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FM 3478 over Nelson Creek

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

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

FM 3478 over Nelson Creek in Walker 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 1988, making it 37 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,862 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 86 of the 166 inventoried bridges in Walker County rated fair (51.8%); 1 (0.6%) 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	Concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 127 ft
Location	3.0 Mi N of FM 980
NBI structure number	172360355001001
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Ih 45 Ml over Draw	1959	56,772	Good
Ih 45 over Draw	2019	51,507	Good
Ih 45 Ml over Draw	2019	51,507	Good
Ih 45 Ml and Wfr over Little Chinquapin Creek	2021	51,507	Good
Ih 45 Ml & Efr over Little Caney Creek	2021	48,523	Good
Ih 45 North T/a over Ih 45 (SH 30)	2003	48,000	Fair