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US 87 SB over Loop 472

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

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

US 87 SB over Loop 472 in Lynn 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 1968, making it 57 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 4,181 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 5 of the 5 inventoried bridges in Lynn County rated fair (100.0%); 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 November 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
Deck	6	6	Satisfactory condition
Superstructure	6	6	Satisfactory condition
Substructure	6	6	Satisfactory condition


Structure	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 136 ft
Location	0.80 Mi N of US 380
NBI structure number	051530006802012
Condition class	Fair
Traffic status (item 41)	Open, no restriction
Last inspection (item 90)	November 2023
Inspection interval (item 91)	24 months
Scour (item 113)	N: not over a waterway

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 87 NB over Loop 472	1968	4,622	Fair
US 380 over US 87	1968	2,487	Fair
FM 400 over US 87	1968	1,140	Fair
Loop 472 over US 87	1968	430	Fair