CR 375/TAGE RD
Carrying CR 375/TAGE RD over BRANCH DENTON CREEK
1.3 MI SE OF SH 59, Montague, Texas
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
CR 375/TAGE RD in Montague, Texas sits above 2% of rated Texas bridges on inventory load rating (20 t), while its 1977 build year is earlier than 67% of Montague's recorded-year cohort (234 bridges).
CR 375/TAGE RD in Montague, Texas is rated Fair in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1977, it carries 3 rated components on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 5. The lowest applicable rating sets the federal condition category, so this Fair result describes the weakest reported component rather than the structure as a whole. No NBI category is a closure decision or a live crossing-safety verdict.
NBI record plate
Structure TX:031690AA0375001
INTERSTATE-ERA · STEEL · SINGLE-SPAN · SUPER-LED · LOCAL-ADT · STANDARD-LOAD · CAT-FAIR
- INTERSTATE-ERA 1950–1979
- STEEL Steel
- SINGLE-SPAN Single span
- SUPER-LED Superstructure-led
- LOCAL-ADT Local ADT
- STANDARD-LOAD Standard load
- CAT-FAIR Fair
Inspection-sheet codes from this record’s year, material family, spans, controlling component, ADT, inventory load, and NBI category, not a live closure verdict.
Structural health score
A composite of the deck, superstructure, and substructure NBI condition ratings plus the inventory load rating, benchmarked against the full national bridge corpus, distinct from the Good/Fair/Poor category above.
Bridge Snapshot: CR 375/TAGE RD
The CR 375/TAGE RD bridge in Montague, Texas carries CR 375/TAGE RD over BRANCH DENTON CREEK. It was built in 1977, making it 49 years old today. The structure is built primarily of steel and spans 1 section, stretching 10.7 meters (35 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 100 vehicles, placing it in the lower-traffic tier of Texas bridges. It is owned and maintained by County Highway Agency.
The latest FHWA inspection places the weakest component in fair condition (see the full component ratings below). All reported major components score above the Poor range.
How CR 375/TAGE RD compares
Age against the county: built in 1977, earlier than 156 of Montague's 234 bridges with a recorded construction year (67%), against a county median build year of 1991. Age is not a defect on its own, but it is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn.
Live comparison across Texas bridges with a recorded inventory load rating (56,715 of 56,729 rated).
CR 375/TAGE RD vs every rated Texas bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
20 Top 98% higher than 2% of 56,715 bridges
rated Texas bridges, bucketed by value
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Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · August 2026
Condition Ratings
Full 0–9 scale + sufficiency-rating breakdown: how condition ratings work.
Reported 0–9 component ratings from the FHWA NBI. The highlighted component is the lowest reported input to this record’s current condition category; it is not a closure or live crossing-safety decision.
Montague inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 234 bridges in this county. Orthogonal to this structure's component profile above: a county catalog share, not a live crossing-safety verdict.
Structural Details
- Year Built
- 1977
- Material
- Steel
- Number of Spans
- 1
- Structure Length
- 10.7 m (35 ft)
- Deck Width
- 4.6 m (15 ft)
- Owner
- County Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 100 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 031690AA0375001
Condition Analysis
- • The deck (driving surface) rates fair at 6/9, minor deterioration that routine maintenance should address.
- • At 5/9, the superstructure (beams and supports above the deck) shows fair condition, with minor wear flagged for upkeep.
- • The substructure (piers and abutments) is in good condition (7/9), showing no significant deterioration.
Location
Data Source
FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI).
FHWA NBI Program ↗How to read this record
This page shows what the last federal inspection recorded, not whether CR 375/TAGE RD is safe to cross today. Here is how to use it.
- NBI condition ratings reflect the latest record in this annual dataset, not a live status. Current routine inspection intervals are risk-based.
- Learn how the 0–9 condition scale and Good/Fair/Poor categories are defined. How condition ratings work
- Compare CR 375/TAGE RD against other structures in Montague and across Texas. Texas bridges
- Noticed visible damage or a safety concern? Report it to the agency that owns the bridge, or call 911 in an emergency. How to report a bridge
Condition codes come straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory and are not a real-time safety judgment. Only the owning agency, a state DOT, county, or other owner, can post, restrict, or close a bridge.
Frequently Asked Questions
What do the condition ratings mean for CR 375/TAGE RD?
CR 375/TAGE RD in Montague, Texas has a deck rating of 6/9, superstructure rating of 5/9, and substructure rating of 7/9 on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is CR 375/TAGE RD inspected?
CR 375/TAGE RD's responsible agency sets its routine interval under FHWA's risk-based inspection rules; this page does not expose the scheduled interval. It carries about 100 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. CR 375/TAGE RD is currently shown as Fair condition from its component ratings; that category is not a live closure or safety decision.
What is the inventory load rating for CR 375/TAGE RD?
CR 375/TAGE RD has an NBI inventory load rating of 20.0 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining CR 375/TAGE RD?
CR 375/TAGE RD is owned and maintained by County Highway Agency.
How old is CR 375/TAGE RD and does age affect safety?
CR 375/TAGE RD was built in 1977, making it 49 years old.
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