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CR 179 over Sulphur Creek

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

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

CR 179 over Sulphur Creek in Grimes 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 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1990, making it 35 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 150 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2010).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 135 of the 248 inventoried bridges in Grimes County rated fair (54.4%); 2 (0.8%) 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	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 38 ft
Location	3.3 Mi N of SH 30
NBI structure number	170940AA0352001
Condition class	Fair

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