Total bridges
783
Public highway bridges in El Paso County
County profile · official public datasets
El Paso County, TX
783 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 54.4% rated Good, 44.8% Fair, 0.8% Poor.
- 783
- Public bridges
- 54.4%
- Good condition
- 0.8%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
El Paso County pairs a better-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with a newer average build year than the state inventory.
- Top 50%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 0.8%
- Poor-condition share
- 783
- public highway bridges
- 1986
- 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.
El Paso County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, El Paso County ranks #124 of 247 Texas counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 0.8%). El Paso County, Texas contains 783 public highway bridges. Roughly 54.4% are rated “Good,” 44.8% “Fair,” and 0.8% “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
54.4%
426 of 783 rated 7-9
Fair condition
44.8%
351 of 783 rated 5-6
Poor condition
0.8%
6 of 783 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#124 of 247
Among Texas counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 783 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 54.4% (426)
Fair 44.8% (351)
Poor 0.8% (6)
El Paso County's Poor-condition bridges carry 37,097 vehicle crossings a day
That is 0.3% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 0.8% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 6,183 crossings a day against 15,845 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 783 of 783 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
39.1% of El Paso County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
306 of the 783 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 54.4% 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 62.3% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
US 85 EB over RIO GRANDE RIVER, built 1957, carries 23,118 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 6-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 37,097 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When El Paso County's bridges were built
783 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1910s 1
1910–1919
1 bridges
- 1920s 5
1920–1929
5 bridges
- 1930s 17
1930–1939
17 bridges
- 1940s 13
1940–1949
13 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
68 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
121 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
126 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
75 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
79 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
76 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
158 bridges
- 2020s 44
2020–2029
44 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 2010s, when 158 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 20.2% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 5 to 14 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1986, 6 years newer than the Texas average of 1980.
How El Paso County compares with Texas's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Texas counties nearest El Paso County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 0.8% Poor share is the 3rd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1986 against a peer-group mean of 1989 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 246 Texas counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Bend County | 795 | 72.8% | 24.7% | 2.5% | 1998 |
| El Paso County (this page) | 783 | 54.4% | 44.8% | 0.8% | 1986 |
| McLennan County | 714 | 51.8% | 46.2% | 2% | 1980 |
| Montgomery County | 710 | 69.2% | 30.1% | 0.7% | 1998 |
| Ellis County | 691 | 53.3% | 45.2% | 1.6% | 1987 |
| Bell County | 660 | 54.7% | 45% | 0.3% | 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 El Paso 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 El Paso County, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside TX (783 bridges here).
- Baltimore County, MD · 783 bridges
- Hamilton County, OH · 783 bridges
- Johnson County, KS · 781 bridges
- Fulton County, GA · 775 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside TX (1986 here).
- Caddo County, LA · avg 1986 · 682 bridges
- Weld County, CO · avg 1986 · 614 bridges
- Polk County, IA · avg 1986 · 545 bridges
- Canadian County, OK · avg 1986 · 493 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Good-condition bridges (426)
SH 20
GoodOver: UP RR
0.2 MI S OF IH 10, El Paso, TX
Built 1960 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 35,436
FM 259
GoodOver: CANUTILLO LATERAL
0.7 MI W OF SH 20, El Paso, TX
Built 1953 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 7,981
IH 10 WB
GoodOver: SAN FELIPE ARROYO
0.2 MI SE OF FM 793, El Paso, TX
Built 1961 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 8,560
CARRINGTON RD
GoodOver: FRED WILSON RD. & RR
E/O CHAFFEE ROAD, El Paso, TX
Built 2001 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 300
SH 178 (ARTCRAFT)
GoodOver: SH 20 & BNSF RR
0.7 MI W OF IH 10, El Paso, TX
Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,200
DONIPHAN DRIVE WB
GoodOver: WATER # 6
0.20 MI SE OF US 85, El Paso, TX
Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,765
US 85
GoodOver: OPEN LAND/HARTS MILL ARR
1.3 Miles West of US 62, El Paso, TX
Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 17,353
SH 20 /ALAMEDA AV
GoodOver: FRANKLIN CANAL
0.1 Mi W of US 62/Paisano, El Paso, TX
Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,509
FM 3380
GoodOver: SH20 (ALAMEDA AV) / UPRR
