Total bridges
74
Public highway bridges in Dimmit County
County profile · official public datasets
Dimmit County, TX
74 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 63.5% rated Good, 36.5% Fair, 0% Poor.
- 74
- Public bridges
- 63.5%
- Good condition
- 0%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Dimmit County pairs a top-quartile lowest Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with an older average build year than the state inventory.
- Top 17%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 0%
- Poor-condition share
- 74
- public highway bridges
- 1961
- 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.
Dimmit County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Dimmit County ranks #41 of 247 Texas counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 0%). Dimmit County, Texas contains 74 public highway bridges. Roughly 63.5% are rated “Good,” 36.5% “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
63.5%
47 of 74 rated 7-9
Fair condition
36.5%
27 of 74 rated 5-6
Poor condition
0%
0 of 74 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#41 of 247
Among Texas counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 74 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 63.5% (47)
Fair 36.5% (27)
Poor 0% (0)
78.4% of Dimmit County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
58 of the 74 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 63.5% 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 Dimmit County's bridges were built
74 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1920s
1920–1929
15 bridges
- 1930s 4
1930–1939
4 bridges
- 1940s 2
1940–1949
2 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
20 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
10 bridges
- 1970s 7
1970–1979
7 bridges
- 1980s 5
1980–1989
5 bridges
- 2000s 3
2000–2009
3 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
8 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1950s, when 20 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 27% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 65 to 74 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1961, 19 years older than the Texas average of 1980.
How Dimmit County compares with Texas's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Texas counties nearest Dimmit County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 0% Poor share is the 3rd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1961 against a peer-group mean of 1964 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 246 Texas counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concho County | 75 | 61.3% | 38.7% | 0% | 1963 |
| Presidio County | 75 | 41.3% | 58.7% | 0% | 1946 |
| Franklin County | 74 | 31.1% | 64.9% | 4.1% | 1976 |
| Dimmit County (this page) | 74 | 63.5% | 36.5% | 0% | 1961 |
| Dickens County | 73 | 38.4% | 60.3% | 1.4% | 1971 |
| Zavala County | 72 | 52.8% | 45.8% | 1.4% | 1965 |
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 Dimmit 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 Dimmit County, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside TX (74 bridges here).
- Clinch County, GA · 74 bridges
- Decatur County, GA · 74 bridges
- Hart County, GA · 74 bridges
- Carlisle County, KY · 74 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside TX (1961 here).
- Westchester County, NY · avg 1961 · 774 bridges
- Tehama County, CA · avg 1961 · 450 bridges
- Berkshire County, MA · avg 1961 · 450 bridges
- Schuylkill County, PA · avg 1961 · 368 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
All bridges (74)
US 83
FairOver: VANALLE CREEK
0.25 MI N OF FM 1433, Dimmit, TX
Built 1929 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 5,054
US 83
FairOver: JAVALIN CREEK
4.8 MI S OF ZAVALA C/L, Dimmit, TX
Built 1929 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 5,432
US 83
FairOver: SALT CREEK
5.3 MI S OF ZAVALA C/L, Dimmit, TX
Built 1957 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 5,432
US 83
FairOver: EL BARROSO CREEK REL
0.45 MI SE OF FM 1557, Dimmit, TX
Built 1958 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 5,085
US 83
FairOver: EL MORO CREEK REL #2
0.8 MI NW OF FM 190, Dimmit, TX
Built 1958 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 5,085
US 83
FairOver: EL MORO CREEK REL #1
0.55 MI NW OF FM 190, Dimmit, TX
Built 1958 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 5,085
US 83
FairOver: DILLON CREEK
2.30 MI S OF FM 133, Dimmit, TX
Built 1932 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,473
US 277
FairOver: TUMBLESON CREEK
1.5 MI SE OF FM 191, Dimmit, TX
Built 1926 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,229
SH 85
FairOver: DRAW
0.9 MI E OF US 83, Dimmit, TX
Built 1926 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 4,242
SH 85
FairOver: STAG HOLLOW
2.00 MI SW OF FM 65, Dimmit, TX
Built 1925 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,469
SH 85
FairOver: ALLEN CREEK
0.05 MI SW OF FM 468, Dimmit, TX
Built 1925 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 4,235
FM 191
FairOver: DRAW
3.5 MI E OF US 277, Dimmit, TX
