Total bridges
133
Public highway bridges in Clay County
County profile · official public datasets
Clay County, TX
133 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 38.3% rated Good, 60.9% Fair, 0.8% Poor.
- 133
- Public bridges
- 38.3%
- Good condition
- 0.8%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Clay County pairs a better-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with an older average build year than the state inventory.
- Top 49%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 0.8%
- Poor-condition share
- 133
- public highway bridges
- 1963
- 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.
Clay County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Clay County ranks #121 of 247 Texas counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 0.8%). Clay County, Texas contains 133 public highway bridges. Roughly 38.3% are rated “Good,” 60.9% “Fair,” and 0.8% “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
38.3%
51 of 133 rated 7-9
Fair condition
60.9%
81 of 133 rated 5-6
Poor condition
0.8%
1 of 133 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#121 of 247
Among Texas counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 133 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 38.3% (51)
Fair 60.9% (81)
Poor 0.8% (1)
Clay County's Poor-condition bridges carry 2,523 vehicle crossings a day
That is 0.4% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 0.8% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 2,523 crossings a day against 3,878 for a Good-condition one. A Poor rating is a condition category, not a closure or a live safety judgement; it means the lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below.
Computed over the 133 of 133 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
78.9% of Clay County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
105 of the 133 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 38.3% 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.
One structure carries 100% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
US 82 over ABANDONED MKT RAILROAD, built 1934, carries 2,523 vehicles a day, the most of any Poor-rated structure here. The county's Poor-condition exposure is concentrated rather than evenly spread, so the 1-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 2,523 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Clay County's bridges were built
133 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1920s
1920–1929
16 bridges
- 1930s
1930–1939
15 bridges
- 1940s 6
1940–1949
6 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
21 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
30 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
20 bridges
- 1980s 4
1980–1989
4 bridges
- 1990s 5
1990–1999
5 bridges
- 2000s 7
2000–2009
7 bridges
- 2010s 8
2010–2019
8 bridges
- 2020s 1
2020–2029
1 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1960s, when 30 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 22.6% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 55 to 64 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1963, 17 years older than the Texas average of 1980.
How Clay County compares with Texas's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Texas counties nearest Clay County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 0.8% Poor share is the 4th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1963 against a peer-group mean of 1971 is 8 years older.
Showing the 5 closest of 246 Texas counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack County | 135 | 44.4% | 54.8% | 0.7% | 1968 |
| Midland County | 135 | 45.9% | 52.6% | 1.5% | 1987 |
| Gillespie County | 134 | 56.7% | 42.5% | 0.7% | 1967 |
| Jeff Davis County | 134 | 60.4% | 39.6% | 0% | 1953 |
| Tyler County | 134 | 50% | 47.8% | 2.2% | 1979 |
| Clay County (this page) | 133 | 38.3% | 60.9% | 0.8% | 1963 |
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 Clay 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 Clay County, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside TX (133 bridges here).
- Henry County, AL · 133 bridges
- Nevada County, AR · 133 bridges
- Gordon County, GA · 133 bridges
- East Feliciana County, LA · 133 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside TX (1963 here).
- Worcester County, MA · avg 1963 · 1,014 bridges
- Honolulu County, HI · avg 1963 · 682 bridges
- Chester County, PA · avg 1963 · 680 bridges
- Essex County, NJ · avg 1963 · 505 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Good-condition bridges (51)
US 82 EB/US 287 SB
GoodOver: DRAW
1.5 MI E OF FM 2393, Clay, TX
Built 1925 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 12,320
US 82 EB/US 287 SB
GoodOver: DRAW
3.3 MI E OF FM 2393, Clay, TX
Built 1925 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 12,320
US 82 EB/US 287 SB
GoodOver: BENNETT CREEK
4.2 MI E OF FM 2393, Clay, TX
Built 1925 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 12,320
US 82 WB/US 287 NB
GoodOver: DRAW
3.3 MI E OF FM 2393, Clay, TX
Built 1963 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 12,320
FM 174
GoodOver: DRAW
11.8 MI W OF SH 148, Clay, TX
Built 1956 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 918
FM 174
GoodOver: BUFFALO CREEK BRANCH
5.7 MI E OF SH 148, Clay, TX
Built 1990 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,320
FM 174
GoodOver: DRAW
1.4 MI E OF FM 1288, Clay, TX
Built 1955 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 739
US 287 NB
GoodOver: E FK L WICHITA RIV TRIB
4.7 MI SE OF SPUR 510, Clay, TX
Built 1952 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 8,060
