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CR 4012 over Big Cow Creek

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

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

CR 4012 over Big Cow Creek in Newton County, Texas, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2007, making it 18 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 100 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2016).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 89 of the 156 inventoried bridges in Newton County rated fair (57.1%); 4 (2.6%) 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 multiple box beam
Length	about 85 ft
Location	1.40 Mi NE of SH 87
NBI structure number	201760AA0344001
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
SH 62 over Cow Bayou	1947	6,742	Fair
SH 87 over Kcso RR & CR 4212	1986	6,582	Fair
SH 12 over Drainage Ditch	1945	6,115	Fair
SH 12 over Drainage Ditch	1945	6,115	Good
SH 12 over Drainage Ditch	1945	6,115	Good
US 190 over Caney Creek	1952	4,429	Fair