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CR 252 over Richland Creek

San Saba County, Texas · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

CR 252 over Richland Creek in San Saba County, Texas, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 3 (serious condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1936 and reconstructed in 1965, making it 89 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 17 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 2 of the 90 inventoried bridges in San Saba County rated poor (2.2%); 2 (2.2%) are rated poor.
A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.

Component ratings


Structure	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 30 ft
Location	0.70 Mi E of FM 45
NBI structure number	232060AA0118001
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 190 over Mill Creek	1939	3,523	Good
US 190 over Flat Branch	1954	3,494	Fair
SH 16 over San Saba River	1953	2,805	Fair
US 190 over Hooten Hollow	1954	2,786	Fair
SH 71 over Draw	1963	2,785	Good
SH 16 over San Saba River Relief	1953	2,639	Fair