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US 287 NB over US 70

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

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

US 287 NB over US 70 in Wilbarger 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 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1969, making it 56 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 21,372 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 75 of the 152 inventoried bridges in Wilbarger County rated fair (49.3%); 5 (3.3%) 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 229 ft
Location	Jct US 70 and US 287
NBI structure number	032440014607131
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 287 SB over US 70	1969	21,372	Fair
US 70/287 NB over Bentley Street	1987	16,409	Fair
US 70/US 287 SB over Bentley St	1987	16,409	Fair
US 70/287 over Draw	1965	15,427	Fair
US 70/287 SB over Laurie Street	1987	15,423	Fair
US 70/287 SB over Paradise Creek	1995	15,384	Good