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Colorado Dr over SH 71

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

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

Colorado Dr over SH 71 in Bastrop County, Texas, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1984, making it 41 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 230 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2012).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 92 of the 283 inventoried bridges in Bastrop County rated fair (32.5%); 1 (0.4%) 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	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 370 ft
Location	1.4 Mi W of Loop 230
NBI structure number	140110026506081
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
SH 21/SH 71 over Colorado River	1958	52,109	Fair
US 290 over UPRR & Central Ave	1941	42,765	Fair
US 290 / SH 95 over Sharp Creek	1940	40,877	Good
SH 21/SH 95 over Draw	1960	31,898	Good
SH 21; SH 71 Ebml over UPRR; College St; Mlk Dr	2023	27,547	Good
US 290 over Oak Creek	1941	27,543	Good