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FM 624 over Lagarto Creek

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

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

FM 624 over Lagarto Creek in Jim Wells 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 1960, making it 65 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,373 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 77 of the 192 inventoried bridges in Jim Wells County rated fair (40.1%); 3 (1.6%) 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 279 ft
Location	2.9 Mi NW of US 281
NBI structure number	161260237305007
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
SH 44 over Drain	1925	18,800	Good
Ramp SH 44/BUS 281 over Lattas Creek	1937	17,560	Fair
US 281 Sbml over Cattle Pass - Playa	2022	13,514	Good
US 281 Sbml over 1st Street	2022	13,514	Good
US 281 Sbml over 8th St. CR 421	2022	13,514	Good
US 281 NBML Ramp 1 over Paisano Branch	2022	13,514	Good