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FM 226 over Atascoso Relief

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

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

FM 226 over Atascoso Relief in Nacogdoches 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 1987, making it 38 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 730 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 170 of the 236 inventoried bridges in Nacogdoches County rated fair (72.0%); 12 (5.1%) 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	Concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 120 ft
Location	3.5 Mi South of SH 21
NBI structure number	111740089301014
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 59 & Lp 224 NB over SH 21	1970	28,292	Good
US 59 & Lp 224 SB over Sh-21	1980	28,292	Fair
US 59 SB over Loop 224	1984	27,893	Fair
US 59 over Angelina River	2000	27,777	Fair
US 59 & Lp 224 NB over FM 225	1980	26,605	Fair
US 59 & Lp 224 SB over FM 225	1980	26,605	Fair