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SH 70 over Brushy Creek

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

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

SH 70 over Brushy Creek in Donley 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 1947 and reconstructed in 1960, making it 78 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 326 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 33 of the 68 inventoried bridges in Donley County rated fair (48.5%); 5 (7.4%) 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

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US287 over Draw	1941	14,318	Fair
US 287 over Drainage Ditch	1935	14,318	Poor
US 287 over Draw	1935	14,215	Good
US 287 over Draw	1935	13,154	Good
US 287 over Draw	1935	13,154	Good
Old US287 (alley) over Draw	1934	12,650	Good