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FM 998 over Rita Blanca Creek

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

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

FM 998 over Rita Blanca Creek in Hartley 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 1952, making it 73 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 276 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 8 of the 17 inventoried bridges in Hartley County rated fair (47.1%); 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

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 87 over Draw	1934	9,608	Good
US 385 over Middle Cheyenne Creek	1965	4,111	Good
US 54 over Rita Blanca Creek	2014	3,675	Good
US 54 over Cramer Creek	1947	2,832	Fair
US 54 over Punta De Agua Creek	2014	2,832	Good
US 385 over US 87	1999	2,700	Good