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Bridge conditions in Wheeler County, Texas

102 inventoried bridges · 2 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Wheeler County tracks close to typical: 2 of its 102 inventoried bridges (2.0%) are rated poor, against a national rate of about 7%.

2 of the 102 bridges in Wheeler County, Texas, are rated in poor condition (2.0%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
41 bridges (40.2%) are rated good and 59 (57.8%) fair.
The median Wheeler County bridge was built in 1968.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is Ih 40 Sfr over Abandoned Crip RR (built 1932), carrying about 1,280 vehicles a day.

Good 40.2% · Fair 57.8% · Poor 2.0% of 102 bridges

Bridges rated poor

Every bridge in the county with a poor rating, busiest first. Poor means a major component is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale; it is a repair flag, not a closure notice.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Ih 40 Sfr over Abandoned Crip RR	1932	1,280	Poor
FM 2473 over North Fork Red River	1960	200	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

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
Ih 40 over Draw	1973	12,251	Fair
Ih 40 over North Elm Creek	1932	9,660	Fair
Ih 40 (ebl) over North Long Dry Creek	2017	7,500	Good
Ih 40 WB over North Long Dry Creek	1968	6,666	Good

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025. Counts cover inventoried highway bridges over 20 feet; ratings are reported by the state DOT.

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