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FM 1318 over Tule Creek

Swisher County, Texas · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

FM 1318 over Tule Creek in Swisher County, Texas, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1953, making it 72 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 113 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 28 of the 70 inventoried bridges in Swisher County rated good (40.0%); 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 September 2023, on a 24-month routine inspection cycle.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings

Component	Rating (2024)	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	7	7	Good condition


Structure	Concrete culvert
Length	about 34 ft
Location	6.1 Mi E of FM 146
NBI structure number	052190134501002
Condition class	Good
Traffic status (item 41)	Open, no restriction
Last inspection (item 90)	September 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
Ih 27 over Draw	1987	10,115	Fair
Ih 27 over Drainage Ditch	1987	8,835	Good
Ih 27 over Drainage Ditch	1987	8,775	Good
Ih 27 over Drainage Ditch	1987	8,640	Good
Ih 27 over Drainage Ditch	1987	8,640	Good
CR Q over Ih 27	1987	7,000	Fair