US 287 SB
GoodOver: DRAW
0.8 MI SE OF SPUR 510, Clay, TX
Built 1972 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 8,350
US 287 SB
GoodOver: E FK L WICHITA RIV TRIB
4.7 MI SE OF SPUR 510, Clay, TX
Built 1972 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 8,060
US 287
GoodOver: DRAW
5.4 MI NW OF FM 1288, Clay, TX
Built 1926 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 17,216
SH 59
GoodOver: DRAW
0.01 MI E OF FM 1288, Clay, TX
Built 1950 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 693
SH 59
GoodOver: DRAW
0.2 MI S OF FM 1288, Clay, TX
Built 1950 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 692
SH 79
GoodOver: DRAIN
1.8 MI SW OF RED RIVER, Clay, TX
Built 1938 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,337
SH 79
GoodOver: DRAIN
3.0 MI SW OKLAHOMA ST LN, Clay, TX
Built 1938 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,508
FM 810
GoodOver: DRAW
3.6 MI S OF FM 1740, Clay, TX
Built 1984 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 147
SH 148
GoodOver: LONG CREEK
10.4 MI N OF US 82, Clay, TX
Built 1939 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 436
SH 148
GoodOver: BRANCH OF LONG CREEK
8.5 MI N OF US 82, Clay, TX
Built 1939 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 436
FM 1288
GoodOver: PRAIRIE BRANCH
0.9 MI S OF FM 174, Clay, TX
Built 1955 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 269
FM 172
GoodOver: DRAW
2.0 MI W OF SH 148, Clay, TX
Built 1953 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 214
FM 171
GoodOver: DRAW
5.1 MI SE OF SH 79, Clay, TX
Built 1964 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 240
SH 59
GoodOver: BIG SANDY CREEK
1.9 MI NE OF FM 1288, Clay, TX
Built 1940 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 668
FM 2847
GoodOver: DRY FORK LITTLE WICHITA
0.04 MI W OF SH 148, Clay, TX
Built 1964 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 328
US 82 WB/US 287 NB
GoodOver: BNSF RR/B 287J (SH 240)
0.6 MI E WICHITA/CLAY CLN, Clay, TX
Built 1967 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 21,360
US 287 NB
GoodOver: E FK LITTLE WICHITA RIV
6.6 MI SE OF SPUR 510, Clay, TX
Built 2019 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 15,984
US 287 NB
GoodOver: E FK LTL WICHITA RIV REL
6.7 MI SE OF SPUR 510, Clay, TX
Built 2019 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 15,984
WYNN-GRAY RD.
GoodOver: SMITH CREEK
4.0 MI NW OF FM 1288, Clay, TX
Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,250
SH 79
GoodOver: RED RIVER
AT OKLAHOMA STATE LINE, Clay, TX
Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,275
SH 148
GoodOver: TURKEY CREEK
4.1 MI N OF US 82, Clay, TX
Built 2007 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 520
FM 171
GoodOver: WICHITA RIVER
1.6 MI NW OF SH 79, Clay, TX
Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 176
FM 2332
GoodOver: LITTLE WICHITA RIVER
5.5 MI N OF US 82, Clay, TX
Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 120
FM 1197
GoodOver: TURKEY CREEK
3.4 MI N OF US 82, Clay, TX
Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 233
FM 1197
GoodOver: LONG CREEK
2.94 MI N OF FM 3392, Clay, TX
Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100
FM 1197
GoodOver: LITTLE WICHITA RIVER REL
1.7 MI N OF US 82, Clay, TX
Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 233
CR 151/FRIENDSHIP
GoodOver: BUFFALO CREEK
1.1 MI W OF FM 2321, Clay, TX
Built 2015 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50
CR269/SANZENBACHER
GoodOver: E FORK LITTLE WICHITA RV
3.62 MI E OF SH 148, Clay, TX
Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10
CR 296/LONE STAR
GoodOver: E FK LITTLE WICHITA RIV
0.55 MI S OF US 287 SV RD, Clay, TX
Built 2004 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10
CR 306/THAXTON RD
GoodOver: DRY FK LITTLE WICHITA RV
1.25 MI E OF BEARCAT LN, Clay, TX
Built 2004 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20
CR 352/MOFFETT RD
GoodOver: DRAW
1.2 MI N OF FM 171, Clay, TX
Built 2023 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 43
CR 377/DOBBS CK RD
GoodOver: DOBBS CREEK
2.05 MI W OF SH 79, Clay, TX
Built 2004 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 30
US 287 SB
GoodOver: NEW YORK ROAD
2.9 MI SE OF SPUR 510, Clay, TX
Built 1972 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 8,060
FM 2393
GoodOver: DUCK CREEK
4.1 MI S OF US 82, Clay, TX
Built 1976 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 357
FM 1197
GoodOver: LITTLE WICHITA RIVER REL
1.4 MI N OF US 82, Clay, TX
Built 1976 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 233
US 287 SB
GoodOver: E FK LIL WICHITA RIV REL
6.7 MI SE OF SPUR 510, Clay, TX
Built 1972 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 8,337
US 82 EB/US 287 SB
GoodOver: DRAW
3.2 MI E OF FM 2393, Clay, TX
Built 1925 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 12,320
US 287 NFR
GoodOver: DRY FORK LITTLE WICHITA
0.1 MI W OF SH 148, Clay, TX
Built 1972 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 50
US 287 SFR
GoodOver: DRY FK LITTLE WICHITA RI
0.1 MI W OF SH 148, Clay, TX
Built 1972 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 30
SH 148
GoodOver: LITTLE WICHITA RIVER
1.3 MI N OF US 82, Clay, TX
Built 1988 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 520
SH 148
GoodOver: LITTLE WICHITA RIVER REL
1.0 MI N OF US 82, Clay, TX
Built 1988 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 520
FM 1740
GoodOver: DRAW
0.8 MI SW OF FM 2393, Clay, TX
Built 1986 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 141
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