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FM 294 over Cottonwood Creek

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

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

FM 294 over Cottonwood Creek in Armstrong 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 1953, making it 72 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 106 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 7 of the 11 inventoried bridges in Armstrong County rated fair (63.6%); 0 (0.0%) 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	Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 23 ft
Location	1.2 Mi N of US 287
NBI structure number	040060078803003
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 over Mc Clellan Creek	1934	12,354	Fair
US 287 over Draw	1934	10,160	Fair
SH 207 over Mulberry Creek	1935	277	Good
SH 207 over Prairie Dog Twn Fk RedRv	1957	190	Fair
SH 207 over Pleasant Creek	1957	190	Fair
FM 294 over Salt Fork of Red River	1951	146	Good