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US 83 over San Saba River

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

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

US 83 over San Saba River in Menard 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 1932 and reconstructed in 1962, making it 93 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 7,859 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 26 of the 63 inventoried bridges in Menard County rated fair (41.3%); 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	Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 1,258 ft
Location	0.30 Mi S of US 190
NBI structure number	071640003505021
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 83 over Harris Hollow	1935	4,936	Fair
US 83 over Draw	1937	4,436	Good
US 83 over Draw	1937	4,436	Good
US 83 over Draw	1937	4,436	Good
US 83 over Draw	1937	4,436	Fair
US 83 over Draw	1937	4,436	Fair