Total bridges
2,342
Public highway bridges in Bexar County
County profile · official public datasets
Bexar County, TX
2,342 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 55% rated Good, 44.7% Fair, 0.3% Poor.
- 2,342
- Public bridges
- 55%
- Good condition
- 0.3%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Bexar County posts a better-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across large county bridge inventory.
- Top 37%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 0.3%
- Poor-condition share
- 2,342
- public highway bridges
- 1983
- 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.
Bexar County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Bexar County ranks #91 of 247 Texas counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 0.3%). Bexar County, Texas contains 2,342 public highway bridges. Roughly 55% are rated “Good,” 44.7% “Fair,” and 0.3% “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
55%
1,288 of 2,342 rated 7-9
Fair condition
44.7%
1,048 of 2,342 rated 5-6
Poor condition
0.3%
6 of 2,342 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#91 of 247
Among Texas counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 2,342 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 55% (1,288)
Fair 44.7% (1,048)
Poor 0.3% (6)
Bexar County's Poor-condition bridges carry 44,847 vehicle crossings a day
That is 0.1% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 0.3% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 7,475 crossings a day against 24,169 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 2,342 of 2,342 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
34.8% of Bexar County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
814 of the 2,342 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 55% 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 63.9% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
IH 410 SB over Spur 117 (S WW White Rd), built 1966, carries 28,666 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 6-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 44,847 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Bexar County's bridges were built
2,342 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1900s 4
1900–1909
4 bridges
- 1910s 4
1910–1919
4 bridges
- 1920s 36
1920–1929
36 bridges
- 1930s 56
1930–1939
56 bridges
- 1940s 36
1940–1949
36 bridges
- 1950s 98
1950–1959
98 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
462 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
281 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
463 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
338 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
268 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
212 bridges
- 2020s 84
2020–2029
84 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1980s, when 463 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 19.8% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 35 to 44 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1983) matches the Texas average (1980).
How Bexar County compares with Texas's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Texas counties nearest Bexar County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 0.3% Poor share is the 3rd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1983 against a peer-group mean of 1991 is 8 years older.
Showing the 5 closest of 246 Texas counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas County | 3,230 | 42.5% | 56.4% | 1% | 1983 |
| Tarrant County | 2,617 | 58.2% | 41.4% | 0.4% | 1990 |
| Bexar County (this page) | 2,342 | 55% | 44.7% | 0.3% | 1983 |
| Travis County | 1,544 | 63.9% | 35.9% | 0.2% | 1988 |
| Williamson County | 1,170 | 67.4% | 32.2% | 0.3% | 1995 |
| Collin County | 1,127 | 67% | 32.9% | 0.1% | 1998 |
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 Bexar 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 Bexar County, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside TX (2,342 bridges here).
- Maricopa County, AZ · 2,847 bridges
- Cook County, IL · 1,721 bridges
- San Diego County, CA · 1,632 bridges
- San Bernardino County, CA · 1,422 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside TX (1983 here).
- Sedgwick County, KS · avg 1983 · 1,333 bridges
- Will County, IL · avg 1983 · 649 bridges
- Bernalillo County, NM · avg 1983 · 496 bridges
- Black Hawk County, IA · avg 1983 · 489 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Good-condition bridges (1,288)
WEST AVE
GoodOver: DRAW
0.35 MI N OF LP 410, Bexar, TX
Built 2002 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,000
WURZBACH PKWY
GoodOver: DRAW
0.25 MI W OF WETMORE RD, Bexar, TX
Built 1996 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 39,593
WURZBACH PKWY
GoodOver: DRAW
0.34 MI E OF WETMORE RD, Bexar, TX
Built 1996 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 36,898
WURZBACH PKWY
GoodOver: DRAW
0.10 MI W OF NACOGDOCH., Bexar, TX
Built 1996 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 36,898
S ZARZAMORA ST
GoodOver: SIX MILE CREEK
0.40 MI S OF SW MILITARY, Bexar, TX
Built 1995 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 20,850
KITTY HAWK RD
GoodOver: SALITRILLO CREEK
0.95 MI SW OF LP 1604, Bexar, TX
Built 1998 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 20,538
JONES MALTSBERGER
GoodOver: OLMOS CREEK
0.45 MI S OF BASSE RD, Bexar, TX
Built 1979 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 4,397
OLD AUSTIN RD
GoodOver: DRAW
0.60 MI NE OF LP 1604, Bexar, TX
Built 1991 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 690
LESLIE RD
GoodOver: DRAIN
0.20 MI SW OF SH 16, Bexar, TX
