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SH 16 over Colorado River Relief

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

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

SH 16 over Colorado River Relief in Mills 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 1939 and reconstructed in 1970, making it 86 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,189 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 26 of the 69 inventoried bridges in Mills County rated fair (37.7%); 2 (2.9%) 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	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 151 ft
Location	0.60 Mi N of San Saba Cl
NBI structure number	231670028903039
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 183 over Draw	1936	5,095	Fair
US 84 over Draw	1935	4,322	Good
US 84 over Browns Creek	1966	4,322	Good
US 84 over Long Hollow	1935	4,186	Good
US 84 over Mullins Creek	1935	4,186	Good
US 84 over Draw	1935	4,186	Good