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Anderson County, TX

176 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 57.4% rated Good, 42.6% Fair, 0% Poor.

176
Public bridges
57.4%
Good condition
0%
Poor condition

The verdict

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.

Anderson County posts a top-5% lowest Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.

Top 4%
lowest Poor share in state
0%
Poor-condition share
176
public highway bridges
1978
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.

Anderson County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Anderson County ranks #9 of 247 Texas counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 0%). Anderson County, Texas contains 176 public highway bridges. Roughly 57.4% are rated “Good,” 42.6% “Fair,” and 0% “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.

Total bridges

176

Public highway bridges in Anderson County

Good condition

57.4%

101 of 176 rated 7-9

Fair condition

42.6%

75 of 176 rated 5-6

Poor condition

0%

0 of 176 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#9 of 247

Among Texas counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better

Condition distribution

Share of 176 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
57.4% (101)
Fair
42.6% (75)
Poor
0% (0)

45.5% of Anderson County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

80 of the 176 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 57.4% 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.

When Anderson County's bridges were built

176 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 1950s, when 38 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 21.6% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 65 to 74 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1978) matches the Texas average (1980).

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory (year built) As of 2024 NBI release

How Anderson County compares with Texas's closest counties by inventory size

The 5 Texas counties nearest Anderson County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 0% Poor share is the 1st-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1978 against a peer-group mean of 1977 is in line with the group.

Showing the 5 closest of 246 Texas counties eligible for comparison.

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Anderson County and the 5 Texas counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Jasper County 179 2.2%
Waller County 177 1.1%
Atascosa County 176 0.6%
Shelby County 176 4.5%
Anderson County (this page) 176 0%
Kerr County 174 1.1%

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 Anderson 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 Anderson County, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside TX (176 bridges here).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside TX (1978 here).

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.

All bridges (176)

FM 2022

Fair

Over: SADDLER CREEK

2.6 MI S OF SH 294, Anderson, TX

Built 1959 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 767

FM 2267

Fair

Over: WALNUT CREEK

2.6 MI SE OF SH 155, Anderson, TX

Built 1957 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 330

SH 294

Fair

Over: MACK CR

1.7 MI E OF US 79, Anderson, TX

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,669

SH 294

Fair

Over: MANSON CR

1.1 MI E OF FM 322, Anderson, TX

Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,872

US 287

Fair

Over: TRINITY RV

0.0 MI E OF FREESTONE C/L, Anderson, TX

Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,226

US 79 EB

Fair

Over: TRINITY RIVER

0.0 MI E OF FREESTONE C/L, Anderson, TX

Built 1995 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,721

US 79 WB

Fair

Over: TRINITY RIVER

0.0 MI E OF FREESTONE C/L, Anderson, TX

Built 1995 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,573

FM 837

Fair

Over: BRUSHY CREEK

5.2 MI SW OF SH 155, Anderson, TX

Built 1959 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 486

CR 320

Fair

Over: NECHES RIVER

3.85 MI E OF FM 19, Anderson, TX

Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 65

CR 335

Fair

Over: NECHES RIVER

2.80 MI NE OF FM 19, Anderson, TX

Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

SH 155 NB

Fair

Over: BRUSHY CREEK

7.7 MI S OF US 175, Anderson, TX

Built 1947 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 3,502

SH 155 NB

Fair

Over: MOUND PRAIRIE CREEK

15.5 MI S OF US 175, Anderson, TX

Built 1947 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 3,902

US 79

Fair

Over: MOUND PRAIRIE CR

6.0 MI E OF US 287, Anderson, TX

Built 1926 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 4,317

CR 386

Fair

Over: STILLS CREEK

1.25 MI SE OF US 84, Anderson, TX

Built 2006 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 90

SH 155 NB

Fair

Over: WALNUT CREEK

10.9 MI S OF US 175, Anderson, TX

Built 1947 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 3,793

CR 492

Fair

Over: WILDCAT CREEK

1.10 MI W OF FM 59, Anderson, TX

Built 2002 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 50

SH 294

Fair

Over: CEDAR CR

6.6 MI E OF US 79, Anderson, TX

Built 1990 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,678

US 287

Fair

Over: Railroad (Texas State)

