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FM 2473 over Silver Creek

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

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

FM 2473 over Silver Creek in Wheeler County, Texas, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1955, making it 70 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 41 of the 102 inventoried bridges in Wheeler County rated good (40.2%); 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 good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings

Component	Rating (2024)	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	7	7	Good condition


Structure	Concrete culvert
Length	about 22 ft
Location	1.55 Mi W of US 83
NBI structure number	252420205101001
Condition class	Good
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