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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.

Total bridges

783

Public highway bridges in El Paso County

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

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.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory (year built) As of 2024 NBI release

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.

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for El Paso County and the 5 Texas counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Fort Bend County 795 2.5%
El Paso County (this page) 783 0.8%
McLennan County 714 2%
Montgomery County 710 0.7%
Ellis County 691 1.6%
Bell County 660 0.3%

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).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside TX (1986 here).

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.

All 783 Good 426 Fair 351 Poor 6

Good-condition bridges (426)

FM2529 (McCombs)

Good

Over: FLOOD CONTROL CHANNEL

1.7 MI S OF JCT US 54, El Paso, TX

Built 2011 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 18,391

SPUR 37/VINTON RD

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

0.7 MI W OF IH 10, El Paso, TX

Built 2009 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,000

LP 375

Good

Over: DONNA MARIE ARROYO

3.75 MI E OF IH 10, El Paso, TX

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 31,570

LP 375

Good

Over: TIPA ARROYO

4.7 MI E OF IH 10, El Paso, TX

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 31,570

LP 375

Good

Over: DIABLO CANYON ARROYO

8.1 MI E OF IH 10, El Paso, TX

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 31,570

LOOP 375

Good

Over: TUCKER ARROYO

3.45 MI E OF IH 10, El Paso, TX

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 31,570

LP 375 EB

Good

Over: NORTHWESTERN DR

0.41 MI E OF IH 10, El Paso, TX

Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 15,785

LP 375 EB

Good

Over: PLEXXAR DR

1.46 MI E OF IH 10, El Paso, TX

Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 15,785

LOOP 375

Good

Over: DRAIN

1.0 MI E OF JCT US 54, El Paso, TX

Built 2011 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 30,086

LOOP 375

Good

Over: KENWORTHY ST

0.48 MI E OF US 54, El Paso, TX

Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 30,086

LOOP 375

Good

Over: RUSHING RD

1.22 MI E OF US 54, El Paso, TX

Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 30,086

LOOP 375

Good

Over: DRAIN

0.3 MI E OF IH 10, El Paso, TX

Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,920

LOOP 375

Good

Over: DRAIN

0.4 MI E OF IH 10, El Paso, TX

Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,920

LP 375

Good

Over: DRAIN

1.8 MI E OF IH 10, El Paso, TX

Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 16,640

LOOP 375 (TALBOT)

