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SH 21 over Neches River

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

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

SH 21 over Neches River in Cherokee 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 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1982, making it 43 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,309 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 142 of the 200 inventoried bridges in Cherokee County rated fair (71.0%); 4 (2.0%) 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 490 ft
Location	0.00 Mi NE of Houston C/l
NBI structure number	100370011804074
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
SH 204 over Caney Creek	2004	149,319	Good
US 69 over Rail(UP)/WilsonSt/etc	1974	24,685	Good
US 79 over Ragsdale Creek	1930	14,634	Fair
US 69 over Little Turnpike Creek	1932	11,400	Fair
US 69 over Big Turnpike Creek	1959	11,400	Fair
US 79 over Gum Creek Tributary	1997	11,340	Good