0.8 MI NW OF SL 256, Anderson, TX

Built 1926 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 13,662

SH 19

Fair

Over: KEECHIE CREEK

4.7 MI S OF FM 321, Anderson, TX

Built 1954 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,832

US 79

Fair

Over: HOWARD CREEK

0.1 MI E OF LP 256, Anderson, TX

Built 1940 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 6,727

US 79

Fair

Over: Neches Rv Rl (S)

0.2 MI W OF CHEROKEE C/L, Anderson, TX

Built 1958 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,795

SH 155

Fair

Over: HOWARD CREEK

0.1 MI N OF LOOP 256, Anderson, TX

Built 1947 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 13,054

CR 130 (Bonners F

Fair

Over: MANSON CREEK

1.45 MI S OF FM 322, Anderson, TX

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 50

CR 483

Fair

Over: INDIAN CREEK

0.20 MI W OF CR 482, Anderson, TX

Built 2003 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 50

CR 4334

Fair

Over: KEECHIE CREEK

0.70 MI W OF SH 19, Anderson, TX

Built 1954 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 50

CR 1225

Good

Over: NECHES RIVER

7.60 MI E OF FM 323, Anderson, TX

Built 1986 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 17

SH 19

Good

Over: FIVEMILE BRANCH

5.4 MI S OF FM 321, Anderson, TX

Built 1954 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,832

US 287

Good

Over: HALL BRANCH

2.3 MI E OF FM 59, Anderson, TX

Built 1953 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,347

US 287

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

0.03 MI SE OF FM 321, Anderson, TX

Built 1957 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,187

US 84

Good

Over: STILLS CREEK TRIB

4.4 MI E OF E LP 256, Anderson, TX

Built 1952 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,511

US 84

Good

Over: STILLS CREEK

6.7 MI E OF E LP 256, Anderson, TX

Built 1952 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,451

US 84

Good

Over: STILLS CREEK TRIB

8.9 MI E OF LP 256, Anderson, TX

Built 1952 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,191

SL 256

Good

Over: HOWARD CREEK TRIB

0.2 MI W OF SH 155, Anderson, TX

Built 1993 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 8,052

FM 315

Good

Over: WALNUT CREEK

1.2 MI S OF FM 837, Anderson, TX

Built 1959 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 471

FM 3309

Good

Over: HOWARD CREEK TR

0.3 MI S OF LOOP 256, Anderson, TX

Built 1982 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,515

FM 323

Good

Over: ALDER BRANCH

11.0 MI SE OF US 84, Anderson, TX

Built 1954 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 345

FM 645

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

1.3 MI S OF FM 321, Anderson, TX

Built 1952 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,558

FM 2022

Good

Over: SQUIRREL CREEK

1.0 MI S OF FM 1817, Anderson, TX

Built 1967 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 205

CR 100

Good

Over: KENNEDY CREEK

2.60 MI S OF FM 861, Anderson, TX

Built 1991 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 179

CR 118

Good

Over: BOX CREEK

0.85 MI N OF FM 319, Anderson, TX

Built 1995 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 50

CR 2212

Good

Over: KEECHIE CREEK

1.30 MI NW OF CR 422, Anderson, TX

Built 1995 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 100

MOODY ST

Good

Over: WELLS CREEK

0.10 MI NE OF LP 256, Anderson, TX

Built 1991 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,971

SH 19

Good

Over: FOUNDRY BRANCH

3.0 MI S OF FM 321, Anderson, TX

Built 1954 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 3,499

US 287

Good

Over: LAKE CREEK TRIB

2.8 MI E OF FM 321, Anderson, TX

Built 1953 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 3,031

SH 155

Good

Over: MOUND PRAIRIE CR TRIB

14.4 MI S OF US 175, Anderson, TX

Built 1947 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 7,550

FM 315

Good

Over: MOUND PRAIRIE CREEK TR

0.5 MI S OF FM 321, Anderson, TX

Built 1940 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,028

FM 321

Good

Over: LAKE CREEK

0.8 MI W OF SH 19, Anderson, TX

Built 1962 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,290

FM 861

Good

Over: BOX CREEK (N)

1.1 MI S OF SH 294, Anderson, TX

Built 1963 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 526

FM 837

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK TR

3.3 MI E OF SH 19, Anderson, TX

Built 1956 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 560

FM 1817

Good

Over: BOX CREEK

0.8 MI E OF US 287, Anderson, TX

Built 1962 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 842
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges

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