Built 1948 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 579
FM 191
FairOver: BENNETT CREEK
0.1 MI E OF US 277, Dimmit, TX
Built 1966 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 579
FM 190
FairOver: MCDONALD CREEK
3.6 MI NE OF US 83, Dimmit, TX
Built 1987 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,550
FM 1433
FairOver: LIVE OAK SLOUGH
2.6 MI E OF US 83, Dimmit, TX
Built 1954 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 468
LP 225
FairOver: DRAW
0.06 MI S OF US 277, Dimmit, TX
Built 1950 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 4,150
US 83
FairOver: EL MORO CREEK
0.65 MI NW OF FM 190, Dimmit, TX
Built 1958 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 5,085
SH 85
FairOver: W NEGRO CREEK
4.50 MI E OF FM 65, Dimmit, TX
Built 1925 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 4,509
SH 85
FairOver: E NEGRO CREEK
4.60 MI E OF FM 65, Dimmit, TX
Built 1925 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 4,509
SH 85
FairOver: EAST TORTUGAS CREEK
0.80 MI E OF FM 65, Dimmit, TX
Built 1925 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 4,509
SH 85
FairOver: SOLDIER LAKE SLOUGH
4.60 MI NE OF US 83, Dimmit, TX
Built 1939 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 3,469
SH 85
FairOver: SPEAR CREEK
2.20 MI NE OF FM 468, Dimmit, TX
Built 1925 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 2,861
SH 85
FairOver: WEST TORTUGAS CREEK
0.50 MI E OF FM 65, Dimmit, TX
Built 1925 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 4,509
SH 85
FairOver: ELM CREEK
4.40 MI NE OF FM 468, Dimmit, TX
Built 1925 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,861
US 277
FairOver: PENDENCIA CREEK
3.15 MI W OF FM 393, Dimmit, TX
Built 1954 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 3,275
SH 85
FairOver: NUECES RIVER
6.90 MI NE OF US 83, Dimmit, TX
Built 1930 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 3,469
FM 1433
FairOver: ESPANTOSA CREEK
1.7 MI E OF US 83, Dimmit, TX
Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 468
FM 468
GoodOver: ESPIO CREEK
5.60 MI E OF FM 1019, Dimmit, TX
Built 1952 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 1,954
US 83
GoodOver: BYRD CREEK
2.0 MI S OF ZAVALA C/L, Dimmit, TX
Built 1957 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 5,054
US 83
GoodOver: BOX CREEK
6.2 MI S OF ZAVALA C/L, Dimmit, TX
Built 1957 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 5,432
US 83
GoodOver: PALM CREEK
0.05 MI NE OF FM 790, Dimmit, TX
Built 1957 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 9,753
US 83
GoodOver: BELLYACHE CREEK
0.2 MI SW OF SH 85, Dimmit, TX
Built 1949 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 8,572
US 83
GoodOver: LIVE OAK CREEK
1.6 MI SE OF SH 85, Dimmit, TX
Built 1958 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 10,573
US 83
GoodOver: EL BARROSO CREEK
0.4 MI SE OF FM 1557, Dimmit, TX
Built 1958 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 5,085
US 83
GoodOver: TOWN CREEK
0.30 MI SE OF FM 190, Dimmit, TX
Built 1958 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 10,730
US 83
GoodOver: DUCK CREEK
0.80 MI SE OF FM 2688, Dimmit, TX
Built 1960 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,985
US 83
GoodOver: APPURCEON CREEK REL
2.20 MI NW OF FM 2688, Dimmit, TX
Built 1960 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 4,886
US 83
GoodOver: PEARCE CREEK
0.50 MI S OF FM 133, Dimmit, TX
Built 1932 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,473
US 83
GoodOver: SAN ROQUE CREEK REL #1
3.70 MI S OF FM 133, Dimmit, TX
Built 1963 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,473
US 83
GoodOver: SAN ROQUE CREEK REL #2
4.10 MI S OF FM 133, Dimmit, TX
Built 1963 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,473
FM 133
GoodOver: SAN ROQUE CREEK REL
2.00 MI E OF US 83, Dimmit, TX
Built 1972 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,110
FM 133
GoodOver: DRAW
4.70 MI E OF US 83, Dimmit, TX
Built 1972 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,110
FM 133
GoodOver: DRAW
9.00 MI E OF US 83, Dimmit, TX
Built 1972 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,110
FM 133
GoodOver: SAGE CREEK
10.1 MI E OF US 83, Dimmit, TX
Built 1972 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,110
FM 133
GoodOver: DRAW
11.6 MI E OF US 83, Dimmit, TX
Built 1972 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,110
US 277
GoodOver: SALT CREEK
1.2 MI NW OF FM 2644, Dimmit, TX
Built 1926 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,229
US 277
GoodOver: CAYETANO CREEK
3.95 MI W OF FM 393, Dimmit, TX
Built 1954 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,275
US 277
GoodOver: ROCKY CREEK
0.35 MI NW OF FM 191, Dimmit, TX
Built 1954 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,229
US 277
GoodOver: BENNETT CREEK
0.15 MI SE OF FM 191, Dimmit, TX
Built 1963 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,229
SH 85
GoodOver: SAUZ MOCHO CREEK
1.0 MI E OF FM 1867, Dimmit, TX
Built 1953 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 4,235
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