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US 59 SB over Colorado River S Relief

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

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

US 59 SB over Colorado River S Relief in Wharton 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 1972, making it 53 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 13,901 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 148 of the 373 inventoried bridges in Wharton County rated fair (39.7%); 21 (5.6%) 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


Structure	Concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 439 ft
Location	1.3 Mi S of FM 102
NBI structure number	132410008907127
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 SB over SH 60 (bu 59 R) & Kcs RR	2023	29,743	Good
US 59 over Draw	2022	29,743	Good
US 59 Sbfr over Draw	2022	29,743	Good
US 59 Sbfr over Draw	2022	29,743	Good
US 59 over Draw	1976	28,133	Good
US 59 over Preisler Creek	2024	27,270	Good