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SH 43 over Union Pacific Railroad

Cass County, Texas · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

SH 43 over Union Pacific Railroad in Cass County, Texas, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1954, making it 71 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,181 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 1 of the 145 inventoried bridges in Cass County rated poor (0.7%); 1 (0.7%) are rated poor.
A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.

Component ratings


Structure	Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 120 ft
Location	0.05 Mi E of FM 248
NBI structure number	190340056901012
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 59 over Kennedy Branch	1947	13,244	Fair
US 59 over FM 3129	2015	13,244	Fair
US 59 over Black Bayou	1998	12,956	Fair
US 59 over Johns Creek	1997	9,653	Fair
US 59 over Bowman Creek	1955	9,567	Fair
US 59 over Frazier Creek	2003	9,567	Fair