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FM 563 over Shiloh Creek

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

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

FM 563 over Shiloh Creek in Liberty 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 1940 and reconstructed in 1978, making it 85 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 2,278 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 4 of the 240 inventoried bridges in Liberty County rated poor (1.7%); 4 (1.7%) 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	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 57 ft
Location	0.1 Mi NW of FM 770
NBI structure number	201460102302005
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 Atsf RR & Drain	1987	35,560	Good
US 59 over Sl 573	1987	33,938	Good
US 59 over SL 573 & Ditch	1987	29,958	Fair
US 59 over Drainage Ditch	1987	29,958	Fair
US 59 Ml & Sbfr over Drainage Ditch	1987	29,124	Good
US 59 Ml & Sbfr over Little Tarkington Bayou	1987	29,124	Fair