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FM 578 over Draw

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

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

FM 578 over Draw in Stephens 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 1955, making it 70 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 163 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 48 of the 118 inventoried bridges in Stephens County rated good (40.7%); 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 September 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 34 ft
Location	9.6 Mi N of US 183
NBI structure number	232150103101009
Condition class	Good
Traffic status (item 41)	Open, no restriction
Last inspection (item 90)	September 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
US 180 over Draw	1921	13,537	Fair
US 180 over Draw	2019	10,000	Good
US 180 over Gonzales Creek	1921	9,104	Fair
US 183 over Draw	1963	4,196	Fair
US 180 over Hubbard Creek Lake	1962	3,567	Fair
Parks Ave over Gonzales Draw	1940	2,660	Fair