Good

Over: DRAIN

0.28 MI W OF IH 10, El Paso, TX

Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 19,435

LOOP 375 EB

Good

Over: FRANKLIN Mt. STATE PARK

3.43 MI E OF IH 10, El Paso, TX

Built 2016 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 15,785

LOOP 375 WB

Good

Over: FRANKLIN Mt. STATE PARK

3.43 MI E OF IH 10, El Paso, TX

Built 2016 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 15,785

LOOP 375 WB OFF RP

Good

Over: MILITARY TANK Xing& UPRR

1.170 MI E OF BU54A, El Paso, TX

Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,250

LOOP 375 EB ON RP

Good

Over: MILITARY TANK Xing& UPRR

1.170 MI E OF BU54A, El Paso, TX

Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,564

LP 375 NB

Good

Over: MILITARY TANK X-ING #2

3.84 MI SE OF BU 54A, El Paso, TX

Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,390

LP 375 SB

Good

Over: MILITARY TANK X-ING #2

3.84 MI S OF BU 54A, El Paso, TX

Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,390

LP 375 NB

Good

Over: SGT. MAJOR BLVD

4.56 MI SE OF BU 54A, El Paso, TX

Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,390

LP 375 SB

Good

Over: SGT. MAJOR BLVD

4.56 MI SE OF BU 54A, El Paso, TX

Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,390

LP 375 NB

Good

Over: MILITARY TANK X-ING #4

6.56 MI SE OF BU 54A, El Paso, TX

Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,680

LP 375 SB

Good

Over: MILITARY TANK CRSG #4

6.56 MI SE OF BU 54A, El Paso, TX

Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,680

LP 375 NB

Good

Over: MILITARY TANK X-ING #5

9.2 MI SE OF BU 54A, El Paso, TX

Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 22,299

LP 375

Good

Over: BOMARC ST

0.56 MI E OF BUS 54, El Paso, TX

Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 19,013

LOOP 375 EB

Good

Over: ZARAGOZA TRUCK LANES

1.4 MI S OF SH 20, El Paso, TX

Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,150

LOOP 375 WB

Good

Over: ZARAGOZA TRUCK LANES

1.4 MI S OF SH 20, El Paso, TX

Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,150

LOOP 375 EB

Good

Over: ZARAGOZA AUTO LANES

1.6 MI S OF SH 20, El Paso, TX

Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,150

LOOP 375 WB

Good

Over: ZARAGOZA AUTO LANES

1.6 MI S OF SH 20, El Paso, TX

Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,150

LP 375 NB CONN

Good

Over: FM 659 (ZARAGOZA)

LP 375 & FM 659 I/C, El Paso, TX

Built 2013 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,392

FM 659 SB CONN

Good

Over: LP 375

LP 375 & FM 659 I/C, El Paso, TX

Built 2013 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,000

SL 375 NB On Ramp

Good

Over: SL 375 NB Off Ramp

3.3 MI SW OF IH 10, El Paso, TX

Built 2023 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,500

SL375SB OFF RAMP H

Good

Over: SL 375SB ON RAMP J

.27 MI. SW OF FM 76, El Paso, TX

Built 2022 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 14,600

SL 375 NBFR

Good

Over: UPRR

2.0 MI SW OF ih 10, El Paso, TX

Built 2023 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 25,537

SL 375 SB FR

Good

Over: UPRR MID DRAIN T-AROUND

0.60 MI SW OF FM 76, El Paso, TX

Built 2022 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 17,800

SL 375 SB Off Ramp

Good

Over: SL 375 SB On Ramp

3.1 MI S OF IH 10, El Paso, TX

Built 2023 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,870

SL 375 NB Off Ramp

Good

Over: ROW

2.0 MI SW OF IH 10, El Paso, TX

Built 2023 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,500

LOOP 375 NB

Good

Over: UP RR

1.1 MI W CORDOVA INT BR, El Paso, TX

Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,677

SL 375 NB

Good

Over: OLD ABANDONED RAIL BED

1.5 MI W CORDOVA INT BR, El Paso, TX

Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,530

LOOP 375 WB

Good

Over: MIDWAY DR

4.7 MI SE OF US 54, El Paso, TX

Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 17,240

LOOP 375 EB

Good

Over: MIDWAY DR

4.7 MI SE OF US 54, El Paso, TX

Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 17,240

LOOP 375 EB

Good

Over: YARBROUGH DR

6.3 MI SE OF US 54, El Paso, TX

Built 1982 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 17,760

LOOP 375 WB

Good

Over: FONSECA DR

1.9 MI SE OF US 54, El Paso, TX

Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 17,240

LOOP 375 EB

Good

Over: FONSECA DR

1.9 MI SE OF US 54, El Paso, TX

Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 17,240

SL 375 SB

Good

Over: OLD ABANDONED RAIL BED

1.5 MI W CORDOVA INT BR, El Paso, TX

Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,200

LOOP 375 SB

Good

Over: UP RR & FRANKLIN CANAL

1.1 MI W CORDOVA INT BR, El Paso, TX

Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,678

US62EB SL375EB DC

Good

Over: US62 SL375 UPRR DELTA CO

US62/SL375 INTERCHANGE, El Paso, TX

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,300

WBSL375 TO WBUS62

Good

Over: EB US62/UPRR/COLES ST

1.244 MI. WEST OF US 54, El Paso, TX

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,300

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