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US 287 over Middle Groesbeck Creek

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

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

US 287 over Middle Groesbeck Creek in Childress County, Texas, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1955 and reconstructed in 1971, making it 70 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 11,183 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 46 of the 91 inventoried bridges in Childress County rated fair (50.5%); 2 (2.2%) 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

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	6	Satisfactory condition

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 287 Side Road C over Middle Groesbeck Creek	1971	11,183	Good
US 287 over East Groesbeck Creek	1971	11,183	Good
US 287 NB over Baylor Creek	2022	9,865	Good
US 83 over Long Branch Creek	1933	9,090	Fair
US 83 over Twin Mill Creek	1933	9,090	Fair
US 62 over Branch of Conklin Ck	1930	8,150	Fair