Total bridges
162
Public highway bridges in Texas County
County profile · official public datasets
Texas County, MO
162 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 26.5% rated Good, 66% Fair, 7.4% Poor.
- 162
- Public bridges
- 26.5%
- Good condition
- 7.4%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Texas County pairs a better-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with an older average build year than the state inventory.
- Top 38%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 7.4%
- Poor-condition share
- 162
- public highway bridges
- 1963
- avg year built
Poor is an FHWA condition category from the lowest applicable component rating (4 or below), not a live crossing-safety or closure decision. Rankings cover counties with at least five public highway bridges.
Texas County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Texas County ranks #44 of 115 Missouri counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 7.4%). Texas County, Missouri contains 162 public highway bridges. Roughly 26.5% are rated “Good,” 66% “Fair,” and 7.4% “Poor.” Poor means the lowest applicable deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert rating is 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. It is a condition category, not a live safety or closure decision.
Responsible agencies inspect covered bridges on risk-based intervals under current NBIS rules and submit inventory data to FHWA annually. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county. Use the “Sort by” controls to change the ordering, and click any row for its reported inspection date, traffic count, and condition fields.
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.
Good condition
26.5%
43 of 162 rated 7-9
Fair condition
66%
107 of 162 rated 5-6
Poor condition
7.4%
12 of 162 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#44 of 115
Among Missouri counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 162 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 26.5% (43)
Fair 66% (107)
Poor 7.4% (12)
Texas County's Poor-condition bridges carry 22,260 vehicle crossings a day
That is 8.6% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 7.4% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry more traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 1,855 crossings a day against 564 for a Good-condition one. A Poor rating is a condition category, not a closure or a live safety judgement; it means the lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below.
Computed over the 162 of 162 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
68.5% of Texas County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
111 of the 162 bridges with a recorded construction year were built in 1974 or earlier. Age alone is not a defect: a well-maintained older bridge can rate Good, and 26.5% of this county's inventory does. Even so, this older cohort is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn, which is why the age profile below matters alongside the condition split above.
Cutoff derives from the 2024 release year minus a 50-year design life. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
One structure carries 26.8% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
US 60 W over BEELER CR, built 1926, carries 5,969 vehicles a day, the most of any Poor-rated structure here. The county's Poor-condition exposure is concentrated rather than evenly spread, so the 12-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 22,260 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Texas County's bridges were built
162 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1920s
1920–1929
12 bridges
- 1930s
1930–1939
30 bridges
- 1940s
1940–1949
12 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
22 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
21 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
19 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
13 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
15 bridges
- 2000s 5
2000–2009
5 bridges
- 2010s 10
2010–2019
10 bridges
- 2020s 3
2020–2029
3 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1930s, when 30 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 18.5% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 85 to 94 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1963, 16 years older than the Missouri average of 1979.
How Texas County compares with Missouri's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Missouri counties nearest Texas County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 7.4% Poor share is the 4th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1963 against a peer-group mean of 1977 is 14 years older.
Showing the 5 closest of 114 Missouri counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Francois County | 165 | 38.2% | 51.5% | 10.3% | 1968 |
| Montgomery County | 163 | 28.8% | 65% | 6.1% | 1979 |
| Randolph County | 163 | 60.1% | 36.8% | 3.1% | 1984 |
| Andrew County | 162 | 38.9% | 46.3% | 14.8% | 1984 |
| Texas County (this page) | 162 | 26.5% | 66% | 7.4% | 1963 |
| Dade County | 161 | 36.6% | 58.4% | 5% | 1972 |
Each share is of that county's own total tracked bridges; peers are the counties with 5 or more bridges whose inventory size is closest to Texas County's. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
Nationwide counties with similar inventory size or average build year
Two NBI-derived peer sets for Texas County, both outside Missouri so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside MO (162 bridges here).
- Perry County, AL · 162 bridges
- Johnson County, AR · 162 bridges
- Ouachita County, AR · 162 bridges
- Bond County, IL · 162 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside MO (1963 here).
