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FM 178 over Wet Tobacco Creek

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

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

FM 178 over Wet Tobacco Creek in Dawson County, Texas, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, 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 223 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 3 of the 5 inventoried bridges in Dawson County rated fair (60.0%); 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 July 2023, on a 24-month routine inspection cycle.
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

Component	Rating (2024)	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	6	6	Satisfactory condition


Structure	Concrete culvert
Length	about 22 ft
Location	1.1 Mi N of FM 827
NBI structure number	050580236001001
Condition class	Fair
Traffic status (item 41)	Open, no restriction
Last inspection (item 90)	July 2023
Inspection interval (item 91)	24 months
Scour (item 113)	8: foundations stable, scour above the top of the footing

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
SH 349 over SH 137	2019	7,300	Good
SH 137 over Sulphur Springs Draw	1938	5,395	Fair
SH 349 over Sulphur Springs Draw	2019	3,175	Good
US 180 over US 87	1965	1,460	Fair