Total bridges
153
Public highway bridges in Callahan County
County profile · official public datasets
Callahan County, TX
153 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 46.4% rated Good, 53.6% Fair, 0% Poor.
- 153
- Public bridges
- 46.4%
- Good condition
- 0%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Callahan County pairs a top-5% lowest Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with an older average build year than the state inventory.
- Top 4%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 0%
- Poor-condition share
- 153
- public highway bridges
- 1959
- 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.
Callahan County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Callahan County ranks #11 of 247 Texas counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 0%). Callahan County, Texas contains 153 public highway bridges. Roughly 46.4% are rated “Good,” 53.6% “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
46.4%
71 of 153 rated 7-9
Fair condition
53.6%
82 of 153 rated 5-6
Poor condition
0%
0 of 153 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#11 of 247
Among Texas counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 153 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 46.4% (71)
Fair 53.6% (82)
Poor 0% (0)
86.9% of Callahan County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
133 of the 153 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 46.4% 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 Callahan County's bridges were built
153 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1920s 12
1920–1929
12 bridges
- 1930s 16
1930–1939
16 bridges
- 1940s
1940–1949
34 bridges
- 1950s 14
1950–1959
14 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
55 bridges
- 1970s 2
1970–1979
2 bridges
- 1980s 3
1980–1989
3 bridges
- 1990s 2
1990–1999
2 bridges
- 2000s 8
2000–2009
8 bridges
- 2010s 4
2010–2019
4 bridges
- 2020s 3
2020–2029
3 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1960s, when 55 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 35.9% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 55 to 64 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1959, 21 years older than the Texas average of 1980.
How Callahan County compares with Texas's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Texas counties nearest Callahan 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 1959 against a peer-group mean of 1967 is 8 years older.
Showing the 5 closest of 246 Texas counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton County | 157 | 40.8% | 55.4% | 3.8% | 1967 |
| Callahan County (this page) | 153 | 46.4% | 53.6% | 0% | 1959 |
| Chambers County | 152 | 47.4% | 50.7% | 2% | 1982 |
| Wilbarger County | 151 | 47% | 50.3% | 2.6% | 1970 |
| Coleman County | 150 | 42% | 54.7% | 3.3% | 1951 |
| Kimble County | 149 | 53.7% | 46.3% | 0% | 1964 |
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 Callahan 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 Callahan County, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside TX (153 bridges here).
- Sussex County, DE · 153 bridges
- Jefferson County, IN · 153 bridges
- Harrison County, KY · 153 bridges
- Roger Mills County, OK · 153 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside TX (1959 here).
- Tulare County, CA · avg 1959 · 589 bridges
- Barton County, KS · avg 1959 · 449 bridges
- Nassau County, NY · avg 1959 · 328 bridges
- Marion County, KS · avg 1959 · 324 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Fair-condition bridges (82)
SH 36
FairOver: PECAN BAYOU
14.45 MI SE OF TAYLOR C/L, Callahan, TX
Built 1942 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 3,071
IH 20 EB
FairOver: FM 1707 / Hays Rd
6.25 MI E of Taylor C/L, Callahan, TX
Built 1964 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 16,621
IH 20 WB
FairOver: BI 20 & FM 2047
1.65 MI W OF US 283, Callahan, TX
Built 1965 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 10,250
SH 6
FairOver: Eubanks Creek
0.90 MI S OF SHACKLFD C/L, Callahan, TX
Built 1927 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 587
FM 604
FairOver: South Prong Pecan Bayou
3.8 MI S of SH 36, Callahan, TX
Built 1955 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 261
FM 1178
FairOver: Pecan Bayou
3.1 MI S of SH 36, Callahan, TX
Built 1959 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 409
SH 206
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
1.25 MI S OF SH 36, Callahan, TX
Built 1963 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,472
IH 20 WB
FairOver: FM 604
7.35 MI E OF TAYLOR C/L, Callahan, TX
Built 1965 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 15,181
IH 20 EB
FairOver: FM 604
7.35 MI E OF TAYLOR C/L, Callahan, TX
Built 1964 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 14,950
IH 20 WB
FairOver: Cherry Ln / CR 113
8.50 MI E of Taylor C/L, Callahan, TX
Built 1964 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 13,257
IH 20 EB
FairOver: Cherry Ln / CR 113
8.50 MI E of Taylor C/L, Callahan, TX
Built 1964 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 13,720
IH 20 WB
FairOver: Union Hill Rd / CR 119
10.40 MI E of Taylor C/L, Callahan, TX
Built 1964 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 13,257
IH 20 EB
FairOver: Union Hill Rd / CR 279
10.40 MI E of Taylor C/L, Callahan, TX
Built 1964 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 13,720
US 283
FairOver: UP RR
0.90 MI S OF IH 20, Callahan, TX
Built 2007 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 759
FM 603
FairOver: PECAN BAYOU TRIBUTARY
5.3 MI S OF IH 20, Callahan, TX
Built 2004 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,268
CR 324
FairOver: MEXIA CREEK
1.6 MI E OF CR 323, Callahan, TX
Built 1924 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50
CR 324
FairOver: DEEP CREEK
2.8 MI E OF CR 323, Callahan, TX
Built 1924 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 55
CR 324
FairOver: DEEP & BRUSHY CRKS REL
2.9 MI E OF CR 323, Callahan, TX
Built 1924 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100
CR 324
FairOver: BRUSHY CREEK
3.1 MI E OF CR 323, Callahan, TX
Built 1924 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 55
CR 494 (OLD SH 1)
FairOver: WEST FORK MEXIA CREEK
0.1 MI W OF LOOP 425, Callahan, TX
Built 1925 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13
IH 20 WB
FairOver: Mexia Creek
1.70 MI E OF FM 2228, Callahan, TX
Built 1949 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 11,142
IH 20 WB
FairOver: UPRR
0.20 MI E OF FM 880, Callahan, TX
Built 1966 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 11,135
FM 18
FairOver: BUCK CREEK
1.60 MI W OF FM 603, Callahan, TX
Built 1990 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 3,469
IH 20 WB
FairOver: Cooper Creek Rd
1.65 MI E OF FM 880, Callahan, TX
Built 1966 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 11,135
IH 20 EB
FairOver: Cooper Creek Rd
1.65 MI E OF FM 880, Callahan, TX
Built 1966 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 11,640
IH 20 EB
FairOver: BATTLE CREEK RELIEF
1.00 MI E OF FM 880, Callahan, TX
Built 1949 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 11,640
IH 20 EB
FairOver: Deep Creek
2.50 MI E OF FM 2228, Callahan, TX
Built 1966 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 11,644
IH 20 WB
FairOver: BATTLE CREEK
0.70 MI E OF FM 880, Callahan, TX
Built 1966 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 11,135
FM 2945
FairOver: Cooper Creek
1.95 MI E OF FM 880, Callahan, TX
Built 1925 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 100
IH 20 EB
FairOver: Deep Creek Relief
2.65 MI E OF FM 2228, Callahan, TX
Built 1966 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 11,644
FM 2945
FairOver: Battle Creek Relief
1.20 MI E OF FM 880, Callahan, TX
Built 1925 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 100
IH 20 EB
FairOver: Brushy Creek
3.15 MI E OF FM 2228, Callahan, TX
Built 1966 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 11,644
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