- Worcester County, MA · avg 1963 · 1,014 bridges
- Honolulu County, HI · avg 1963 · 682 bridges
- Chester County, PA · avg 1963 · 680 bridges
- Essex County, NJ · avg 1963 · 505 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
All bridges (162)
SHAFER RD
FairOver: SHERRILL CR
S 1 T 33 N R 9 W, Texas, MO
Built 1922 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 30
MALBERG RD
FairOver: CREEK
S 28 T 29 N R 10 W, Texas, MO
Built 1930 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 75
SIMMONS RD
FairOver: BR OF PINEY RVR
S 2 T 29 N R 10 W, Texas, MO
Built 1935 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 20
MAIN ST(OLD RT 63)
FairOver: SPRING CR
S 6 T 32 N R 8 W, Texas, MO
Built 1924 Load: 8.1 t ADT: 500
MORGAN RD
FairOver: N PRONG JACKS FK R
S 25 T 29 N R 9 W, Texas, MO
Built 1993 Load: 8.1 t ADT: 35
MILLSTONE RD
FairOver: INDIAN CR
S 19 T 30 N R 9 W, Texas, MO
Built 1929 Load: 8.1 t ADT: 50
RT Z S
FairOver: BIG PINEY RIVER
S 11 T 30 N R 10 W, Texas, MO
Built 1965 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 410
RT AF E
FairOver: BIG PINEY RVR
S 15 T 33 N R 10 W, Texas, MO
Built 1967 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 127
CLEVELAND RD
FairOver: HOG CR
S 26 T 30 N R 10 W, Texas, MO
Built 1999 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 50
RT YY E
FairOver: OPOSSUM CR
S 36 T 30 N R 11 W, Texas, MO
Built 1965 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 130
RT Z S
FairOver: HAMILTON CR
S 30 T 30 N R 10 W, Texas, MO
Built 1966 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 289
SWISHER RD
FairOver: ELK CR
S 19 T 29 N R 9 W, Texas, MO
Built 1960 Load: 12.6 t ADT: 25
RT Z S
FairOver: HAMILTON CR
S 5 T 29 N R 10 W, Texas, MO
Built 1966 Load: 12.6 t ADT: 204
RT PP S
FairOver: HAMILTON CR
S 13 T 29 N R 11 W, Texas, MO
Built 1960 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 92
RT M S
FairOver: W. PINEY CR
S 27 T 30 N R 11 W, Texas, MO
Built 1954 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 168
RT AA E
FairOver: N. FK BURTON BR
S 9 T 31 N R 10 W, Texas, MO
Built 1955 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 229
PUMP STA RD
FairOver: LITTLE PINEY CR
S 7 T 33 N R 11 W, Texas, MO
Built 1938 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 30
CANADAY DR
FairOver: PINEY RVR
S 11 T 28 N R 11 W, Texas, MO
Built 1937 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 10
OLD HWY 17
FairOver: CREEK
S 8 T 30 N R 9 W, Texas, MO
Built 1938 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 20
BEELER RD
FairOver: BEELER CR
S 18 T 28 N R 10 W, Texas, MO
Built 1986 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 50
TUCKER RD
FairOver: BEAVER CR
S 27 T 29 N R 12 W, Texas, MO
Built 1950 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 20
RED SPRINGS RD
FairOver: LIT BEAVER CR
S 26 T 29 N R 12 W, Texas, MO
Built 1921 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 100
KING RD
FairOver: N FK OF WHITE RVR
S 19 T 28 N R 11 W, Texas, MO
Built 1950 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 100
SCOTT ST
FairOver: SPRING CR
S 6 T 32 N R 8 W, Texas, MO
Built 1970 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 30
ROCKY RIDGE RD
FairOver: W FK ROUBIDOUX
S 31 T 31 N R 11 W, Texas, MO
Built 1986 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 30
COUNTY LINE RD
FairOver: SYCAMORE CR
S 27 T 30 N R 12 W, Texas, MO
Built 1939 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 40
MURR RD
FairOver: CREEK
S 29 T 30 N R 11 W, Texas, MO
Built 1950 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 30
VALLEY VIEW RD
FairOver: BRANCH OF PINEY CR
S 3 T 29 N R 11 W, Texas, MO
Built 1940 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 20
GRAVEL PT RD
FairOver: PINEY CR
S 33 T 30 N R 11 W, Texas, MO
Built 1937 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 50
COUNTY LINE RD
FairOver: CREEK
S 3 T 29 N R 12 W, Texas, MO
Built 1935 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 20
BELL RD
FairOver: TRIB OF BIG PADDY
S 19 T 32 N R 10 W, Texas, MO
Built 1930 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 50
ROUBIDOUX RD
FairOver: TRIB OF BIG PADDY
S 3 T 31 N R 11 W, Texas, MO
Built 1975 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 30
FLAT ROCK RD
FairOver: E FK ROUBIDOUX RVR
S 4 T 31 N R 11 W, Texas, MO
Built 1974 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 20
BURTON BRANCH RD
FairOver: BURTON BR
S 16 T 31 N R 10 W, Texas, MO
Built 1985 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 30
PRESCOTT RD
FairOver: ARTHER BENDER CR
S 4 T 31 N R 9 W, Texas, MO
Built 1976 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 40
ABLE RD
FairOver: HAMILTON CR
S 31 T 30 N R 10 W, Texas, MO
Built 1940 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 30
LONGVIEW RD
FairOver: HOG CR
S 16 T 29 N R 9 W, Texas, MO
Built 1935 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 30
HAWKEYE RD
FairOver: INDIAN CR
S 27 T 30 N R 9 W, Texas, MO
Built 1930 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 50
LILLY RD
FairOver: INDIAN CR
S 29 T 30 N R 9 W, Texas, MO
Built 1930 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 50
UNION RD
FairOver: OPOSSUM CR
S 30 T 30 N R 10 W, Texas, MO
Built 1952 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 50
SHAFER RD
FairOver: SPRING CR
S 25 T 33 N R 9 W, Texas, MO
Built 1922 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 150
BARTLETT DR
FairOver: PINE CR
S 31 T 28 N R 8 W, Texas, MO
Built 1990 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 40
RT F E
FairOver: BRUSH CR
S 5 T 30 N R 9 W, Texas, MO
Built 1953 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 2,979
RT AE S
FairOver: WOLF HOLLOW
S 25 T 32 N R 12 W, Texas, MO
Built 1959 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 54
RT M S
FairOver: ROUBIDOUX CR
S 36 T 31 N R 12 W, Texas, MO
Built 1947 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 188
PLEASANT HILL RD
FairOver: PANTHER CR
S 30 T 28 N R 12 W, Texas, MO
Built 1995 Load: 18.9 t ADT: 35
RT AE S
FairOver: MILL CR
S 23 T 32 N R 12 W, Texas, MO
Built 1959 Load: 18.9 t ADT: 54
MO 32 E
FairOver: BIG PINEY RIVER
S 123 T 32 N R 10 W, Texas, MO
Built 1965 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 1,087
RT HH S
FairOver: JACKS FORK RVR
S 20 T 28 N R 9 W, Texas, MO
Built 1956 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 103
RT AE S
FairOver: BURKHART BR
S 1 T 31 N R 12 W, Texas, MO
Built 1959 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 54
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