Total bridges
196
Public highway bridges in Cherokee County
County profile · official public datasets
Cherokee County, TX
196 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 26% rated Good, 74% Fair, 0% Poor.
- 196
- Public bridges
- 26%
- Good condition
- 0%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Cherokee 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 3%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 0%
- Poor-condition share
- 196
- public highway bridges
- 1974
- 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.
Cherokee County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Cherokee County ranks #7 of 247 Texas counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 0%). Cherokee County, Texas contains 196 public highway bridges. Roughly 26% are rated “Good,” 74% “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
26%
51 of 196 rated 7-9
Fair condition
74%
145 of 196 rated 5-6
Poor condition
0%
0 of 196 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#7 of 247
Among Texas counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 196 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 26% (51)
Fair 74% (145)
Poor 0% (0)
56.1% of Cherokee County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
110 of the 196 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 26% 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 Cherokee County's bridges were built
196 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1920s 2
1920–1929
2 bridges
- 1930s
1930–1939
22 bridges
- 1940s 12
1940–1949
12 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
32 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
29 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
17 bridges
- 1980s 9
1980–1989
9 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
24 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
30 bridges
- 2010s 9
2010–2019
9 bridges
- 2020s 10
2020–2029
10 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1950s, when 32 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 16.3% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 65 to 74 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1974, 6 years older than the Texas average of 1980.
How Cherokee County compares with Texas's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Texas counties nearest Cherokee 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 1974 against a peer-group mean of 1978 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 246 Texas counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coryell County | 204 | 54.4% | 45.1% | 0.5% | 1971 |
| Erath County | 198 | 53.5% | 46% | 0.5% | 1973 |
| Houston County | 196 | 41.3% | 51.5% | 7.1% | 1984 |
| Cherokee County (this page) | 196 | 26% | 74% | 0% | 1974 |
| Matagorda County | 192 | 37.5% | 55.7% | 6.8% | 1982 |
| Milam County | 191 | 44.5% | 54.5% | 1% | 1979 |
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 Cherokee 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 Cherokee County, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside TX (196 bridges here).
- Page County, IA · 196 bridges
- Wilkin County, MN · 196 bridges
- Sampson County, NC · 196 bridges
- Mifflin County, PA · 196 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside TX (1974 here).
- Knox County, TN · avg 1974 · 588 bridges
- Summit County, OH · avg 1974 · 563 bridges
- Onondaga County, NY · avg 1974 · 472 bridges
- Orange County, NY · avg 1974 · 472 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
All bridges (196)
CR 2829
FairOver: NECHES RV
2.95 MI S OF FM 1247, Cherokee, TX
Built 2000 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 100
CR 1309
FairOver: Horse Creek
2.06 Mi. SE of SH 110, Cherokee, TX
Built 2012 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 50
CR 2801
FairOver: SHAW BR
0.3 MI E OF FM 220, Cherokee, TX
Built 1995 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 65
CR 3301
FairOver: LAKE ACKER BR
1.1 MI SE OF US 175, Cherokee, TX
Built 1964 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 754
CR 2124
FairOver: BRIGMAN BR
1.6 MI S OF US 84, Cherokee, TX
Built 2003 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 110
BEAUMONT ST
FairOver: RAGSDALE CR
0.1 MI S OF US 79, Cherokee, TX
Built 1958 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 213
CR 2707
FairOver: LARRISON CR
1.4 MI NW OF FM 1911, Cherokee, TX
Built 1997 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 120
FORT WORTH ST
FairOver: RAGSDALE CR
0.15 MI E OF NEWBERN ST, Cherokee, TX
Built 1975 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 2,810
CR 1306
FairOver: SANDY CR
0.3 MI E OF FM 768, Cherokee, TX
Built 1998 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 80
OKEEFE RD
FairOver: RAGSDALE CR BR
0.75 MI W OF SH 204, Cherokee, TX
Built 1939 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,093
CR 1315
FairOver: MUD CR TR
0.8 MI E OF SH 110, Cherokee, TX
Built 1998 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 50
CR 3315
FairOver: WORLEY BR
0.6 MI W OF FM 747, Cherokee, TX
Built 1932 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 70
SH 294
FairOver: BROWN BRANCH
