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SH 7 over Cochino Bayou

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

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

SH 7 over Cochino Bayou in Houston County, Texas, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2006, making it 19 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 3,586 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 81 of the 197 inventoried bridges in Houston County rated good (41.1%); 15 (7.6%) 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 129 ft
Location	0.95 Mi NE of FM 357
NBI structure number	111140033601043
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Holderreith WB over Hcfcd M121-00-00	2024	7,821	Good
US 287 over Hurricane Bayou	1928	7,582	Fair
US 287 over Hurricane Bayou Relief	1928	7,582	Fair
US 287 over Hurricane Bayou Relief	1928	7,531	Fair
US 287 over Little Elkhart Creek	1931	6,092	Fair
US 287 over Mayes Branch	1931	6,092	Fair