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FM 616 over East Carancahua Crk

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

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

FM 616 over East Carancahua Crk in Matagorda 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 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1984, making it 41 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 835 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 106 of the 192 inventoried bridges in Matagorda County rated fair (55.2%); 12 (6.2%) 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 211 ft
Location	1.75 Mi E of Jackson C/l
NBI structure number	131580049701022
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
SH 35 over Bucks Bayou	1997	23,967	Good
SH 35 over Cottonwood Creek	1929	14,932	Fair
SH 35 over East River Canal	1961	14,897	Good
SH 35 over Hardeman Slough	2001	13,245	Good
SH 35 over Caney Creek	2001	13,245	Good
SH 35 NB over West Canal	1961	12,498	Fair