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US 77 over US 79 & BNSF RR

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

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

US 77 over US 79 & BNSF RR in Milam 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 1962, making it 63 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 3,359 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 100 of the 193 inventoried bridges in Milam County rated fair (51.8%); 2 (1.0%) 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	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 377 ft
Location	1.5 Mi E of FM 908
NBI structure number	171660021002070
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 79 over Ham Branch	1927	15,363	Fair
US 79 over BNSF RR	1989	11,173	Fair
US 79 over Brushy Creek Relief No 1	1996	10,184	Good
US 79 over Brushy Creek Relief No 2	1996	10,184	Good
US 79 over Brushy Creek	1996	10,184	Good
US 79 over Salty Creek	1997	10,184	Good