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CR 188 over Small Creek

Grimes County, Texas · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

CR 188 over Small Creek in Grimes County, Texas, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1938, making it 87 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 60 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2010).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 111 of the 248 inventoried bridges in Grimes County rated good (44.8%); 2 (0.8%) are rated poor.
Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is open, no restriction (NBI item 41).
Its condition class and component ratings are unchanged from the 2024 inventory.
Its most recent inspection on record is dated December 2023, on a 24-month routine inspection cycle.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings

Component	Rating (2024)	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	7	7	Good condition


Structure	Concrete culvert
Length	about 22 ft
Location	1.7 Mi N of FM 149
NBI structure number	170940AA0134001
Condition class	Good
Traffic status (item 41)	Open, no restriction
Last inspection (item 90)	December 2023
Inspection interval (item 91)	24 months
Scour (item 113)	8: foundations stable, scour above the top of the footing

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
SH 6 over Drain	1970	27,241	Good
SH 6 over Drain	1970	27,241	Good
SH 6 over Sylvia Creek	1970	25,973	Fair
SH 6 over Cedar Creek	1970	25,973	Good
SH 6 over Sandy Creek	1970	22,090	Good
SH 6 SB over SH 90	1971	15,528	Good