JCT SH20 (ALAMEDA AVE.), El Paso, TX
Built 2016 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50
US 54 WB
GoodOver: SUN VALLEY DR
0.95 MI N OF LP 375, El Paso, TX
Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,700
US 54 EB OFF-RAMP
GoodOver: DURAZNO POND
INTERSECTION I10 & US54, El Paso, TX
Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,410
US 54 OFF-RAMP C2
GoodOver: DURAZNO POND
INTERSECTION I10 & US54, El Paso, TX
Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,520
US 54 NB
GoodOver: PERSHING DR
1.6 MI N OF IH 10, El Paso, TX
Built 1978 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 47,227
US54 EB OFF RAMP
GoodOver: DURAZNO POND
INTERSECTION I10 & US54, El Paso, TX
Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,410
US 54 NB
GoodOver: ELLERTHORPE AVE
0.7 MI S OF L478(DYER ST), El Paso, TX
Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 31,410
US 54 WB
GoodOver: DIANA DRIVE
2.2 MI N OF L478(DYER), El Paso, TX
Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 33,977
US 54 EB
GoodOver: DIANA DRIVE
2.2 MI. N OF L478(DYER), El Paso, TX
Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 34,640
US 54 WB
GoodOver: LP 375
3.27 MI N OF BU 54 (DYER), El Paso, TX
Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 25,720
US 54 EB
GoodOver: LP 375
3.27 MI N OF BU 54 (DYER), El Paso, TX
Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 25,720
SEAN HAGGERTY DR
GoodOver: NE FLOOD CHANNEL
1.10 MI N OF FM 2529, El Paso, TX
Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,000
US 54 WB
GoodOver: FM 3255 (KENWORTHY ST)
1.63 MI N OF LP 375, El Paso, TX
Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 24,980
US 54 SB
GoodOver: DRAIN
6.27 MI N JCT FM 2529, El Paso, TX
Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,625
US 54 EB OFF-RAMP
GoodOver: US 54 EB ON-RAMP
0.19 MI N OF LP 375, El Paso, TX
Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,400
US 54 EB
GoodOver: SUN VALLEY DR
0.95 MI N OF LP 375, El Paso, TX
Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,700
US 54 EB
GoodOver: FM 3255 (KENWORTHY ST)
1.63 MI N OF LP 375, El Paso, TX
Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,700
US 54 NB-EB DC
GoodOver: US54 NBFR UPRR STREETS
US 54 / SP 601 I/C, El Paso, TX
Built 2010 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1
US 54 SB CONN
GoodOver: US 54 SP 601 UPRR STS
US54 / SP601 INTERCHANGE, El Paso, TX
Built 2010 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,700
US 54 WBFR
GoodOver: LP 375
3.27 MI N OF BU 54 (DYER), El Paso, TX
Built 2011 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 28,000
US 54 EBFR
GoodOver: LP 375
3.27 MI N OF BU 54 (DYER), El Paso, TX
Built 2011 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 28,000
LP 375 E T/A
GoodOver: LP 375
3.27 MI N OF BU 54 (DYER), El Paso, TX
Built 2011 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,000
LP375EB to IH110NB
GoodOver: US 62 & US 54 NB On-Ramp
0.3 Mi S of Int IH 110 WB, El Paso, TX
Built 2021 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,100
US 62 EB
GoodOver: IH 110
0.2 MI W of US 54, El Paso, TX
Built 2021 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,450
US 62 WB
GoodOver: IH 110
0.2 MI W of US 54, El Paso, TX
Built 2021 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,550
IH 110 WB
GoodOver: Alameda Ave
0.5 Mi N of US62(Paisano), El Paso, TX
Built 2021 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 28,550
BU 54 WB (Dyer St)
GoodOver: FLOOD CHANNEL
1.60 MI N OF FM 2529, El Paso, TX
Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,760
BU 54 EB (Dyer St)
GoodOver: FLOOD CHANNEL
1.60 MI N OF FM 2529, El Paso, TX
Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,760
US 54 NB
GoodOver: US 62 (PAISANO)
0.70 MI S OF IH 10, El Paso, TX
Built 1981 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,703
US 54 EB OFF-RP F
GoodOver: DELTA DR
JCT US 54 & LOOP 375, El Paso, TX
Built 1981 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,370
US 54 SB
GoodOver: US 62 (PAISANO)
0.70 MI S OF IH 10, El Paso, TX
Built 1981 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,703
US 62/180
GoodOver: FM 659 (N ZARAGOZA RD)
3.30 MI E OF LP 375, El Paso, TX
Built 2010 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 14,803
US 62/180 EB
GoodOver: Lee Trevino Dr.
3.24 MI W OF SL 375, El Paso, TX
Built 2022 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 22,500
US 62/180 EB
GoodOver: George Dieter Dr
2.03 MI W OF SL 375, El Paso, TX
Built 2022 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 24,950
US 62/180 EB
GoodOver: Wooster Lane
2.49 MI W OF SL 375, El Paso, TX
Built 2022 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 29,950
SPUR 16
GoodOver: DRAIN
0.20 MI S OF LP 375, El Paso, TX
Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,643
FM 76
GoodOver: MESA DRAIN
1.3 MI E OF FM 659, El Paso, TX
Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 22,990
FM 76
GoodOver: RiversideCanalExtension
0.1 MI. SW OF SH 20, El Paso, TX
Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,683
FM 76
GoodOver: River Drain Outlet
.12 MI SW OF SH 20, El Paso, TX
Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,683
SPUR 601
GoodOver: CONSTITUTION AVENUE
1.0 MI W OF LOOP 375 SB, El Paso, TX
Built 2010 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 22,700
SPUR 601
GoodOver: DRAIN
1.7 MI W OF LOOP 375 SB, El Paso, TX
Built 2010 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 23,100
SPUR 601
GoodOver: GLOBAL REACH DR
2.6 MI W OF LOOP 375 SB, El Paso, TX
Built 2010 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,600
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