Built 1995 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 10,062
GREYCLIFF DR
GoodOver: SALITRILLO CREEK
0.03 MI SW OF SHIN OAK, Bexar, TX
Built 1984 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 523
WINDWAY DR
GoodOver: WALZEM CREEK
0.40 MI N OF WALZEM RD, Bexar, TX
Built 1976 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,537
IH 10
GoodOver: DRAIN
0.09 MI W OF IH 410, Bexar, TX
Built 1940 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 64,012
IH 10
GoodOver: TRIB OF LEON CREEK
0.1 MI S OF LP 1604, Bexar, TX
Built 1968 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 114,311
US 281
GoodOver: LORENCE CREEK
1.25 MI S OF LP 1604, Bexar, TX
Built 1934 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 56,998
US 281
GoodOver: DRAIN
1.30 MI S OF LP 1604, Bexar, TX
Built 1934 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 132,551
SPUR 536
GoodOver: ROCKWOOD CREEK
0.80 MI S OF IH 10, Bexar, TX
Built 1934 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 9,735
FM 471
GoodOver: Drain
1.3 Mi E of LP 1604, Bexar, TX
Built 1991 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 33,644
FM 3432
GoodOver: Parita Creek
0.20 Mi NW of Loop 1604, Bexar, TX
Built 1926 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,476
FM 3432
GoodOver: Chupaderas Creek
1.7 Mi NW of LP 1604, Bexar, TX
Built 1968 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 3,064
LP 1604
GoodOver: Draw
3.0 Mi E of SH 16, Bexar, TX
Built 1980 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 5,241
LP 1604
GoodOver: San Antonio River
4.5 Mi SW of US 181, Bexar, TX
Built 1969 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 4,115
LP 1604
GoodOver: Tributary of Leon Creek
0.9 Mi W of IH 10, Bexar, TX
Built 1961 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 97,772
FM 2696
GoodOver: Meusebach Creek
8.50 Mi N of LP 1604, Bexar, TX
Built 1986 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,200
DIETZ-ELKHORN RD
GoodOver: DRAW
0.01 MI E OF IH 10, Bexar, TX
Built 1990 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,764
BABCOCK RD
GoodOver: DRAW
0.55 MI SE OF SCENIC LP R, Bexar, TX
Built 2003 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 4,561
BABCOCK RD
GoodOver: DRAW
0.90 MI SE OF SCENIC LP, Bexar, TX
Built 2003 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 4,561
BABCOCK RD
GoodOver: DRAW
1.00 MI SE OF SCENIC LP, Bexar, TX
Built 2003 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 4,561
SADDLE TRAIL
GoodOver: DRAW
0.05 MI SE OF BROAD OAK, Bexar, TX
Built 1980 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 890
SMITHSON VALLEY RD
GoodOver: DRAW
0.60 MI S OF RAMBLEWOOD, Bexar, TX
Built 1980 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,410
SMITHSON VALLEY RD
GoodOver: ELM WATERHOLE CREEK
0.15 MI S OF RUSTIC OAK, Bexar, TX
Built 1980 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 4,816
EVANS RD
GoodOver: DRAW
1.50 MI W OF FM 2252, Bexar, TX
Built 1982 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 3,827
KITTY HAWK RD
GoodOver: DRAW
1.00 MI W OF TOEPPERWEIN, Bexar, TX
Built 1974 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 13,562
MONTGOMERY RD
GoodOver: MARTINEZ CREEK
0.1 MI E OF NEW WORLD, Bexar, TX
Built 1990 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 8,592
BULVERDE RD
GoodOver: ELM WATERHOLE CREEK
1.00 MI E OF US 281, Bexar, TX
Built 1990 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 13,231
BULVERDE RD
GoodOver: ELM WATERHOLE CRK BRANCH
2.70 MI SE OF US 281, Bexar, TX
Built 1990 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 20,565
BINZ ENGLEMAN RD
GoodOver: DRAW
0.50 MI W OF FM 1516, Bexar, TX
Built 1976 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 7,766
BINZ ENGLEMAN RD
GoodOver: MARTINEZ CREEK
2.00 MI E OF FOSTER RD, Bexar, TX
Built 1976 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 7,766
BINZ ENGLEMAN RD
GoodOver: DRAW
1.00 MI E OF N FOSTER RD, Bexar, TX
Built 1976 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 13,080
BINZ ENGLEMAN RD
GoodOver: DRAW
0.50 MI E OF N FOSTER RD, Bexar, TX
Built 1976 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 9,650
FREUDENBURG RD
GoodOver: BRANCH SALITRILLO CREEK
1.25 MI S OF IH 10, Bexar, TX
Built 1989 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 245
LAVERNIA ROAD
GoodOver: DRAW
1.70 MI E OF FM 1518, Bexar, TX
Built 1976 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 507
MT OLIVE RD
GoodOver: DRAW
1.60 MI N OF US 87, Bexar, TX
Built 1975 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 620
MT OLIVE RD
GoodOver: DRAW
1.20 MI N OF US 87, Bexar, TX
Built 1975 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 620
PITTMAN RD
GoodOver: DRY HOLLOW CREEK
1.10 MI N OF US 87, Bexar, TX
Built 1975 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 394
S FOSTER RD
GoodOver: DRAW
0.25 MI S OF SULPHUR SPG, Bexar, TX
Built 1976 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,525
S FOSTER RD
GoodOver: CALAVERAS LAKE
3.00 MI S OF SULPHUR SPG, Bexar, TX
Built 1973 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,508
KOSUB LN
GoodOver: PARITA CREEK
0.20 MI E OF STUART RD, Bexar, TX
Built 1974 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 113
E EVANS RD
GoodOver: DRAW
1.90 MI E OF BULVERDE RD, Bexar, TX
Built 2002 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 3,085
PLEASANTON RD
GoodOver: PALO BLANCO CREEK
2.00 MI N OF LOOP 1604, Bexar, TX
Built 1993 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,528
SENIOR ROAD
GoodOver: DRAW
0.1 MI S OF LP 1604, Bexar, TX
Built 1964 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,342
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