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.
Good-condition bridges (573)
INDIAN CREEK DR
GoodOver: INDIAN CREEK
1.75 MI E OF TROPHY CLUB, Denton, TX
Built 1981 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,450
TROPHY CLUB DR
GoodOver: MARSHALL BRANCH
0.40 MI NE OF SH 114, Denton, TX
Built 1983 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,975
Cedar Crest Dr
GoodOver: Trail Creek Trib
0.07 Mi SW of Hardeman, Denton, TX
Built 2003 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 75
Allen Dr
GoodOver: Trail Creek Trib
0.2 Mi W of S Snyder Ave, Denton, TX
Built 2003 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 200
ALLISON AVE
GoodOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
0.13 MI N OF SH114, Denton, TX
Built 1996 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 100
HARRIET CREEK DR
GoodOver: HARRIET CREEK
0.25 MI NE OF SH 114, Denton, TX
Built 2004 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,000
LABONTE LANE
GoodOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
0.13 MI N OF SH114, Denton, TX
Built 1996 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 100
VICTORY CIRCLE
GoodOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
0.6 MI W OF IH35W, Denton, TX
Built 1996 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 100
VICTORY CIRCLE
GoodOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
1.25 MI W OF IH35W, Denton, TX
Built 1996 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 100
VICTORY CIRCLE
GoodOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
0.05 MI W OF ALLISON AVE, Denton, TX
Built 1996 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 100
John Day Rd
GoodOver: Trib Henrietta Creek
0.02 Mi N of Tarrant C/L, Denton, TX
Built 2018 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 500
Zanna Grace Way
GoodOver: Trib Henrietta Creek
0.2 Mi W of Rodeo Daze Dr, Denton, TX
Built 2009 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 280
John Day Rd
GoodOver: Draw
2.8 MI S of SH 114, Denton, TX
Built 2019 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 4,400
John Day Rd
GoodOver: Elizabeth Creek Trib
2.7 MI S of SH 114, Denton, TX
Built 2019 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 4,400
Canal St
GoodOver: Draw
0.05 MI E of SANDBAR ST, Denton, TX
Built 2020 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 50
FM 1173
GoodOver: MENARD BRANCH
1.15 MI NW OF FM 156, Denton, TX
Built 1954 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 3,309
FM 2931
GoodOver: RUNNING BRANCH
2.10 MI N OF US 380, Denton, TX
Built 1970 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 5,680
SH114 Off-ramp
GoodOver: UPRR
3.14 MI E. of I35W, Denton, TX
Built 2023 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 55,700
IH 35W SBML
GoodOver: FM 407
2.69 MI N OF FM 1171, Denton, TX
Built 1969 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 29,178
IH 35W NBML
GoodOver: FM 407
2.69 MI N OF FM 1171, Denton, TX
Built 1969 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 27,067
SH 121 NB CONN
GoodOver: SH 121 TOLL
0.10 MI NE OF DALLAS C/L, Denton, TX
Built 2006 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 7,500
IH 35 NBFR
GoodOver: MOORES BRANCH
5.65 MI N OF US 380, Denton, TX
Built 1958 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 150
FM 455
GoodOver: SHANKLIN BRANCH
3.80 MI W OF IH 35, Denton, TX
Built 1956 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 4,296
COWLING RD
GoodOver: MOORES BRANCH
2.65 MI S OF 5TH ST, Denton, TX
Built 1990 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 412
PETERS COLONY RD
GoodOver: FURNEAUX CREEK
0.25 MI E OF JOSEY LN, Denton, TX
Built 1973 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 4,770
US 377
GoodOver: HICKORY CREEK
2.30 MI S OF IH 35E, Denton, TX
Built 1942 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,879
US 377
GoodOver: DENTON CREEK RELIEF
1.70 MI N OF SH 114, Denton, TX
Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 14,833
US 377
GoodOver: SH 114 BUSINESS
0.70 MI S OF SH 114, Denton, TX
Built 2021 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,289
SH 114 EBML
GoodOver: US 377 & UPRR
0.5 MI W of US 377, Denton, TX
Built 2023 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 55,700
IH 35W SBML
GoodOver: CRAWFORD ROAD
3.20 MI S OF FM 2449, Denton, TX
Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 27,489
EAGLE PARKWAY WB
GoodOver: IH 35W ML
2.20 MI S OF SH 114, Denton, TX
Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,000
EAGLE PARKWAY EB
GoodOver: IH 35W ML
2.20 MI S OF SH 114, Denton, TX
Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,000
IH 35W SB OFF RAMP
GoodOver: CATHERINE BRANCH
1.70 MI S OF FM 1171, Denton, TX
Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 420
DALE EARNHARDT WAY
GoodOver: IH 35W ML
1.90 MI S OF FM 1171, Denton, TX
Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 250
IH 35W SBFR
GoodOver: Elizabeth Creek
0.9 MI SW OF SH 114, Denton, TX
Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,400
EAGLE PARKWY UTURN
GoodOver: IH 35W
1.2 MI NE of ALLIANCE BLV, Denton, TX
Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 300
IH 35 NBFR
GoodOver: ELIZABETH CREEK
0.9 MI S OF SH 114, Denton, TX
Built 2019 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 30,109
US 380 WB
GoodOver: S HICKORY CREEK
5.30 MI W OF IH 35, Denton, TX
Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,786
US 380
GoodOver: BURNS BRANCH
8.1 MI W OF FM 156, Denton, TX
Built 2013 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12,579
US 380
GoodOver: DRAW
7.4 MI. W. OF FM 156, Denton, TX
Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12,579
US 380
GoodOver: DRAW
5.95 MI W OF FM 156, Denton, TX
Built 2015 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 18,071
US 380 EB
GoodOver: S HICKORY CREEK
5.3 MI W OF IH 35, Denton, TX
Built 2013 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,038
US 380
GoodOver: Draw
0.95 Mi W of IH 35, Denton, TX
Built 2015 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 31,752
US 380
GoodOver: Draw
1.4 Mi W of IH 35, Denton, TX
Built 2015 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 24,041
US 380 WB
GoodOver: Dry Fork Hickory Creek
2.5 Mi W of IH 35, Denton, TX
Built 2016 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 19,200
US 380
GoodOver: PECAN CREEK
1.25 Mi E of IH 35, Denton, TX
Built 2015 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 30,647
US 377/380 EB
GoodOver: ELM FORK TRINITY RIVER
2.70 MI E OF LP 288, Denton, TX
Built 1999 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 18,536
US 377/380 WB
GoodOver: ELM FORK TRINITY RIVER
2.70 MI E OF LP 288, Denton, TX
Built 1999 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 17,898
US 377/380 EB
GoodOver: ELM FK TRINITY RIV REL 1
3.10 MI E OF LP 288, Denton, TX
Built 1999 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 18,536
US 377/380 WB
GoodOver: ELM FK TRINITY RIV REL 1
3.10 MI E OF LP 288, Denton, TX
Built 1999 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 17,898
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