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FM 726 over Clark Branch

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

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

FM 726 over Clark Branch in Upshur 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 737 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 63 of the 139 inventoried bridges in Upshur County rated good (45.3%); 0 (0.0%) are rated poor.
Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is open, no restriction (NBI item 41).
Its condition class and component ratings are unchanged from the 2024 inventory.
Its most recent inspection on record is dated July 2023, 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	7	7	Good condition


Structure	Concrete culvert
Length	about 21 ft
Location	1.80 Mi NE of SH 154
NBI structure number	192300189601003
Condition class	Good
Traffic status (item 41)	Open, no restriction
Last inspection (item 90)	July 2023
Inspection interval (item 91)	24 months
Scour (item 113)	7: scour countermeasures installed

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