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SH 35 over Carancahua Bay

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

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

SH 35 over Carancahua Bay in Jackson County, Texas, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1962, making it 63 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 4,630 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 85 of the 170 inventoried bridges in Jackson County rated fair (50.0%); 2 (1.2%) 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 2,399 ft
Location	1.5 Mi E of SH 172
NBI structure number	131210017909062
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 over Draw	1968	24,272	Good
US 59 over Drain	1972	22,761	Good
US 59 over Post Oak Branch	1972	22,393	Good
US 59 over Devers Creek	1972	22,193	Good
US 59 over Drain	1972	22,193	Good
US 59 over Dry Creek	1972	21,601	Fair