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SH 21 over Pooles Creek

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

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

SH 21 over Pooles Creek in Madison County, Texas, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1927 and reconstructed in 1968, making it 98 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 4,991 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 81 of the 122 inventoried bridges in Madison County rated fair (66.4%); 3 (2.5%) 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

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Ih 45 over Draw	1965	40,321	Fair
Ih 45 over Draw	1965	40,321	Fair
Ih 45 over Draw	1965	40,321	Fair
Ih 45 SB over Bedias Creek	1964	19,848	Fair
Ih 45 SB over Bedias Creek Relief	1964	19,683	Good
Ih 45 SB over SH 75	1964	19,097	Fair