Total bridges
283
Public highway bridges in Cooke County
County profile · official public datasets
Cooke County, TX
283 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 48.1% rated Good, 49.1% Fair, 2.8% Poor.
- 283
- Public bridges
- 48.1%
- Good condition
- 2.8%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Cooke County posts a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- 208th
- of 247 on Poor share
- 2.8%
- Poor-condition share
- 283
- public highway bridges
- 1983
- 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.
Cooke County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Cooke County ranks #208 of 247 Texas counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 2.8%). Cooke County, Texas contains 283 public highway bridges. Roughly 48.1% are rated “Good,” 49.1% “Fair,” and 2.8% “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
48.1%
136 of 283 rated 7-9
Fair condition
49.1%
139 of 283 rated 5-6
Poor condition
2.8%
8 of 283 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#208 of 247
Among Texas counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 283 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 48.1% (136)
Fair 49.1% (139)
Poor 2.8% (8)
Cooke County's Poor-condition bridges carry 3,370 vehicle crossings a day
That is 0.2% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 2.8% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 421 crossings a day against 5,268 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 283 of 283 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
33.2% of Cooke County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
94 of the 283 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 48.1% 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 77.6% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
FM 3002 over IH 35, built 1963, carries 2,616 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 8-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 3,370 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Cooke County's bridges were built
283 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1930s
1930–1939
26 bridges
- 1940s 13
1940–1949
13 bridges
- 1950s 15
1950–1959
15 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
35 bridges
- 1970s 11
1970–1979
11 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
39 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
51 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
61 bridges
- 2010s 19
2010–2019
19 bridges
- 2020s 13
2020–2029
13 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 2000s, when 61 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 21.6% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 15 to 24 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1983) matches the Texas average (1980).
How Cooke County compares with Texas's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Texas counties nearest Cooke County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 2.8% Poor share is the 5th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1983 against a peer-group mean of 1981 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 246 Texas counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzales County | 284 | 45.4% | 51.8% | 2.8% | 1969 |
| Cooke County (this page) | 283 | 48.1% | 49.1% | 2.8% | 1983 |
| Bastrop County | 282 | 66.3% | 33.3% | 0.4% | 1988 |
| Limestone County | 280 | 32.1% | 63.9% | 3.9% | 1975 |
| Rusk County | 280 | 24.6% | 75% | 0.4% | 1975 |
| Hays County | 272 | 79% | 20.6% | 0.4% | 1996 |
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 Cooke 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 Cooke County, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside TX (283 bridges here).
- Forrest County, MS · 283 bridges
- Ashland County, OH · 283 bridges
- Buchanan County, VA · 283 bridges
- Logan County, OK · 284 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside TX (1983 here).
- Sedgwick County, KS · avg 1983 · 1,333 bridges
- Will County, IL · avg 1983 · 649 bridges
- Bernalillo County, NM · avg 1983 · 496 bridges
- Black Hawk County, IA · avg 1983 · 489 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Good-condition bridges (136)
FM 1198
GoodOver: ELM FORK TRINITY RIVER
3.3 MI S OF US 82, Cooke, TX
Built 1965 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 826
FM 1198
GoodOver: BRUSHY ELM CREEK
2.2 MI S OF US 82, Cooke, TX
Built 1965 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 826
US 82
GoodOver: SMALL DRAIN
1.8 MI W OF FM 3108, Cooke, TX
Built 1934 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 7,133
FM 1199
GoodOver: BR OF MONTAGUE CREEK
0.2 MI S OF US 82, Cooke, TX
Built 1959 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,251
IH 35 NB FR
GoodOver: Pecan Creek
5.1 Mi S of Oklahoma, Cooke, TX
Built 1960 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 4,354
FM 51
GoodOver: DUCK CREEK
0.4 MI NE OF FM 922, Cooke, TX
Built 1939 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,723
FM 51
GoodOver: DRAW
1.0 MI SW OF FM 1630, Cooke, TX
Built 1937 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,093
FM 51
GoodOver: SCOTT CREEK
1.3 MI SW OF FM 1630, Cooke, TX
Built 1937 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,093
FM 51
GoodOver: TOWNSEND CREEK
5.0 MI SW OF FM 1306, Cooke, TX
Built 1937 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,093
FM 51
