Total bridges
991
Public highway bridges in Denton County
County profile · official public datasets
Denton County, TX
991 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 57.8% rated Good, 41.3% Fair, 0.9% Poor.
- 991
- Public bridges
- 57.8%
- Good condition
- 0.9%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Denton County pairs a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with a newer average build year than the state inventory.
- 129th
- of 247 on Poor share
- 0.9%
- Poor-condition share
- 991
- public highway bridges
- 1994
- 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.
Denton County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Denton County ranks #129 of 247 Texas counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 0.9%). Denton County, Texas contains 991 public highway bridges. Roughly 57.8% are rated “Good,” 41.3% “Fair,” and 0.9% “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
57.8%
573 of 991 rated 7-9
Fair condition
41.3%
409 of 991 rated 5-6
Poor condition
0.9%
9 of 991 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#129 of 247
Among Texas counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 991 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 57.8% (573)
Fair 41.3% (409)
Poor 0.9% (9)
Denton County's Poor-condition bridges carry 127,256 vehicle crossings a day
That is 1% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 0.9% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry more traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 14,140 crossings a day against 13,125 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 989 of 991 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
22.3% of Denton County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
221 of the 991 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 57.8% 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.
One structure carries 26.1% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
IH 35 NBML over CLEAR CREEK, built 1958, carries 33,174 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 9-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 127,256 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Denton County's bridges were built
991 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1920s 3
1920–1929
3 bridges
- 1930s 10
1930–1939
10 bridges
- 1940s 17
1940–1949
17 bridges
- 1950s 83
1950–1959
83 bridges
- 1960s 70
1960–1969
70 bridges
- 1970s 54
1970–1979
54 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
105 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
158 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
231 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
229 bridges
- 2020s 31
2020–2029
31 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 2000s, when 231 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 23.3% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 15 to 24 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1994, 14 years newer than the Texas average of 1980.
How Denton County compares with Texas's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Texas counties nearest Denton County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 0.9% Poor share is the 4th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1994 against a peer-group mean of 1991 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 246 Texas counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williamson County | 1,170 | 67.4% | 32.2% | 0.3% | 1995 |
| Collin County | 1,127 | 67% | 32.9% | 0.1% | 1998 |
| Denton County (this page) | 991 | 57.8% | 41.3% | 0.9% | 1994 |
| Fort Bend County | 795 | 72.8% | 24.7% | 2.5% | 1998 |
| El Paso County | 783 | 54.4% | 44.8% | 0.8% | 1986 |
| McLennan County | 714 | 51.8% | 46.2% | 2% | 1980 |
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 Denton 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 Denton County, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside TX (991 bridges here).
- Lane County, OR · 1,010 bridges
- Worcester County, MA · 1,014 bridges
- Santa Clara County, CA · 964 bridges
- Marion County, IN · 958 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside TX (1994 here).
- St. Charles County, MO · avg 1994 · 417 bridges
- Rock County, WI · avg 1994 · 304 bridges
- Pitt County, NC · avg 1994 · 228 bridges
- Columbus County, NC · avg 1994 · 226 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Fair-condition bridges (409)
SH 121
FairOver: DRAIN
2.36 MI NE OF IH 35E, Denton, TX
Built 1999 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 16,000
BENNETT LN
FairOver: TRIB OF TIMBER CR
0.70 MI E OF IH 35E NBFR, Denton, TX
Built 1978 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,150
Valley Ridge Blvd
FairOver: Prairie Creek Trib
0.3 MI E OF IH 35E, Denton, TX
Built 1987 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 20,500
GARDEN RIDGE BL SB
FairOver: PRAIRIE CREEK
0.25 MI S OF VALLEY PKWY, Denton, TX
Built 1978 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 7,840
GARDEN RIDGE BL NB
FairOver: PRAIRIE CREEK
0.25 MI S OF VALLEY PKWY, Denton, TX
Built 1986 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 9,200
LAKESIDE CIR
FairOver: TRIB OF TIMBER CR
0.30 MI S OF HEBRON PKWY, Denton, TX
Built 1984 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 800
COLLEGE PKWY
FairOver: TIMBER CREEK TRIBUTARY
0.15 MI W OF MORRISS RD, Denton, TX
Built 1984 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,900
FURNEAUX LN
FairOver: FURNEAUX CREEK
0.15 MI N ROSEMEADE PKWY, Denton, TX
Built 1980 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,460
HEBRON PKWY
FairOver: FURNEAUX CREEK
1.35 MI E OF IH 35E, Denton, TX
Built 1985 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,678
Hebron Pkwy
FairOver: Dudley Branch
