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Bus 20 over Colorado River

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

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

Bus 20 over Colorado River in Mitchell 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 1952, making it 73 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,090 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 92 of the 140 inventoried bridges in Mitchell County rated fair (65.7%); 1 (0.7%) 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 392 ft
Location	0.7 Mi W of SH 208 (N)
NBI structure number	081680000512029
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 over Cherry Creek	1957	18,950	Fair
Ih 20 Ml over Lone Wolf Draw	1962	18,516	Fair
Ih 20 over Iatan Creek	1928	18,494	Fair
Ih 20 over Templeton Creek	1928	18,494	Fair
Ih 20 Ml over Loraine Draw	1956	17,977	Fair
Ih 20 over UPRR & FM 644 (N)	1956	17,977	Fair