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US 183 over Artesia Creek

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

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

US 183 over Artesia Creek in Gonzales 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 1923 and reconstructed in 1963, making it 102 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 139 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 134 of the 281 inventoried bridges in Gonzales County rated fair (47.7%); 8 (2.8%) 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	1971	36,617	Good
Ih 10 over Draw	1971	36,617	Fair
Ih 10 over Pecan Creek	1971	36,617	Good
Ih 10 over Draw	1971	36,617	Good
Ih 10 EB over SH 304	1970	33,532	Fair
Ih 10 over Draw	1970	28,792	Good