction
Last inspection (item 90)	June 2024
Inspection interval (item 91)	24 months
Scour (item 113)	8: foundations stable, scour above the top of the footing

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