Total bridges
52
Public highway bridges in Borden County
County profile · official public datasets
Borden County, TX
52 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 53.8% rated Good, 46.2% Fair, 0% Poor.
- 52
- Public bridges
- 53.8%
- Good condition
- 0%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Borden County pairs a top-quartile lowest Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with an older average build year than the state inventory.
- Top 20%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 0%
- Poor-condition share
- 52
- public highway bridges
- 1957
- 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.
Borden County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Borden County ranks #49 of 247 Texas counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 0%). Borden County, Texas contains 52 public highway bridges. Roughly 53.8% are rated “Good,” 46.2% “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.
Good condition
53.8%
28 of 52 rated 7-9
Fair condition
46.2%
24 of 52 rated 5-6
Poor condition
0%
0 of 52 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#49 of 247
Among Texas counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 52 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 53.8% (28)
Fair 46.2% (24)
Poor 0% (0)
82.7% of Borden County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
43 of the 52 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 53.8% 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 Borden County's bridges were built
52 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1930s
1930–1939
11 bridges
- 1940s 7
1940–1949
7 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
18 bridges
- 1960s 3
1960–1969
3 bridges
- 1970s 5
1970–1979
5 bridges
- 1980s 5
1980–1989
5 bridges
- 1990s 2
1990–1999
2 bridges
- 2000s 1
2000–2009
1 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1950s, when 18 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 34.6% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 65 to 74 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1957, 23 years older than the Texas average of 1980.
How Borden County compares with Texas's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Texas counties nearest Borden County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 0% Poor share is the 3rd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1957 against a peer-group mean of 1968 is 11 years older.
Showing the 5 closest of 246 Texas counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rains County | 53 | 45.3% | 50.9% | 3.8% | 1979 |
| Terrell County | 53 | 54.7% | 45.3% | 0% | 1957 |
| Throckmorton County | 53 | 56.6% | 41.5% | 1.9% | 1954 |
| Brooks County | 52 | 67.3% | 32.7% | 0% | 1987 |
| Borden County (this page) | 52 | 53.8% | 46.2% | 0% | 1957 |
| Garza County | 51 | 27.5% | 72.5% | 0% | 1962 |
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 Borden 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 Borden County, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside TX (52 bridges here).
- Copper River County, AK · 52 bridges
- McDuffie County, GA · 52 bridges
- Terrell County, GA · 52 bridges
- Tensas County, LA · 52 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside TX (1957 here).
- Essex County, MA · avg 1957 · 395 bridges
- Labette County, KS · avg 1957 · 349 bridges
- Greenwood County, KS · avg 1957 · 235 bridges
- Greer County, OK · avg 1957 · 230 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
All bridges (52)
FM 669
FairOver: COLORADO RIVER
12.2 MI S OF US 180, Borden, TX
Built 1980 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 336
US 180
FairOver: WEST DRAW
3.6 MI E OF FM 1054S, Borden, TX
Built 1939 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,611
US 180
FairOver: RED MUD CREEK
2.2 Miles West of FM 1610, Borden, TX
Built 1941 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,214
US 180
FairOver: DRAW
1.2 MI E OF FM 1610, Borden, TX
Built 1941 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,067
FM 669
FairOver: LITTLE GRAPE CREEK
2.5 MI S OF US 180, Borden, TX
Built 1957 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 336
FM 612
FairOver: DRAW
9.64 MI N OF US 180, Borden, TX
Built 1953 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 70
FM 1785
FairOver: WILDCAT CREEK
11.21 MI E OF FM 669, Borden, TX
Built 1960 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 119
FM 1584
FairOver: RATTLESNAKE CREEK
1.9 MI S OF FM 1584, Borden, TX
Built 1953 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 351
FM 1205
FairOver: WILDCAT CREEK
0.2 MI N OF FM 1785, Borden, TX
Built 1955 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 100
FM 1054
FairOver: GLEN CREEK
11.89 MI SOUTH OF US 180, Borden, TX
Built 1977 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 551
FM 1054
FairOver: COON CREEK HOLLOW
3.6 MI SOUTH OF US 180, Borden, TX
Built 1984 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 255
FM 669
FairOver: BULL CREEK
0.5 MI S OF FM 612, Borden, TX
