Total bridges
370
Public highway bridges in Brazos County
County profile · official public datasets
Brazos County, TX
370 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 62.4% rated Good, 37.6% Fair, 0% Poor.
- 370
- Public bridges
- 62.4%
- Good condition
- 0%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Brazos County pairs a top-1% lowest Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with a newer average build year than the state inventory.
- Top 1%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 0%
- Poor-condition share
- 370
- public highway bridges
- 1989
- 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.
Brazos County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Brazos County ranks #2 of 247 Texas counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 0%). Brazos County, Texas contains 370 public highway bridges. Roughly 62.4% are rated “Good,” 37.6% “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.
Good condition
62.4%
231 of 370 rated 7-9
Fair condition
37.6%
139 of 370 rated 5-6
Poor condition
0%
0 of 370 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#2 of 247
Among Texas counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 370 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 62.4% (231)
Fair 37.6% (139)
Poor 0% (0)
31.6% of Brazos County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
117 of the 370 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 62.4% 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 Brazos County's bridges were built
370 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1930s 16
1930–1939
16 bridges
- 1940s 1
1940–1949
1 bridges
- 1950s 18
1950–1959
18 bridges
- 1960s 41
1960–1969
41 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
51 bridges
- 1980s 20
1980–1989
20 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
53 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
106 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
43 bridges
- 2020s 21
2020–2029
21 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 2000s, when 106 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 28.6% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 15 to 24 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1989, 9 years newer than the Texas average of 1980.
How Brazos County compares with Texas's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Texas counties nearest Brazos 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 1989 against a peer-group mean of 1982 is 7 years newer.
Showing the 5 closest of 246 Texas counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Webb County | 383 | 49.6% | 48.8% | 1.6% | 1977 |
| Wharton County | 372 | 52.2% | 44.4% | 3.5% | 1983 |
| Fayette County | 371 | 44.7% | 52.3% | 3% | 1975 |
| Brazos County (this page) | 370 | 62.4% | 37.6% | 0% | 1989 |
| Cameron County | 355 | 62% | 37.5% | 0.6% | 1992 |
| Parker County | 350 | 49.7% | 49.1% | 1.1% | 1985 |
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 Brazos 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 Brazos County, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside TX (370 bridges here).
- Collier County, FL · 370 bridges
- Lee County, IL · 371 bridges
- Genesee County, MI · 371 bridges
- Carroll County, MO · 371 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside TX (1989 here).
- Mecklenburg County, NC · avg 1989 · 746 bridges
- Buffalo County, NE · avg 1989 · 459 bridges
- Dubuque County, IA · avg 1989 · 346 bridges
- Vernon County, LA · avg 1989 · 341 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Fair-condition bridges (139)
FM 158
FairOver: SH 6
2.1 MI SE OF US 190/SH 21, Brazos, TX
Built 1971 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 32,960
US 190
FairOver: THOMPSON BRANCH
0.55 MI SE OF FM 2818, Brazos, TX
Built 1971 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 31,492
US 190
FairOver: ELM FORK CREEK
0.3 MI SE OF OSR, Brazos, TX
Built 1991 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 26,769
SH 6 MLS & FRS
FairOver: DRAW
1.0 MI SE OF US 190/SH 21, Brazos, TX
Built 1971 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 56,048
SH 6 MLS
FairOver: SEWER CREEK
0.2 MI SE OF FM 1179, Brazos, TX
Built 1971 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 56,179
SH 6 EFR
FairOver: SEWER CREEK
0.2 MI SE OF FM 1179, Brazos, TX
Built 1971 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,610
SH 6 MLS & FRS
FairOver: DRAW
0.58 MI SE OF SH 30, Brazos, TX
Built 1971 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 57,636
SH 6 MLS & FRS
FairOver: BEE CREEK
1.82 MI SE OF SH 30, Brazos, TX
Built 1971 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 58,504
FM 2818 & SH 6 FRS
FairOver: DRAW
1.98 MI SE OF SH 30, Brazos, TX
Built 1971 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 15,625
BS 6
FairOver: WOLFPEN CREEK
0.02 MI S OF SH 30, Brazos, TX
Built 1960 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 48,130
SH 6
FairOver: LICK CREEK
2.2 MI S OF FM 2818, Brazos, TX
Built 1990 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 37,905
US 190
FairOver: CARTERS CREEK
0.65 MI NE OF SH 6, Brazos, TX
Built 1931 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 22,667
US 190
FairOver: CARTERS CREEK TRIB
1.2 MI NE OF SH 6, Brazos, TX
