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SH 97 over Esperanza Creek

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

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

SH 97 over Esperanza Creek in McMullen 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 1955 and reconstructed in 1970, making it 70 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,852 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 26 of the 63 inventoried bridges in McMullen County rated fair (41.3%); 2 (3.2%) 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 121 ft
Location	3.00 Mi N of SH 72
NBI structure number	151620032807039
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
SH 16 over Frio River	1954	5,109	Poor
SH 16 over Salt Branch	1956	4,179	Fair
SH 16 over Frio River Relief	1956	3,301	Fair
SH 16 over San Miguel Creek	1954	2,856	Poor
SH 16 over Bruce Branch	1954	2,856	Good
FM 624 over Nueces River	1964	2,856	Good