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Bastrop County, TX

282 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 66.3% rated Good, 33.3% Fair, 0.4% Poor.

282
Public bridges
66.3%
Good condition
0.4%
Poor condition

The verdict

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

Bastrop County pairs a better-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with a newer average build year than the state inventory.

Top 38%
lowest Poor share in state
0.4%
Poor-condition share
282
public highway bridges
1988
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.

Bastrop County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Bastrop County ranks #94 of 247 Texas counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 0.4%). Bastrop County, Texas contains 282 public highway bridges. Roughly 66.3% are rated “Good,” 33.3% “Fair,” and 0.4% “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.

Total bridges

282

Public highway bridges in Bastrop County

Good condition

66.3%

187 of 282 rated 7-9

Fair condition

33.3%

94 of 282 rated 5-6

Poor condition

0.4%

1 of 282 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#94 of 247

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

Condition distribution

Share of 282 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
66.3% (187)
Fair
33.3% (94)
Poor
0.4% (1)

Bastrop County's Poor-condition bridges carry 241 vehicle crossings a day

That is 0% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 0.4% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 241 crossings a day against 5,361 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 282 of 282 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

27% of Bastrop County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

76 of the 282 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 66.3% 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 100% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic

OLD MCDADE ROAD over BIG SANDY CREEK, built 1922, carries 241 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 1-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.

Share is of the 241 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

When Bastrop County's bridges were built

282 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 2000s, when 67 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 23.8% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 15 to 24 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1988, 8 years newer than the Texas average of 1980.

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

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

The 5 Texas counties nearest Bastrop County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 0.4% Poor share is the 1st-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1988 against a peer-group mean of 1980 is 8 years newer.

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

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Bastrop County and the 5 Texas counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Gonzales County 284 2.8%
Cooke County 283 2.8%
Bastrop County (this page) 282 0.4%
Limestone County 280 3.9%
Rusk County 280 0.4%
Hays County 272 0.4%

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

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside TX (282 bridges here).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside TX (1988 here).

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

All 282 Good 187 Fair 94 Poor 1

Good-condition bridges (187)

FARRIS LANE

Good

Over: LITTLE PINEY CREEK

1.1 MI E OF SH 304, Bastrop, TX

Built 1997 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 170

Hofferek Rd

Good

Over: Piney Creek

0.3 Mi SE of SH 304, Bastrop, TX

Built 2011 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

PEACH CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: PEACH CREEK

3.7 MI S OF SH 304, Bastrop, TX

Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 182

COUNTY LINE ROAD

Good

Over: LONG PRAIRIE BRANCH

0.85 MI E OF LEAGUE LINE, Bastrop, TX

Built 2007 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 70

PATTERSON ROAD

Good

Over: BUCKNERS CREEK

4.3 MI S OF FM 535, Bastrop, TX

Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20

HELLINGER ROAD

Good

Over: BUCKNERS CREEK

1.9 MI SW OF SH 95, Bastrop, TX

Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

ROBBINS CEMETERY R

Good

Over: DRAW

0.07 MI E OF CR 328, Bastrop, TX

Built 2020 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

ROBBINS CEMETERY R

Good

Over: DRAW

0.15 MI E OF CR 328, Bastrop, TX

Built 2020 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

ZAPALAC ROAD

Good

Over: BARTONS CREEK

2.3 MI SW OF SH 95, Bastrop, TX

Built 2004 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 190

GREEN VALLEY RD

Good

Over: PINEY CREEK

0.34 MI SE OF INDIAN OAK, Bastrop, TX

Built 2020 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 560

Double Eagle Ranch

Good

Over: Moss Branch

0.8 Mi NE of Old 71, Bastrop, TX

Built 2019 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 250

Double Eagle Ranch

Good

Over: Draw

1.3 Mi NE of Old 71, Bastrop, TX

Built 2022 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

Black Talon Ln

Good

Over: Moss Branch

0.1 Mi SW of Buteo St, Bastrop, TX

Built 2019 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

Raptor Beak Way

Good

Over: Moss Branch

0.4 Mi NW of Dbl Eagle Ra, Bastrop, TX

Built 2022 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

RIVERSIDE DRIVE

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

2.8 MI S OF SH 71, Bastrop, TX

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

BARTON OAKS DR

Good

Over: BARTONS CREEK

4.2 MI SW OF SH 71, Bastrop, TX

Built 2017 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

Sam Houston Dr

Good

Over: Draw

0.4 Mi W of FM 969, Bastrop, TX

Built 2021 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 500

CR 87 (LUND RD)

Good

Over: DRY CREEK TRIBUTARY

0.50 MI NW OF SH 95, Bastrop, TX

Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

PONY EXPRESS DRIVE

Good

Over: PINEY CREEK

1.05 MI W OF SH 304, Bastrop, TX

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 555

FARM STREET

Good

Over: GILLS BRANCH

0.1 MI W OF SH 95, Bastrop, TX

Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,210

MLK JR DRIVE

Good

Over: GILLS BRANCH

0.2 MI S OF LP 150, Bastrop, TX

Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,250

4TH AVE

Good

Over: GAZLEY CREEK

0.1 MI NW OF SH 95, Bastrop, TX

Built 2020 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,010

W Brenham St

Good

Over: Sharp Creek

0.1 Mi NE of US 290, Bastrop, TX

Built 2017 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 300

SH 71 WB

Good

Over: RED GULLY CREEK

4.5 MI W OF FM 1209, Bastrop, TX

Built 1972 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 15,503

SH 95

Good

Over: DRAW

0.9 MI S OF US 290, Bastrop, TX

Built 1938 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 10,317

FM 3000

Good

Over: LITTLE SANDY CREEK

3.1 MI E OF LP 109, Bastrop, TX

Built 1967 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 727

SH 71 WB

Good

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

5.3 MI W OF FM 1209, Bastrop, TX

Built 1972 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 15,503

SH 21

Good

Over: HOBBS CREEK

5.9 MI E OF FM 812, Bastrop, TX

Built 1982 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 11,682

US 290 / SH 95

Good

Over: SHARP CREEK

4.9 MI W OF FM 969, Bastrop, TX

Built 1940 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 26,617

SH 71 EB

Good

Over: RED GULLY CREEK

4.5 MI W OF FM 1209, Bastrop, TX

Built 1949 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 13,559

SH 71 EB

Good

Over: HALFWAY CREEK

0.7 MI W OF SH 21, Bastrop, TX

Built 1975 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 16,436

SH 21/71 WB

Good

Over: DRAW

0.4 MI E OF SH 21, Bastrop, TX

Built 1975 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 21,732

SH 21

Good

Over: DRAW

0.7 MI E OF FM 812, Bastrop, TX

Built 1981 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 10,389

SH 21

Good

Over: GREENS CREEK

7.3 MI E OF FM 812, Bastrop, TX

Built 1982 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 17,461

SH 21

Good

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

8.5 MI E OF FM 812, Bastrop, TX

Built 1982 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 13,913

REIDS BEND

Good

Over: PINEY CREEK

1.1 MI N OF FARM SREET, Bastrop, TX

Built 1983 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 430

MAIN SREET

Good

Over: PINEY CREEK

1.5 MI N OF LP 150, Bastrop, TX

Built 1982 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 827

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