Ellis County, TX

691 public highway bridges

Ellis County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Ellis County, Texas contains 691 public highway bridges. Roughly 42.3% are rated “Good,” 39.9% “Fair,” and 1.4% “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.

691
Total Bridges
42.3%
Good
39.9%
Fair
1.4%
Poor Condition

Condition Distribution

Good
42.3% (292)
Fair
39.9% (276)
Poor
1.4% (10)

All Bridges (691)

FM 85

Good

Over: BURNS BRANCH

3.0 MI W OF FM 1182, Ellis, TX

Built 1949 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,791

FM 1183

Good

Over: S BRANCH CUMMINS CREEK

2.5 MI SE OF US 287, Ellis, TX

Built 1952 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 544

FM 1722

Good

Over: DRAW

4.5 MI NW OF US 287 BUS, Ellis, TX

Built 1953 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,153

PLUTO ROAD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

1.8 MI SW OF FM 308, Ellis, TX

Built 2010 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 62

E CAMPUS RD

Good

Over: GROVE CREEK

1.0 MI S OF FM 878, Ellis, TX

Built 1993 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 300

E JEFFERSON ST

Good

Over: WAXAHACHIE CREEK TRIB

0.4 MI SE OF US 77, Ellis, TX

Built 1974 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 958

BROADHEAD STREET

Good

Over: COLE CREEK

1.20 MI E OF US 287, Ellis, TX

Built 2009 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 100

JETER DR

Good

Over: TOWN BRANCH

0.1 MI N OF BUS 287, Ellis, TX

Built 1990 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 4,394

S MIDLOTHIAN PKWY

Good

Over: WAXAHACHIE CREEK TRIB

0.50 MI S OF US 287, Ellis, TX

Built 2002 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 500

SPRINGER RD

Good

Over: TRIB SHILOH BRANCH

0.2 MI E OF BRYSON LN, Ellis, TX

Built 2018 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 158

SLEEPY HOLLOW RD

Good

Over: LITTLE MUSTANG CRK

0.03 MI NW OF WOODCREST, Ellis, TX

Built 2017 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 307

VICKSBURG DR

Good

Over: DRAW

0.2 MI NE OF ENSIGN RD, Ellis, TX

Built 2003 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 307

PRAIRIE RIDGE WB

Good

Over: SOAP CREEK

0.7 MI SW OF US 287, Ellis, TX

Built 2009 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 280

PRAIRIE RIDGE EB

Good

Over: SOAP CREEK

0.7 MI SW OF US 287, Ellis, TX

Built 2009 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 280

ROSSVILLE DRIVE

Good

Over: WAXAHACHIE CR TRIB.

0.26 MI W OF BRIGHTON DR., Ellis, TX

Built 2017 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 200

BRIGHTON DRIVE

Good

Over: WAXAHACHIE CREEK TRIB.

0.3 MI S OF BELMONT DR., Ellis, TX

Built 2017 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 100

S. 14TH STREET

Good

Over: WAXAHACHIE CREEK TRIB.

0.9 MI S OF US 287, Ellis, TX

Built 2017 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,000

POPPIE LANE

Good

Over: S PRONG CREEK TRIB.

0.17 MI SW OF COUNTRY S, Ellis, TX

Built 2021 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 150

S 14TH STREET

Good

Over: WAXAHACHIE CREEK TRIB.

1.9 MI S OF US 287, Ellis, TX

Built 2018 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,000

BRIANA DRIVE

Good

Over: SOUTH PRONG CREEK

0.11 S OF MILLIGAN DR., Ellis, TX

Built 2020 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 200

INDIAN DR

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

0.2 MI W OF US 77, Ellis, TX

Built 1998 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 6,455

14TH STREET

Good

Over: WAXAHACHIE CR TRIBUTARY

0.7 MI S OF US 287, Ellis, TX

Built 2018 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,000

LOWE STREET

Good

Over: MOUNTAIN CREEK TRIBUTARY

0.05 MI SE OF LONESTAR, Ellis, TX

Built 1989 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 52

FM 667

Good

Over: ELM BRANCH

6.05 MI SE OF SH 34, Ellis, TX

Built 1954 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,090

US 287 SB

Good

Over: UPRR

0.25 MI SE OF FM 878, Ellis, TX

Built 1971 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 12,569

IH 35E WFR

Good

Over: BIG ONION CREEK

6.1 MI S OF FM 66, Ellis, TX

Built 1965 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,004

BUS 287 WB

Good

Over: LITTLE MUSTANG CREEK

1.7 MI SW OF FM 1722, Ellis, TX

Built 1986 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 4,600

FM 157

Good

Over: E FORK CHAMBERS CREEK

2.2 MI NW OF FM 66, Ellis, TX

Built 1957 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 3,210

FM 157

Good

Over: SPRING BRANCH

5.3 MI NW OF FM 66, Ellis, TX

Built 1957 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,544

FM 983

Good

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

2.7 MI NE OF FM 813, Ellis, TX

Built 1957 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,633

FM 664

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK BRANCH

1.9 MI E OF SH 342, Ellis, TX

Built 1967 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 5,900

FM 2258

Good

Over: BOGGY BRANCH

0.8 MI SW OF FM 157, Ellis, TX

Built 1965 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 1,525

SH 342

Good

Over: RED OAK CREEK

0.70 MI NE OF US 77, Ellis, TX

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 28,260

US 77

Good

Over: NORTH GROVE CREEK

2.9 MI N OF US 287, Ellis, TX

Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 19,644

US 77

Good

Over: SOUTH GROVE CREEK

2.2 MI N OF US 287, Ellis, TX

Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 30,363

US 77

Good

Over: MUSTANG CREEK

0.55 MI N OF US 287, Ellis, TX

Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 30,363

US 77

Good

Over: SOUTH PRONG CREEK

2.4 MI S OF SH 66, Ellis, TX

Built 1999 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,604

US 77

Good

Over: BIG ONION CREEK

2.7 MI S OF FM 55, Ellis, TX

Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,023

IH 35 E

Good

Over: WAXAHACHIE CREEK

1.7 MI SW OF US 287, Ellis, TX

Built 2019 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 59,719

IH 35 E

Good

Over: SOUTH GROVE CREEK

1.89 MI NE of US 287, Ellis, TX

Built 2019 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 38,581

IH 35E

Good

Over: N GROVE CREEK

2.25 MI S OF BUS 77, Ellis, TX

Built 2019 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 31,500

US 77

Good

Over: CHAMBERS CREEK RELIEF

3.2 MI N OF SH 34, Ellis, TX

Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,380

US 77

Good

Over: CHAMBERS CREEK

3.0 MI N OF SH 34, Ellis, TX

Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,380

US 77

Good

Over: HOG CREEK

1.5 MI SW OF SH 34, Ellis, TX

Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,448

US 77

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

0.75 MI NE OF FM 308, Ellis, TX

Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,448

IH 35E

Good

Over: SOUTH PRONG CR

2.1 MI S OF FM 66, Ellis, TX

Built 2011 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 36,335

IH 45 SB ML

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

5.1 MI N OF FM 813, Ellis, TX

Built 1995 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 23,771

IH 45 NBML

Good

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

2.0 MI S OF FM 813, Ellis, TX

Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 21,955

IH 45 SBML

Good

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

2.0 MI S OF FM 813, Ellis, TX

Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 23,075

IH 45 NBML

Good

Over: GROVE CREEK

2.4 MI N OF FM 879, Ellis, TX

Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 21,955
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