2.75 MI E OF SH 121, Denton, TX
Built 1994 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 28,850
NORTH JOSEY LN
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK TRIBUTARY
0.85 MI N OF HEBRON PKWY, Denton, TX
Built 1984 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 5,150
PROVINCE DR
FairOver: FURNEAUX CREEK TRIBUTARY
0.30 MI S OF HEBRON PKWY, Denton, TX
Built 1984 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 9,050
ROSEMEADE PKWY
FairOver: FURNEAUX CREEK
0.50 MI E OF JOSEY LN, Denton, TX
Built 1985 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 5,150
Rio Blanco Dr
FairOver: S Cottonwood Branch
0.2 MI SW OF TRAILS PKWY, Denton, TX
Built 1998 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 280
S Bradshaw St
FairOver: Trib Pecan Creek
0.1 MI N of WILSON ST, Denton, TX
Built 1999 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 300
COMPASS DR
FairOver: TRIB STONEBRIAR CREEK
0.20 MI S OF LEBANON RD, Denton, TX
Built 1998 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 186
MILLER DR
FairOver: STONEBRIAR CREEK TRIB
0.25 MI S OF SLAY DR, Denton, TX
Built 1979 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 900
FM 428 (E SHERMAN)
FairOver: COOPER CREEK
0.90 MI S OF LP 288, Denton, TX
Built 1921 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 8,393
US 77 SB (ELM ST)
FairOver: JUDY CREEK
0.65 MI S OF US 380, Denton, TX
Built 1940 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 13,475
US 77 NB (LOCUST)
FairOver: JUDY CREEK
0.70 MI S OF US 380, Denton, TX
Built 1922 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 13,475
US 77(ELM/LOCUST)
FairOver: PECAN CREEK
0.85 MI S OF US 380, Denton, TX
Built 1922 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 13,475
IH 35E
FairOver: DRAIN
2.20 MI N OF SH 121 BUS, Denton, TX
Built 1953 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 114,891
SH 114 BUS
FairOver: CADE CRK
0.10 MI W OF US 377, Denton, TX
Built 1930 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 14,500
SH 121 BUS
FairOver: DRAW
0.95 MI NE OF IH 35E, Denton, TX
Built 1968 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 38,650
FM 544 (Charles St
FairOver: Draw
0.3 MI N OF Hebron Pkwy, Denton, TX
Built 2000 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 4,477
FM 428
FairOver: PECAN CREEK
3.80 MI E OF US 377, Denton, TX
Built 1954 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 3,557
FM 1173
FairOver: TRIB OF N HICKORY CREEK
1.30 MI S OF FM 455, Denton, TX
Built 1935 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 648
FM 1173
FairOver: DRAW
0.25 MI SE OF FM 156, Denton, TX
Built 1957 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 8,414
FM 1385
FairOver: LITTLE ELM CREEK RELIEF
0.50 MI S OF FM 428W, Denton, TX
Built 1955 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 18,405
FM 2164
FairOver: COOPER CREEK
0.85 MI S OF LP 288, Denton, TX
Built 1955 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 5,820
LP 288
FairOver: DRAIN
1.60 MI N OF US 380, Denton, TX
Built 1987 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 21,998
FM 2622
FairOver: HAWKINS CREEK
0.55 MI S OF US 380, Denton, TX
Built 1962 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 760
KELLY BLVD
FairOver: TRIB OF FURNEAUX CR
0.60 MI S ROSEMEADE PKWY, Denton, TX
Built 1983 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 7,849
KELLY BLVD
FairOver: TRIB OF FURNEAUX CR
0.15 MI N OF FRANKFORD, Denton, TX
Built 1984 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 7,849
LINA ST
FairOver: TRIB OF FURNEAUX CR
0.05 MI S ROSEMEADE PKWY, Denton, TX
Built 1983 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 5,000
MARSH LN
FairOver: TRIB OF FURNEAUX CR
0.10 MI S ROSEMEADE PKWY, Denton, TX
Built 1985 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 5,300
MARSH LN
FairOver: FURNEAUX CREEK TRIBUTARY
0.60 MI S ROSEMEADE PKWY, Denton, TX
Built 1985 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 5,150
MARSH LN
FairOver: HUTTON BR TRIBUTARY
0.10 MI N TRINITY MILLS, Denton, TX
Built 1985 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 5,158
MIDWAY RD NB
FairOver: KCS RAILROAD
0.20 MI S OF PLANO PKWY, Denton, TX
Built 2002 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 4,000
CASHS MILL RD
FairOver: DUCK CREEK TRIBUTARY
0.45 MI S OF GREGORY RD, Denton, TX
Built 1970 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 52
MOBBERLY RD
FairOver: LITTLE ELM CREEK TRIB
1.30 MI E OF FM 1385, Denton, TX
Built 2007 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 62
TIM DONALD RD
FairOver: DENTON CREEK TRIBUTARY
0.50 MI N OF FM 1384, Denton, TX
Built 1955 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 52
ALICE ST
FairOver: PECAN CREEK
0.60 MI S OF US 377, Denton, TX
Built 1970 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,586
ANNA ST
FairOver: PECAN CREEK
0.55 MI S OF US 377, Denton, TX
Built 1967 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 216
ARGYLE LN
FairOver: TRIB OF HICKORY CR
0.10 MI N OF BRUSH CR RD, Denton, TX
Built 1990 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 200
N AUSTIN AVE
FairOver: PECAN CREEK
0.001 MI S OF PARKWAY ST, Denton, TX
Built 1950 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 216
N AUSTIN ST
FairOver: PECAN CREEK
0.50 MI S OF OAKLAND ST, Denton, TX
Built 1955 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 484
BELL AVE
FairOver: PECAN CREEK
0.10 MI N OF FM 426, Denton, TX
Built 1961 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 14,544
BELL AVE
FairOver: TRIB OF PECAN CR REL
0.20 MI NE OF US 77, Denton, TX
Built 1970 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 23,886
BELL PLACE
FairOver: PECAN CREEK
0.05 MI N OF FM 426, Denton, TX
Built 1961 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,267
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