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CR 971 over Rocky Branch

Freestone County, Texas · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

CR 971 over Rocky Branch in Freestone County, Texas, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 2 (critical condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2013, making it 12 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 50 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2013).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 2 of the 167 inventoried bridges in Freestone County rated poor (1.2%); 2 (1.2%) are rated poor.
A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.

Component ratings


Structure	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 39 ft
Location	1.5 Mi W of FM 1366
NBI structure number	170820AA0291002
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Ih 45 over Small Creek	1971	36,610	Fair
Ih 45 Mls over Whitney Branch	1970	32,130	Fair
Ih 45 NB over Buffalo Creek	1970	19,160	Fair
Ih 45 SB over Buffalo Creek	1970	19,160	Good
Ih 45 SB over Keechi Creek Relief	1970	18,810	Good
Ih 45 NB over Keechi Creek Relief	1970	18,810	Good