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US 287 over Wanderers Creek

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

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

US 287 over Wanderers Creek in Hardeman County, Texas, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2003, making it 22 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 10,692 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2019).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 48 of the 77 inventoried bridges in Hardeman County rated fair (62.3%); 3 (3.9%) 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	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 254 ft
Location	0.60 Mi W of FM 91
NBI structure number	251000004304201
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 287 over Draw	1970	13,000	Fair
US 287 over Draw	1970	13,000	Fair
US 287 over Draw	1927	11,848	Fair
US 287 over Draw	1974	10,788	Fair
US 287 over Wanderers Creek Rel	1965	10,692	Good
US 287 SB over BNSF RR & Lp 285 Conn	1970	6,497	Poor