GoodOver: TOWNSEND CREEK
5.5 MI SW OF FM 1306, Cooke, TX
Built 1937 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,093
FM 3002
GoodOver: Pond Creek
0.8 Mi E of IH 35, Cooke, TX
Built 1986 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,616
FM 373
GoodOver: WHEAT CREEK
2.0 MI S OF FM 1630, Cooke, TX
Built 1977 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 445
FM 922
GoodOver: GRASSHOPPER CREEK
0.9 MI E OF FM 1198, Cooke, TX
Built 1990 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,608
FM 922
GoodOver: WALNUT BRANCH
FM 922 AT WALNUT CREEK, Cooke, TX
Built 1987 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,173
FM 902
GoodOver: WOLF CREEK
2.4 MI E OF FM 372, Cooke, TX
Built 1961 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,059
FM 902
GoodOver: Timber Creek Relief
2.1 Mi E of FM 3164, Cooke, TX
Built 1969 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,574
FM 3092
GoodOver: REDMOND BRANCH
1.3 MI S OF FM 678, Cooke, TX
Built 1976 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,958
FM 373
GoodOver: EAST CEDAR CREEK
0.6 MI E MONTAGUE CO LN, Cooke, TX
Built 1996 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 185
CR 121/SIGN CR 424
GoodOver: BRUSHY ELM CREEK
2.2 MI W OF FM 373, Cooke, TX
Built 1991 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 100
CR 305/SIGN CR 207
GoodOver: JOHNS BRANCH
0.3 MI N OF FM 922, Cooke, TX
Built 2000 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 40
CR 311/SIGN CR 202
GoodOver: WILLOW CREEK
0.9 MI W OF IH 35, Cooke, TX
Built 2001 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 110
CR 334/BURNS CITY
GoodOver: WOLF CREEK
0.5 MI E OF FM 372, Cooke, TX
Built 1990 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 180
CR 359/SHADY LANE
GoodOver: PERSIMMON CREEK
1.9 MI NE OF FM 922, Cooke, TX
Built 1997 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 310
CR 408/SIGN CR 154
GoodOver: ROCK CREEK
0.2 MI W OF FM 371, Cooke, TX
Built 1990 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 158
CR 442/SIGN CR 222
GoodOver: TIMBER CREEK
2.1 MI E OF FM 3164, Cooke, TX
Built 2001 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 90
FM 3002
GoodOver: LICK CREEK
7.7 MI E OF IH 35, Cooke, TX
Built 1986 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,959
FM 1199
GoodOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
0.4 MI N OF US 82, Cooke, TX
Built 1980 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 549
CR 286/RITCHEY RD
GoodOver: PECAN CREEK
1.4 MI S OF FM 922, Cooke, TX
Built 1976 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 20
HIRD ST
GoodOver: DRAW
0.1 MI E OF WEAVER ST, Cooke, TX
Built 1996 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,570
FM 1201
GoodOver: DOZIER CREEK
2.3 MI N OF US 82, Cooke, TX
Built 1943 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 578
CR 300/CHISAM RD
GoodOver: DRAW
1.1 MI SW OF FM 3002, Cooke, TX
Built 1999 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 110
FM 2071
GoodOver: HOCKLEY CREEK
6.5 MI S OF FM 372, Cooke, TX
Built 1962 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,223
FM 2071
GoodOver: PECAN CREEK
0.33 MI S OF FM 372, Cooke, TX
Built 1954 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,355
FM 902
GoodOver: REDMOND CREEK
0.5 MI E OF FM 372, Cooke, TX
Built 1961 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,314
FM 902
GoodOver: Timber Creek
1.9 Mi E of FM 3164, Cooke, TX
Built 1964 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 2,574
US 82 EB
GoodOver: DOZIER CREEK
1.0 MI W OF IH 35, Cooke, TX
Built 1934 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,691
US 82 EB
GoodOver: FM 372
AT FM 372, Cooke, TX
Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 21,015
US 82 WB
GoodOver: FM 372
AT JCT FM 372, Cooke, TX
Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 21,015
US 82 EB
GoodOver: BNSF RR & Dixon St
0.6 Mi E of IH 35, Cooke, TX
Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 21,615
FM 678
GoodOver: US 82
4.16 MI E OF FM 371, Cooke, TX
Built 2011 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,753
US 82 WB
GoodOver: ROCK CREEK
1.0 MI W OF FM 371, Cooke, TX
Built 2013 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,742
US 82 WB
GoodOver: WHEELER CREEK
0.5 MI W OF FM 371, Cooke, TX
Built 2013 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,742
IH 35 SB
GoodOver: FM 372
4.0 Mi S TX/OK State Line, Cooke, TX
Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20,497
IH 35 NB
GoodOver: FM 372
4.0 Mi S TX/OK STATE LINE, Cooke, TX
Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20,497
US 82 EB
GoodOver: IH 35
AT JCT US 82 & IH 35, Cooke, TX
Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,508
US 82 WB
GoodOver: IH 35
AT JCT US 82 & IH 35, Cooke, TX
Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,508
IH 35 SB FR
GoodOver: Elm Fork Trinity River
1.0 Mi S of FM 51, Cooke, TX
Built 2022 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 185
IH 35 NB FR
GoodOver: Scott Creek
0.3 Mi S of FM 1306, Cooke, TX
Built 2024 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50
IH 35 SB FR
GoodOver: Scott Creek
0.2 Mi S of FM 1306, Cooke, TX
Built 2024 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 220
IH 35
GoodOver: Scott Creek Trib 5
2.2 Mi S of FM 1306, Cooke, TX
Built 2024 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50,000
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