Built 1959 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 296
FM 1054
FairOver: WOLF HOLLOW
9.89 MI S OF US 180, Borden, TX
Built 1950 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 551
WILLOW VALLEY RD
FairOver: COLORADO RIVER
5.5 MI N OF FM 1785, Borden, TX
Built 1955 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 69
CR 424
FairOver: GAVETT CREEK TRIB
0.85 MI S OF FOUR MILE RD, Borden, TX
Built 1955 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 100
FOUR MILE RD
FairOver: GAVETT CREEK
2.25 MI E OF FM 612, Borden, TX
Built 1955 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 100
US 180
FairOver: TOBACCO CREEK
1.0 MI W OF FM 1054, Borden, TX
Built 1939 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,199
US 180
FairOver: BUCK CANYON CREEK
0.1 MI E OF FM 1054S, Borden, TX
Built 1939 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,611
FM 1205
FairOver: MCCULLUM CRK
3.90 MI WEST OF FM 1610, Borden, TX
Built 1955 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 100
FM 1205
FairOver: COLORADO RIVER
4.55 WEST OF FM 1610, Borden, TX
Built 1955 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 100
FM 1054
FairOver: TOBACCO CREEK
1.5 MI S OF US 180, Borden, TX
Built 1954 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 255
FM 2350
FairOver: Little Bull Creek
1.61 MI EAST OF FM669, Borden, TX
Built 1964 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 109
US 180
FairOver: BULL CREEK
6.5 MI E OF FM 669, Borden, TX
Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,260
FM 669
FairOver: GRAPE CREEK
9.4 MI S OF US 180, Borden, TX
Built 1981 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 336
FM 1205
GoodOver: WILLOW CREEK
14.30 MI WEST OF FM 1610, Borden, TX
Built 1942 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 170
US 180
GoodOver: DRAW
0.5 MI E OF FM 1054S, Borden, TX
Built 1939 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,611
US 180
GoodOver: DRAW
2.2 MI E OF FM 1054S, Borden, TX
Built 1939 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,611
US 180
GoodOver: DRAW
0.7 MI E OF FM 1054N, Borden, TX
Built 1939 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,464
US 180
GoodOver: DRAW
1.8 MI E OF FM 1054N, Borden, TX
Built 1939 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,464
US 180
GoodOver: GRAPE CREEK
2.6 MI E OF FM 1054N, Borden, TX
Built 1939 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,464
US 180
GoodOver: DRAW
3.0 MI E OF FM 1054N, Borden, TX
Built 1939 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,464
US 180
GoodOver: DRAW
1.7 MI W OF FM 669, Borden, TX
Built 1939 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,464
US 180
GoodOver: DRAW
0.5 MI W OF FM 669, Borden, TX
Built 1939 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,464
US 180
GoodOver: DRAW
3.3 MILES EAST OF FM 669, Borden, TX
Built 1941 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,260
US 180
GoodOver: DRAW
5.7 MI W OF FM 1610, Borden, TX
Built 1941 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,260
US 180
GoodOver: DRAW
1.1 MI E OF FM 1610, Borden, TX
Built 1941 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,067
US 180
GoodOver: DRAW
1.3 MI E OF FM 1610, Borden, TX
Built 1941 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,067
FM 1785
GoodOver: DOWARD CREEK
1.41 MI WEST FM 669, Borden, TX
Built 1953 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 272
FM 1785
GoodOver: DRAW
1.09 MI WEST FM 669, Borden, TX
Built 1953 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 272
FM 1785
GoodOver: PLUM CREEK
0.56 MI E OF FM 669, Borden, TX
Built 1965 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 119
FM 1610
GoodOver: BULL CREEK
4.12 MI SO US 180, Borden, TX
Built 1953 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 100
FM 1610
GoodOver: DRAW
10.95 MI SO US 180, Borden, TX
Built 1956 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 100
FM 1205
GoodOver: DRAW
1.39 MI WEST OF FM 1610, Borden, TX
Built 1955 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 100
FM 1205
GoodOver: DRAW
3.21 MI WEST OF FM 1610, Borden, TX
Built 1955 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 100
FM 1054
GoodOver: BUCK CANYON CREEK
1.1 MI S OF US 180, Borden, TX
Built 1972 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 255
US 180
GoodOver: GAVETT CREEK
0.5 MI E OF FM 1610, Borden, TX
Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,067
FM 669
GoodOver: MESQUITE CREEK
1.0 MI N OF US 180, Borden, TX
Built 2007 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 296
US 180
GoodOver: FIVE MILE CREEK
7.2 MI E OF FM 669, Borden, TX
Built 1974 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,260
US 180
GoodOver: MESQUITE CREEK
3.2 Miles East of FM 669, Borden, TX
Built 1970 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,260
FM 612
GoodOver: WEST GAVETT CREEK
8.47 MI N OF US 180, Borden, TX
Built 1992 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 70
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