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SH 70 over Quitaque River

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

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

SH 70 over Quitaque River in Motley 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 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1965, making it 60 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 255 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 2 of the 51 inventoried bridges in Motley County rated poor (3.9%); 2 (3.9%) 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	Concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 479 ft
Location	4.30 Mi S of Hall C/l
NBI structure number	251730010504052
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 62 / US 70 over Longs Branch	1929	1,077	Fair
US 62 / US 70 over Draw	1929	1,077	Good
US 62 over Hackberry Creek	2019	870	Good
US 62 / US 70 over Ballard Creek	1930	824	Fair
US 62 / US 70 over Mcdonald Creek	2000	824	Good
SH 70 over Ballard Creek	1931	728	Fair