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SH 71 over Skull Creek Relief

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

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

SH 71 over Skull Creek Relief in Colorado 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 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1932 and reconstructed in 1981, making it 93 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 7,110 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 119 of the 251 inventoried bridges in Colorado County rated fair (47.4%); 4 (1.6%) 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

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Ih 10 over Draw	2024	55,285	Good
Ih 10 Ebml over Church Creek	2024	48,625	Good
Ih 10 over Live Oak Creek	1966	45,603	Fair
Ih 10 over Sandy Branch West Relief	1966	45,603	Fair
Ih 10 over Sandy Branch	1966	45,603	Fair
Ih 10 over Sandy Branch East Relief	1966	45,603	Fair