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FM 294 over Ih 40

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

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

FM 294 over Ih 40 in Carson County, Texas, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1971, making it 54 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 310 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2013).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 18 of the 33 inventoried bridges in Carson County rated fair (54.5%); 1 (3.0%) 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	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 509 ft
Location	1.3 Mi W of BI 40
NBI structure number	040330027504092
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 Drain	1964	12,346	Good
Ih 40 over Draw	1966	11,605	Good
Ih 40 WB over Bi 40 F	1978	6,826	Good
Ih 40 EB over Bi 40 F	1978	6,340	Fair
Ih 40 WB over FM 295	1978	6,311	Fair
Ih 40 WB over FM 2300	1978	6,311	Fair