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FM 486 over Draw

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

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

FM 486 over Draw in Milam 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 1960, making it 65 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,111 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 91 of the 193 inventoried bridges in Milam County rated good (47.2%); 2 (1.0%) are rated poor.
Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is open, no restriction (NBI item 41).
It was rated fair in the 2024 inventory and is now good (culvert 6 to 7).
Its most recent inspection on record is dated September 2024, 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	6	7	Good condition


Structure	Concrete culvert
Length	about 74 ft
Location	4.7 Mi S of SH 36
NBI structure number	171660033705024
Condition class	Good
Traffic status (item 41)	Open, no restriction
Last inspection (item 90)	September 2024
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
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