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SH 85 over Soldier Lake Slough

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

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

SH 85 over Soldier Lake Slough in Dimmit 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 1939 and reconstructed in 1975, making it 86 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 2,425 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 27 of the 74 inventoried bridges in Dimmit County rated fair (36.5%); 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	Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 810 ft
Location	4.60 Mi NE of US 83
NBI structure number	220640030101020
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 83 over Live Oak Creek	1958	10,573	Good
US 83 over Palm Creek	1957	9,753	Good
US 83 over Carrizo Creek	1973	8,595	Good
US 83 over Bellyache Creek	1949	8,572	Good
US 83 over Javalin Creek	1929	5,432	Fair
US 83 over Salt Creek	1957	5,432	Fair