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FM 209 over Ratliff Branch

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

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

FM 209 over Ratliff Branch in Young 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 1985, making it 40 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 373 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 63 of the 109 inventoried bridges in Young County rated good (57.8%); 0 (0.0%) are rated poor.
Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is open, no restriction (NBI item 41).
Its condition class and component ratings are unchanged from the 2024 inventory.
Its most recent inspection on record is dated September 2023, 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	7	7	Good condition


Structure	Concrete culvert
Length	about 33 ft
Location	9.0 Mi NE of FM 578
NBI structure number	032520107602014
Condition class	Good
Traffic status (item 41)	Open, no restriction
Last inspection (item 90)	September 2023
Inspection interval (item 91)	24 months
Scour (item 113)	6: scour evaluation not yet made

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
SH 16 over Draw	1966	12,030	Good
SH 16 over Dry Creek	1966	7,019	Good
SH 67 over Salt Creek	1963	4,632	Fair
US 380 over Draw	1928	4,090	Good
CR 377/ Bale Road over Farmers Branch	2012	4,090	Fair
SH 16 over Flat Rock Creek	1954	3,999	Fair