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US 271 over Lilly Creek

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

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

US 271 over Lilly Creek in Upshur 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 1956 and reconstructed in 1981, making it 69 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 8,078 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 76 of the 139 inventoried bridges in Upshur County rated fair (54.7%); 0 (0.0%) 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	Concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 303 ft
Location	6.00 Mi N of SH 154
NBI structure number	192300024804029
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 271 over Marshall Creek	1957	24,040	Fair
US 259 over Draw	1989	12,862	Good
US 259 over Clark Branch	2001	12,862	Fair
SH 300 over Draw	1991	12,776	Good
US 259 over Beachman Creek	2000	10,884	Fair
SH 300 over Beech Branch	1985	10,156	Good