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.
Fair-condition bridges (145)
SH 294
FairOver: NECHES RIVER
0.00 MI E OF ANDERSON C/L, Cherokee, TX
Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,102
SH 21
FairOver: NECHES RIVER
0.00 MI NE OF HOUSTON C/L, Cherokee, TX
Built 1982 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,499
SH 21
FairOver: Bowles Cr
0.35 MI NE OF HOUSTON C/L, Cherokee, TX
Built 1982 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,499
US 84
FairOver: RUTHERFORD SLOUGH
1.10 MI SW OF RUSK C/L, Cherokee, TX
Built 1976 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,099
US 84
FairOver: MUD CREEK
0.70 MI SW OF RUSK C/L, Cherokee, TX
Built 1976 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,099
SH 204
FairOver: TURNPIKE CREEK
7.25 MI S OF US 79, Cherokee, TX
Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,537
SH 204
FairOver: MUD CREEK RELIEF
9.20 MI S OF US 79, Cherokee, TX
Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,537
SH 204
FairOver: MUD CREEK
9.40 MI S OF US 79, Cherokee, TX
Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,343
US 69 SB
FairOver: LARRISON CREEK
3.65 MI SE OF SH 21, Cherokee, TX
Built 1935 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,364
US 69
FairOver: MATHIS MILL BRANCH
3.50 MI NW OF FM 1911, Cherokee, TX
Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,093
US 79
FairOver: GUM CREEK
0.20 MI E OF FM 747, Cherokee, TX
Built 1929 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,130
SH 110
FairOver: CLEAR FORK CREEK
2.05 MI S OF SMITH C/L, Cherokee, TX
Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,742
SH 110
FairOver: TWIN (Bridge) CR
2.0 MI N of US 79, Cherokee, TX
Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,710
SH 110
FairOver: MUD CREEK
0.95 MI SW OF SH 204, Cherokee, TX
Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,937
FM 1248
FairOver: BEANS CREEK
2.60 MI SW OF US 84, Cherokee, TX
Built 1957 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 480
FM 23
FairOver: ONE EYE CREEK
2.90 MI S OF FM 1857, Cherokee, TX
Built 1962 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 370
FM 23
FairOver: BOX CREEK
0.75 MI E OF FM 1857, Cherokee, TX
Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 370
FM 343
FairOver: Railroad (Abandoned)
0.15 MI S OF US 84, Cherokee, TX
Built 1984 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,225
FM 768
FairOver: RAGSDALE CREEK BRANCH
1.65 MI SE OF LP 456, Cherokee, TX
Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 491
FM 2064
FairOver: MUD CREEK
2.45 MI NE OF SH 135, Cherokee, TX
Built 1956 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 290
CR 1804
FairOver: TAILS CREEK
0.30 MI SW OF CO RD 3114, Cherokee, TX
Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11
CR 1816
FairOver: TAILS CR BR
3.4 MI S OF FM 747, Cherokee, TX
Built 1940 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50
CR 2124
FairOver: TAILS CR
1.8 MI SE OF US 84, Cherokee, TX
Built 1997 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 55
CR 2604
FairOver: BEANS CR
1.6 MI SE OF SH 21, Cherokee, TX
Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 210
CR 3901
FairOver: BIRCHES CR BR
3.4 MI S OF FM 177, Cherokee, TX
Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 170
CR 4209
FairOver: KEYES CR
2.0 MI NW OF US 79, Cherokee, TX
Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 450
CR 2103
FairOver: BEANS CR
0.7 MI N OF FM 1248, Cherokee, TX
Built 2005 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 120
CR 4222
FairOver: CANEY CR
1.8 MI N OF US 79, Cherokee, TX
Built 1993 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 59
CR 4905
FairOver: MUD CR
2.0 E OF SH 135, Cherokee, TX
Built 1993 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 120
CR 2120
FairOver: ONE ARM CR
0.4 MI S OF CR 2123, Cherokee, TX
Built 1993 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 264
CR 2907
FairOver: BOWLES CR RL
0.6 MI NW OF SH 21, Cherokee, TX
Built 1997 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 55
CR 4223
FairOver: MUD CR
0.95 MI SE OF FM 2064, Cherokee, TX
Built 2001 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 50
CR 2323
FairOver: WHITE OAK CR
0.2 MI W OF FM 752, Cherokee, TX
Built 1999 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 70
CR 2405
FairOver: BOWLES CR
1.3 MI W OF US 69, Cherokee, TX
Built 1998 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 65
CR 1301
FairOver: MUD CR
1.8 MI E OF FM 2087, Cherokee, TX
Built 2005 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 80
CR 2907
FairOver: BOWLES CR
0.7 MI NW OF SH 21, Cherokee, TX
Built 1997 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 50
PINEY GROVE RD
FairOver: LITTLE TURNPIKE CR
0.8 MI. SW OF FM 768, Cherokee, TX
Built 2012 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 50
CR 4716
FairOver: BRIDGE CR
0.8 MI E OF SH 110, Cherokee, TX
Built 2001 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 90
CR 1410
FairOver: KEYES CR
0.8 MI NE OF SH 204, Cherokee, TX
Built 2009 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 14
CR 2103
FairOver: BEANS CR
0.25 MI S OF US 84, Cherokee, TX
Built 2001 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 330
CR 2310
FairOver: WHITE OAK CR
0.60 MI W OF FM 752, Cherokee, TX
Built 2004 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 100
CR 2734
FairOver: DEVIL BU
2.1 MI NW OF US 69, Cherokee, TX
Built 2002 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 184
CR 2734
FairOver: DEVIL BU BR
1.7 MI NW OF US 69, Cherokee, TX
Built 2003 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 184
CR 4612
FairOver: MILL CR
1.0 MI S OF FM 13, Cherokee, TX
Built 2001 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 92
DOYLE ST
FairOver: ONE EYE CR
0.1 MI N OF US 84, Cherokee, TX
Built 2003 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 200
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