0.30 MI E OF FM 23, Cherokee, TX
Built 1946 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 810
SH 21
FairOver: LARRISON CREEK
1.70 MI E OF US 69, Cherokee, TX
Built 1958 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,309
SH 21
FairOver: ALLEN CREEK
0.35 MI W OF FM 241, Cherokee, TX
Built 1958 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,309
US 84
FairOver: OAKLAND CREEK
0.15 MI E OF FM 347, Cherokee, TX
Built 1952 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,147
US 84
FairOver: ONE ARM CREEK
0.85 MI E OF FM 2138, Cherokee, TX
Built 1966 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,707
US 84
FairOver: HEDGES CREEK
4.45 MI E OF FM 2138, Cherokee, TX
Built 1966 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,111
US 175
FairOver: WEST GUM CREEK
2.95 MI NW OF US 69, Cherokee, TX
Built 1930 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 6,039
US 175
FairOver: RESERVOIR CREEK
1.45 MI NW OF US 69, Cherokee, TX
Built 1930 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 7,214
US 175
FairOver: EAST GUM CREEK
2.6 MI NW OF US 69, Cherokee, TX
Built 1930 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 7,214
SH 204
FairOver: RAGSDALE CREEK
3.80 MI S OF US 79, Cherokee, TX
Built 1963 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,086
SH 204
FairOver: TURNEY CREEK
5.70 MI S OF US 79, Cherokee, TX
Built 1963 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,086
SH 204
FairOver: BENDABOUT CREEK
10.10 MI S OF US 79, Cherokee, TX
Built 1963 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,583
US 69
FairOver: LITTLE TURNPIKE CREEK
0.80 MI SE OF FM 22, Cherokee, TX
Built 1932 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 11,400
US 69
FairOver: BIG TURNPIKE CREEK
2.30 MI SE OF FM 22, Cherokee, TX
Built 1959 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 11,400
US 69
FairOver: BOWLES CREEK
1.65 MI S OF FM 241, Cherokee, TX
Built 1934 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 6,306
US 79
FairOver: RAGSDALE CREEK
0.35 MI E OF US 69, Cherokee, TX
Built 1930 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 14,634
US 79
FairOver: HUDSPETH CREEK
0.12 MI E OF FM 2274, Cherokee, TX
Built 1934 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 4,323
SH 110
FairOver: PINEY BR W MUD CRK
3.95 MI S OF SMITH C/L, Cherokee, TX
Built 1933 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,808
SH 110
FairOver: CANEY CREEK
9.95 MI S OF SMITH C/L, Cherokee, TX
Built 1934 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,266
SH 110
FairOver: MUD CREEK TRIB
1.95 MI SW OF FM 22, Cherokee, TX
Built 1939 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,011
SH 110
FairOver: BENDABOUT CREEK
3.25 MI S OF US 79, Cherokee, TX
Built 1941 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,617
FM 752
FairOver: One Eye Creek Branch
0.30 MI N OF FM 343, Cherokee, TX
Built 1963 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,768
FM 752
FairOver: MCCANN CREEK
2.80 MI SW OF FM 241, Cherokee, TX
Built 1963 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 373
SH 135
FairOver: LAVENDER BRANCH
2.6 MI S OF FM 177, Cherokee, TX
Built 1957 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,730
SH 135
FairOver: BIRCHES CREEK
3.6 MI S OF FM 177, Cherokee, TX
Built 1957 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,964
SH 135
FairOver: BARBER BRANCH
3.4 MI NE OF SH 69, Cherokee, TX
Built 1957 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,319
SH 204
FairOver: LITTLE CREEK
5.20 MI SE OF SH 110, Cherokee, TX
Built 1947 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,666
FM 343
FairOver: ANGELINA RIVER RELIEF
2.80 MI E OF FM 851, Cherokee, TX
Built 1967 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 236
FM 343
FairOver: One Eye Cr
0.35 MI W OF FM 752, Cherokee, TX
Built 1984 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,208
FM 747
FairOver: HASSELL CREEK
5.00 MI N OF US 84, Cherokee, TX
Built 1951 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 264
FM 747
FairOver: TAILS CREEK
3.50 MI S OF US 79, Cherokee, TX
Built 1960 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,343
FM 747
FairOver: SIX MILE CREEK
4.55 MI S OF US 79, Cherokee, TX
Built 1960 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 564
FM 768
FairOver: TURNPIKE CREEK
0.70 MI N OF FM 22, Cherokee, TX
Built 1954 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 253
FM 241
FairOver: ONE EYE CREEK
0.50 MI S OF FM 752, Cherokee, TX
Built 1952 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 526
FM 241
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
0.30 MI NW OF US 69, Cherokee, TX
Built 1952 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 240
FM 241
FairOver: BOWLES CREEK
0.80 MI SE OF US 69, Cherokee, TX
Built 1954 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,047
FM 2708
FairOver: ALLEN CREEK
0.15 MI S OF SH 21, Cherokee, TX
Built 1963 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 116
FM 2962
FairOver: COOKE CREEK
1.15 MI S OF US 84, Cherokee, TX
Built 1967 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 210
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