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FM 487 over San Gabriel River

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

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

FM 487 over San Gabriel River 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 deck, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1972, making it 53 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 983 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.
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


Structure	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 270 ft
Location	2.00 Mi SE of FM 1600
NBI structure number	171660085801013
Condition class	Good

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