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FM 48 over Draw

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

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

FM 48 over Draw 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 culvert, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1954 and reconstructed in 2016, making it 71 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 100 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
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.
Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is open, no restriction (NBI item 41).
Its condition class and component ratings are unchanged from the 2024 inventory.
Its most recent inspection on record is dated July 2023, on a 24-month routine inspection cycle.
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 (2024)	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	6	6	Satisfactory condition


Structure	Concrete culvert
Length	about 52 ft
Location	5.60 Mi N of SH 152
NBI structure number	252420048901004
Condition class	Fair
Traffic status (item 41)	Open, no restriction
Last inspection (item 90)	July 2023
Inspection interval (item 91)	24 months
Scour (item 113)	8: foundations stable, scour above the top of the footing

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