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SH 135 over Bear Creek

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

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

SH 135 over Bear Creek in Cherokee County, Texas, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2002, making it 23 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,942 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 54 of the 200 inventoried bridges in Cherokee County rated good (27.0%); 4 (2.0%) are rated poor.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings


Structure	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 134 ft
Location	0.6 Mi S of FM 177
NBI structure number	100370037806025
Condition class	Good

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