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FM 481 over Salado Creek

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

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

FM 481 over Salado Creek in Maverick 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 1983, making it 42 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 878 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 70 of the 122 inventoried bridges in Maverick County rated good (57.4%); 1 (0.8%) 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 October 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 39 ft
Location	7.25 Mi NE of US 57
NBI structure number	221590159003003
Condition class	Good
Traffic status (item 41)	Open, no restriction
Last inspection (item 90)	October 2023
Inspection interval (item 91)	24 months
Scour (item 113)	8: foundations stable, scour above the top of the footing

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
FM 1021 over Draw	1987	26,483	Good
FM 1021 over Draw	1993	26,483	Good
FM 1021 over Draw	2001	26,483	Good
US 277 over Seco Creek	1939	22,829	Good
FM 1021 over Draw	1993	19,467	Good
FM 1021 over Union Pacific RR & Draw	2014	17,573	Good