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CR 1440 over Irish Creek

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

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

CR 1440 over Irish Creek in Shelby County, Texas, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1992, making it 33 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 55 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2013).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 7 of the 177 inventoried bridges in Shelby County rated poor (4.0%); 7 (4.0%) 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 29 ft
Location	0.40 Mi S of FM 138
NBI structure number	112100AA0209001
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 NB/ US 96 SB over US 84 & UP RR	1983	8,667	Good
US 59 SB (NW Ramp) over UP RR	1983	8,667	Good
US 59 over Bowlin Creek	2006	8,484	Good
US 59 over Attoyac River	1936	8,392	Fair
US 59 over Hardage Creek	1936	8,312	Fair
US 59 over Waller Creek	1934	7,914	Fair