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Sl 256 WB over Railroad (UP)

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

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

Sl 256 WB over Railroad (UP) in Anderson County, Texas, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1964, making it 61 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 12,234 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 76 of the 177 inventoried bridges in Anderson County rated fair (42.9%); 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 143 ft
Location	0.4 Mi E of FM 322
NBI structure number	100010052009051
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 287 over Railroad (Texas State)	1926	17,370	Fair
Sl 256 over Town CR	1964	16,252	Fair
SH 155 over Howard Creek	1947	13,054	Fair
Sl 256 over Basset Creek	1993	12,809	Fair
Sl 256 over US 287/SH 19	1993	10,920	Good
Sl 256 EB over Railroad (UP)	1983	10,666	Good