MEYER ROAD
Carrying MEYER ROAD over SNAKE CREEK BRANCH
0.46 Mi SE of Brinkmeyer, Fort Bend, Texas
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
MEYER ROAD in Fort Bend, Texas sits above 94% of rated Texas bridges on inventory load rating (41 t), while its 2000 build year is earlier than 52% of Fort Bend's recorded-year cohort (795 bridges).
MEYER ROAD in Fort Bend, Texas is rated Fair in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 2000, it carries 1 rated component on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 6. 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:120800AA6393127
POST-2000 · STEEL · MULTI-SPAN · CULVERT-LED · LOCAL-ADT · HEAVY-LOAD · CAT-FAIR
- POST-2000 2000+
- STEEL Steel
- MULTI-SPAN 2 spans
- CULVERT-LED Culvert-led
- LOCAL-ADT Local ADT
- HEAVY-LOAD Heavy 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.
Bridge Snapshot: MEYER ROAD
The MEYER ROAD bridge in Fort Bend, Texas carries MEYER ROAD over SNAKE CREEK BRANCH. It was built in 2000, making it 26 years old today. The structure is built primarily of steel and spans 2 sections, stretching 6.7 meters (22 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 400 vehicles, placing it in the lower-traffic tier of Texas bridges. It is owned and maintained by County Highway Agency.
The latest FHWA inspection records show culvert at 6/9. The weakest component sits in fair condition. None of this bridge's reported major components fall into the Poor condition range.
How MEYER ROAD compares
Age against the county: built in 2000, earlier than 413 of Fort Bend's 795 bridges with a recorded construction year (52%), against a county median build year of 2001. 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).
MEYER ROAD vs every rated Texas bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
41 Top 6% higher than 94% 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.
Fort Bend inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 795 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
- 2000
- Material
- Steel
- Number of Spans
- 2
- Structure Length
- 6.7 m (22 ft) 0
- Owner
- County Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 400 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 120800AA6393127
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 MEYER ROAD 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 MEYER ROAD against other structures in Fort Bend 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 MEYER ROAD?
MEYER ROAD in Fort Bend, Texas on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is MEYER ROAD inspected?
MEYER ROAD'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 400 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. MEYER ROAD 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 MEYER ROAD?
MEYER ROAD has an NBI inventory load rating of 40.8 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining MEYER ROAD?
MEYER ROAD is owned and maintained by County Highway Agency.
How old is MEYER ROAD and does age affect safety?
MEYER ROAD was built in 2000, making it 26 years old.
Disclaimer: Bridge condition data is from the FHWA NBI and reflects the last reported inspection. A Poor condition rating is not a live declaration that a bridge is closed or unsafe for travel. For current closure, posting, or safety information, contact the responsible transportation agency.
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