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CR 4740 over Cochino Bayou

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

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

CR 4740 over Cochino Bayou in Houston County, Texas, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1980, making it 45 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 32 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 15 of the 197 inventoried bridges in Houston County rated poor (7.6%); 15 (7.6%) are rated poor.
A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.

Component ratings


Structure	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 57 ft
Location	4.5 Mi S of SH 7
NBI structure number	111140AA0172002
Condition class	Poor

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