Total bridges
231
Public highway bridges in Comal County
County profile · official public datasets
Comal County, TX
231 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 75.8% rated Good, 24.2% Fair, 0% Poor.
- 231
- Public bridges
- 75.8%
- Good condition
- 0%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Comal County posts a top-5% lowest Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- Top 2%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 0%
- Poor-condition share
- 231
- public highway bridges
- 1984
- 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.
Comal County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Comal County ranks #4 of 247 Texas counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 0%). Comal County, Texas contains 231 public highway bridges. Roughly 75.8% are rated “Good,” 24.2% “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
75.8%
175 of 231 rated 7-9
Fair condition
24.2%
56 of 231 rated 5-6
Poor condition
0%
0 of 231 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#4 of 247
Among Texas counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 231 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 75.8% (175)
Fair 24.2% (56)
Poor 0% (0)
40.3% of Comal County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
93 of the 231 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 75.8% 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 Comal County's bridges were built
231 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1900s 1
1900–1909
1 bridges
- 1920s 3
1920–1929
3 bridges
- 1930s 22
1930–1939
22 bridges
- 1940s 4
1940–1949
4 bridges
- 1950s 7
1950–1959
7 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
47 bridges
- 1970s 17
1970–1979
17 bridges
- 1980s 13
1980–1989
13 bridges
- 1990s 13
1990–1999
13 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
59 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
36 bridges
- 2020s 9
2020–2029
9 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 2000s, when 59 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 25.5% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 15 to 24 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1984) matches the Texas average (1980).
How Comal County compares with Texas's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Texas counties nearest Comal 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 1984 against a peer-group mean of 1980 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 246 Texas counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Patricio County | 235 | 47.7% | 50.6% | 1.7% | 1978 |
| Eastland County | 234 | 40.6% | 58.1% | 1.3% | 1965 |
| Montague County | 234 | 47% | 50.4% | 2.6% | 1985 |
| Washington County | 232 | 38.8% | 57.8% | 3.4% | 1989 |
| Liberty County | 231 | 48.9% | 48.9% | 2.2% | 1984 |
| Comal County (this page) | 231 | 75.8% | 24.2% | 0% | 1984 |
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 Comal 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 Comal County, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside TX (231 bridges here).
- Saline County, AR · 231 bridges
- Jones County, IA · 231 bridges
- Clay County, KS · 231 bridges
- Panola County, MS · 231 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside TX (1984 here).
- Hennepin County, MN · avg 1984 · 936 bridges
- Duval County, FL · avg 1984 · 831 bridges
- El Paso County, CO · avg 1984 · 686 bridges
- Steuben County, NY · avg 1984 · 627 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
All bridges (231)
FM 1102/YORK CK RD
FairOver: IH 35 ML & FR
8.0 MI N OF SH 46, Comal, TX
Built 1965 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 2,730
IH 35 NB ML
FairOver: ENGEL ROAD
5.5 MI N OF GUADALUPE C/L, Comal, TX
Built 1965 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 61,780
US 281 NBML
FairOver: GUADALUPE RIVER
3.95 MI N OF SH 46, Comal, TX
Built 1963 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 23,971
FM 306
FairOver: REBECCA CREEK (E BRANCH)
2.6 MI east of US 281, Comal, TX
Built 1980 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 8,170
Fawn Creek Dr.
FairOver: Draw
0.28 MI SW OF CARIBOU DR, Comal, TX
Built 2000 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 180
Canyon Rock
FairOver: Devils Hollow Creek
0.06 MI S OF MYSTIC BREEZ, Comal, TX
Built 2006 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 180
LOOP 337
GoodOver: DRY COMAL CREEK
0.9 MI N OF IH 35, Comal, TX
Built 1971 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 23,811
LANDA PARK DRIVE
GoodOver: COMAL RIVER
0.60 MI NW OF SH 46 BU, Comal, TX
Built 1905 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 3,800
FM 306
GoodOver: WEST SORREL CREEK
2.3 MI E OF FM 484, Comal, TX
Built 1963 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 8,275
FM 306
GoodOver: EAST SORREL CREEK
3.0 MI SE OF FM 484, Comal, TX
Built 1963 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 5,418
IH 35
GoodOver: DRAW
1.2 MI NE OF SH 46, Comal, TX
Built 1959 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 109,478
IH 35 ML & FR
GoodOver: DRAW
