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US 96 over Nichols Creek

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

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

US 96 over Nichols Creek in Jasper County, Texas, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2004, making it 21 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 13,773 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 91 of the 178 inventoried bridges in Jasper County rated fair (51.1%); 4 (2.2%) 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	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 180 ft
Location	11.15 Mi N of SH 62
NBI structure number	201220006503161
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 96 over Deer Creek	2004	15,187	Good
US 96 over Long Branch	2004	14,020	Fair
US 96 over Sandy Creek	1937	14,009	Fair
US 96 over Slaydons Creek	2004	13,773	Good
US 96 over Drainage Ditch	2004	13,773	Fair
US 190 over BNSF Railroad	1958	13,581	Fair