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SH 18 over Pecos River

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

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

SH 18 over Pecos River in Ward 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 2000, making it 25 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,641 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 38 of the 49 inventoried bridges in Ward County rated fair (77.6%); 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


Structure	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 302 ft
Location	2.95 Mi SW of FM 11
NBI structure number	062380029204026
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Ih 20 & Sfr over Draw	1968	22,290	Fair
Ih 20 & Sfr over Draw	1968	22,290	Fair
Ih 20 & Sfr over Draw	1968	18,626	Good
Ih 20 over Draw	1968	18,626	Fair
Ih 20 over Draw	1968	18,626	Fair
Ih 20 & Fr Rds over Arroyo Carrasco	1971	17,950	Fair