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FM 65 over Espantosa Creek

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

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

FM 65 over Espantosa Creek in Zavala 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 1950, making it 75 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 793 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 26 of the 72 inventoried bridges in Zavala County rated fair (36.1%); 1 (1.4%) 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 230 ft
Location	3.20 Mi SE of US 83
NBI structure number	222540065201009
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 57 over Draw	1969	5,883	Good
US 57 over Draw	1970	5,883	Good
US 57 over Draw	1970	5,883	Good
US 83 over Turkey Creek	1947	5,854	Fair
US 57 over Yo-lo Digo Creek	1952	5,247	Good
US 57 over Leona River	1952	4,470	Fair