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CR 849 over Caney Creek

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

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

CR 849 over Caney Creek in Nacogdoches County, Texas, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1994, making it 31 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 134 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 12 of the 236 inventoried bridges in Nacogdoches County rated poor (5.1%); 12 (5.1%) 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	Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 73 ft
Location	0.8 Mi SW of FM 343
NBI structure number	111740AA0388001
Condition class	Poor

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