Built 1931 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 17,878
US 190
FairOver: BOWMAN CREEK
7.5 MI NE OF SH 6, Brazos, TX
Built 1931 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 13,503
OSR
FairOver: SPARKS BRANCH (WHEELOCK
0.4 MI NE OF FM 46, Brazos, TX
Built 1962 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 856
OSR
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK RELIEF
1.65 MI NE OF FM 46, Brazos, TX
Built 1962 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 856
OSR
FairOver: TIGER BRANCH
8.6 MI NE OF US 190, Brazos, TX
Built 1963 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,722
FM 974
FairOver: DRAW
2.5 MI N OF US 190, Brazos, TX
Built 1950 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 538
FM 974
FairOver: DRAW
4.4 MI N OF US 190, Brazos, TX
Built 1950 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 538
FM 974
FairOver: E FORK WICKSON CREEK
7.2 MI NE OF US 190, Brazos, TX
Built 1962 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 538
FM 1179
FairOver: BOWMAN CREEK
0.4 MI SW OF FM 2038, Brazos, TX
Built 1962 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,257
FM 1179
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
2.0 MI NE OF SH 47, Brazos, TX
Built 1990 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 16,437
FM 1687
FairOver: LITTLE BRAZOS RIVER
2.85 MI NE OF FM 50, Brazos, TX
Built 1962 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 413
FM 1687
FairOver: THOMPSON CREEK RELIEF
1.2 MI W OF FM 2818, Brazos, TX
Built 1969 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 346
FM 1687
FairOver: THOMPSON CREEK
1.3 MI W OF FM 2818, Brazos, TX
Built 1969 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 346
FM 974
FairOver: DRAW
3.1 MI NE OF FM 2038, Brazos, TX
Built 1959 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,295
FM 974
FairOver: DRAW
3.0 MI NE OF FM 2038, Brazos, TX
Built 1959 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,295
FM 974
FairOver: BIG CEDAR CREEK
0.25 MI NW OF FM 2038, Brazos, TX
Built 1959 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,295
FM 2818
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
1.7 MI NW OF FM 60, Brazos, TX
Built 1960 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 13,822
FM 2818
FairOver: DRAW
0.6 MI NW OF SH 21, Brazos, TX
Built 1975 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 7,125
FM 2818
FairOver: STILL CREEK
0.3 MI NW OF SH 21, Brazos, TX
Built 1975 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 7,125
FM 2347
FairOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
0.1 MI SW OF BS 6, Brazos, TX
Built 1968 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 15,080
BIRD POND RD
FairOver: CARTERS CREEK RELIEF
2.70 MI SW OF SH 30, Brazos, TX
Built 1987 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,904
OLD HEARNE RD
FairOver: ELM FORK CREEK
0.05 MI N OF OSR, Brazos, TX
Built 1974 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 49
TECHNOLOGY LP
FairOver: RESEARCH PARK LAKE
0.40 MI SW OF FM 60, Brazos, TX
Built 1984 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 200
WACO ST
FairOver: CARTERS CREEK TRIBUTARY
0.03 MI NW OF E MLK JR ST, Brazos, TX
Built 1965 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,600
BURTON DR
FairOver: BURTON CREEK
0.25 MI E OF ETHEL BLVD, Brazos, TX
Built 1960 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,500
BROADMOOR DR
FairOver: BRIAR CREEK
0.45 MI N OF 29TH ST, Brazos, TX
Built 1977 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,497
INDUSTRIAL BLVD
FairOver: COTTONWOOD BRANCH
0.3 MI S OF INDEPENDENCE, Brazos, TX
Built 1980 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 800
N TRADITIONS DR
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
0.4 MI SE OF FM 1179, Brazos, TX
Built 2006 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 500
LONGMIRE DR
FairOver: LICK CREEK TRIBUTARY
0.1 MI N OF BARRONS RD, Brazos, TX
Built 1998 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,322
WOODVILLE RD
FairOver: US 190
0.85 MI NW OF FM 974, Brazos, TX
Built 1971 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,100
SH 6 SB
FairOver: BS 6 NB
2.71 MI SE OF SH 30, Brazos, TX
Built 1971 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 17,650
BS 6
FairOver: BEE CREEK
0.2 MI NW OF FM 2818, Brazos, TX
Built 1932 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 48,130
BS 6
FairOver: BEE CREEK BRANCH
0.4 MI SE OF FM 2818, Brazos, TX
Built 1932 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 26,230
SH 30
FairOver: CARTER CREEK
0.4 MI NE OF SH 6, Brazos, TX
Built 1960 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 14,771
DILLY SHAW TAP RD
FairOver: LITTLE WICKSON CREEK
1.80 MI NE OF FM 974, Brazos, TX
Built 1984 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 909
TENNESSEE AVE
FairOver: STILL CREEK
0.10 MI NE OF RUSSEL DR, Brazos, TX
Built 1993 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,000
MUMFORD RD
FairOver: THOMPSON BRANCH
3.10 MI NW OF SH 21, Brazos, TX
Built 1990 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 550
DEAN ST
FairOver: DRAIN
0.2 MI SW OF MLK JR ST, Brazos, TX
Built 1965 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 450
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