90 FT N OF SCHWAB ROAD, Comal, TX
Built 1933 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 105,026
IH 35 ML & FR
GoodOver: DRY CREEK
3.5 MI SW OF FM 725, Comal, TX
Built 1957 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 105,654
SH 46
GoodOver: W FORK DRY COMAL CREEK
6.25 MI E OF US 281, Comal, TX
Built 1938 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 9,396
SH 46
GoodOver: DRAW
0.2 MI E OF SUN VALLEY DR, Comal, TX
Built 1959 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 5,600
SH 46
GoodOver: INDIAN CREEK
3.60 MI W OF US 281, Comal, TX
Built 1932 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 10,888
FM 725
GoodOver: DRAW
0.32 MI FROM GUADALUPE CL, Comal, TX
Built 1960 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 24,932
FM 725
GoodOver: DRAW
0.75 MI N GUAD. C/L, Comal, TX
Built 1986 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 24,932
SH 46 (LOOP 337)
GoodOver: CHURCH HILL DR
0.5 MI NW OF IH 35, Comal, TX
Built 1967 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 29,197
LOOP 337
GoodOver: DRAW
0.40 MI N OF IH 35, Comal, TX
Built 1971 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 23,811
LANDA (LP 337 ROW)
GoodOver: DRAW
1.50 MI N OF IH 35, Comal, TX
Built 1971 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 24,461
LOOP 337
GoodOver: DRAW
1.20 MI N OF IH 35, Comal, TX
Built 1971 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 23,811
US 281
GoodOver: DRAW
3.10 MI S OF SH 46, Comal, TX
Built 1935 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 27,675
US 281
GoodOver: DRAW
0.05 MI N OF SH 46, Comal, TX
Built 1978 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 23,971
US 281
GoodOver: DRAW
2.25 MI N OF SH 46, Comal, TX
Built 1981 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 23,971
US 281
GoodOver: HUNT CREEK
2.86 MI N OF SH 46, Comal, TX
Built 1981 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 23,971
FM 1863
GoodOver: DRAW
1.2 MI E US 281, Comal, TX
Built 1959 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 9,882
RM 32
GoodOver: DRAW
3.4 MI NW OF FM 484, Comal, TX
Built 1945 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,496
RM 32
GoodOver: DRAW
1.9 MI SE OF FM 484, Comal, TX
Built 1945 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,939
FM 306
GoodOver: DRAW
0.05 MI east of FM 484, Comal, TX
Built 1968 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 7,145
FM 1101
GoodOver: DRAW
3.619 MI NE SH 46, Comal, TX
Built 1991 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 5,095
FM 2252
GoodOver: BREMER CREEK
1.0 MI FROM FM 482, Comal, TX
Built 1961 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 4,379
FM 2252
GoodOver: DRAW
2.4 MI SW FM 3009, Comal, TX
Built 1976 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 12,593
FM 306
GoodOver: DRAW
14.4 MI W OF IH 35, Comal, TX
Built 1962 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,840
FM 306
GoodOver: DRAW
12.91 MI W OF IH 35, Comal, TX
Built 1962 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 8,716
FM 306
GoodOver: DRAW
3 MI W OF GUADALUPE RIVER, Comal, TX
Built 1962 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,840
FM 306
GoodOver: Trib To Alligator Creek
2.4 Miles North of FM1102, Comal, TX
Built 1969 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 19,428
FM 1044
GoodOver: DRAW
1.15 MI S IH 35, Comal, TX
Built 1955 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 6,275
FM 2673
GoodOver: DRAW
1.5 MI W OF FM 306, Comal, TX
Built 1963 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 8,274
RM 2722
GoodOver: DRAW
4.8 MI S OF FM 2673, Comal, TX
Built 1988 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 4,817
FM 306
GoodOver: POTTER CREEK
0.5 MI W OF FM 484, Comal, TX
Built 1968 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 7,145
FM 3009
GoodOver: BRANCH OF COMAL CREEK
2.35 MI N OF FM 2252, Comal, TX
Built 1976 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 4,308
FM 3351
GoodOver: POST OAK CREEK
0.6 MI N OF CIBOLO CREEK, Comal, TX
Built 1990 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 6,481
FM 3351
GoodOver: CIBOLO CREEK
AT BEXAR C/L, Comal, TX
Built 1995 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 9,843
OLD MCQUEENEY RD
GoodOver: DRAINAGE DITCH (N TRIB)
0.20 MI S OF IH 35, Comal, TX
Built 1988 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 5,170
S WALNUT AVE
GoodOver: DRAW
0.20 MI S OF IH 35, Comal, TX
Built 1985 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 10,660
SH 46 (LP 337) EB
GoodOver: GUADALUPE RIVER
2.2 MI NW OF IH 35, Comal, TX
Built 1967 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 18,852
FM 306
GoodOver: JACOBS CREEK
4.0 MI SE OF FM 484, Comal, TX
Built 1963 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 5,418
POTTERS CREEK ROAD
GoodOver: MARTINEZ CREEK
0.4 MI SW OF FM 306, Comal, TX
Built 1965 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,310
Summit Hurst
GoodOver: Jacobs Creek
.45 MI NE OF SUMMIT DR, Comal, TX
Built 2000 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 180
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