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SH 163 over Gurley Draw

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

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

SH 163 over Gurley Draw in Crockett 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 1954, making it 71 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 6,863 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 64 of the 160 inventoried bridges in Crockett County rated fair (40.0%); 1 (0.6%) are rated poor.
Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is open, no restriction (NBI item 41).
Its class is unchanged from 2024 (fair), but component ratings moved: culvert 5 to 6.
Its most recent inspection on record is dated March 2024, 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	5	6	Satisfactory condition


Structure	Concrete culvert
Length	about 137 ft
Location	0.73 Mi S of Lp 466
NBI structure number	070530041204014
Condition class	Fair
Traffic status (item 41)	Open, no restriction
Last inspection (item 90)	March 2024
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 10 over Draw	1976	10,722	Good
Ih 10 over Draw	1976	10,722	Good
Ih 10 over Draw	1976	10,722	Good
Ih 10 over Draw	1976	8,733	Good
Ih 10 over Draw	1976	8,733	Good
Ih 10 over Draw	1976	8,733	Good