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US 285 over Middle Fork Big Canyon

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

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

US 285 over Middle Fork Big Canyon in Pecos County, Texas, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1956, making it 69 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 688 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 180 of the 469 inventoried bridges in Pecos County rated fair (38.4%); 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
Ih 10 over Draw	1974	9,143	Good
Ih 10 over Draw	1974	9,143	Good
Ih 10 & WB Off-rp over Draw	1979	9,143	Good
Ih 10 over Draw	1975	8,175	Good
Ih 10 Ml & Fr over Drainage Ditch	1983	8,160	Good
Ih 10 Ml & Fr over Drainage Ditch	1983	8,160	Good