Ellis County, TX

691 public highway bridges

Ellis County Bridge Snapshot

Ellis County, Texas contains 691 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 42.3% are rated “Good,” 39.9% “Fair,” 1.4% “Poor,” and 1.4% are classified as structurally deficient — the federal designation for spans whose deck, superstructure, or substructure has been rated 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. Structurally deficient does not mean unsafe to cross; it means the bridge is on the priority list for repair or replacement.

Inspections in TX are conducted by certified engineers from the state Department of Transportation on a 24-month cycle, and results are reported back to the FHWA each spring. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county, sorted by inventory load rating. Use the “Sort by” controls to surface the lowest-rated spans first, and click any row for full inspection history, traffic counts, and condition trends.

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.

691
Total Bridges
42.3%
Good
1.4%
Poor
1.4%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good
42.3% (292)
Fair
39.9% (276)
Poor
1.4% (10)
SD
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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Data sourced from official U.S. government datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial