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US 83 over Ih 40

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

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

US 83 over Ih 40 in Wheeler 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 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1973, making it 52 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 4,570 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2013).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 59 of the 102 inventoried bridges in Wheeler County rated fair (57.8%); 2 (2.0%) 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 305 ft
Location	4.75 Mi W of FM 2168
NBI structure number	252420027512115
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Ih 40 over Finley Creek	1968	13,349	Fair
Ih 40 over Draw	1968	13,180	Fair
Ih 40 over Roundup Creek	1973	12,837	Fair
Ih 40 over Drainage Ditch	1973	12,837	Good
Ih 40 over Draw	1973	12,251	Fair
Ih 40 over Draw	1973	12,251	Good