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)

IH 45 W FR

Fair

Over: GROVE CREEK

2.4 MI N OF FM 879, Ellis, TX

Built 1958 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 320

HOLDER ROAD

Fair

Over: CHAMBERS CREEK TRIB

0.3 MI NE OF US 77, Ellis, TX

Built 1993 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 196

SANDSWITCH RD

Fair

Over: BIG ONION CREEK

2.80 MI SE OF FM 985, Ellis, TX

Built 2000 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 52

YOUNGBLOOD ROAD

Fair

Over: GROVE CREEK

1.0 MI W OF FM 878, Ellis, TX

Built 1993 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 134

NECK ROAD

Fair

Over: RED OAK CREEK

1.10 MI SW OF NEWTON RD, Ellis, TX

Built 1995 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 174

GARRETT AVE

Fair

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

2.20 MI S OF FM 878, Ellis, TX

Built 1993 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 18

BATCHLER RD

Fair

Over: BEAR CREEK

0.3 MI S OF FM 664, Ellis, TX

Built 2001 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,103

EAST WYATT ROAD

Fair

Over: WARD BRANCH

0.65 MI SW OF N WARD RD, Ellis, TX

Built 1991 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 72

US 287 SBML

Fair

Over: UPPER MUSTANG CREEK

0.55 MI SE OF US 77, Ellis, TX

Built 1971 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 8,980

FM 877

Fair

Over: S PRONG DAM SPILLWAY

4.3 MI SE OF US 77, Ellis, TX

Built 1956 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,588

MILLER ROAD

Fair

Over: SOAP CREEK TRIBUTARY

0.55 MI N OF US 67, Ellis, TX

Built 1994 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 124

NEWMAN RD

Fair

Over: CUMMINS CREEK

0.15 MI E OF OAK GROVE RD, Ellis, TX

Built 1988 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 62

GARRETT AVE

Fair

Over: GROVE CREEK

1.6 MI S OF FM 878, Ellis, TX

Built 2003 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 18

US 287 BUS SB

Fair

Over: LONG BRANCH

0.25 MI SE OF US 287, Ellis, TX

Built 1973 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 4,030

BLACK CHAMP ROAD

Fair

Over: WAXAHACHIE CREEK TRIB

3.15 MI NORTH OF US 287, Ellis, TX

Built 2000 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 62

US 67 NBML

Fair

Over: SUTTON BRANCH

1.50 MI SW OF US 287, Ellis, TX

Built 1969 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 12,783

US 67 NBML

Fair

Over: WARD BRANCH

2.10 MI SW OF MIDLOTHIAN, Ellis, TX

Built 1969 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 15,400

US 77

Fair

Over: HOUSTON CREEK

0.3 MI N OF SH 34, Ellis, TX

Built 1930 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,380

IH 35E

Fair

Over: CHAMBERS CREEK RELIEF

2.8 MI N OF SH 34, Ellis, TX

Built 2010 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 35,407

IH 35E

Fair

Over: CHAMBERS CREEK

2.6 MI N OF SH 34, Ellis, TX

Built 2010 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 35,407

IH 35E

Fair

Over: DRAW

3.9 MI S OF FM 66, Ellis, TX

Built 2012 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 44,154

SPUR 469

Fair

Over: SPRR

0.3 MI NW OF BUS 287, Ellis, TX

Built 1932 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,752

US 287 NBFR

Fair

Over: UPPER MUSTANG CREEK

0.55 MI SE OF US 77, Ellis, TX

Built 1971 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 7,330

US 287 NB

Fair

Over: LOWER MUSTANG CREEK

1.6 MI SE OF FM 878, Ellis, TX

Built 1971 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 11,398

US 287 SB

Fair

Over: LOWER MUSTANG CREEK

1.6 MI SE OF FM 878, Ellis, TX

Built 1971 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 12,569

US 287 NFR

Fair

Over: LONG BRANCH

1.6 MI W OF FM 664, Ellis, TX

Built 1973 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 160

US 287 S FRTG RD

Fair

Over: LONG BRANCH

0.1 MI W OF US 287 BUS, Ellis, TX

Built 1973 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 790

US 287 NB ML

Fair

Over: IRVING BRANCH

0.6 MI W OF FM 664, Ellis, TX

Built 1973 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 18,540

US 287 SB

Fair

Over: MUSTANG CREEK TRIBUTARY

5.6 MI W OF IH 45, Ellis, TX

Built 1995 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 6,910

US 67 NBML

Fair

Over: RAWLS BRANCH

0.90 MI SW OF US 287, Ellis, TX

Built 1969 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 15,450

US 67 SBML

Fair

Over: WARD BRANCH

2.10 MI SW OF MIDLOTHIAN, Ellis, TX

Built 1980 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 15,400

SH 34

Fair

Over: ONION CREEK RELIEF

0.8 MI SW OF FM 877, Ellis, TX

Built 1978 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,377

SH 34

Fair

Over: ONION CREEK

0.6 MI SW OF FM 877, Ellis, TX

Built 1978 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,377

SH 34

Fair

Over: ELM BRANCH

2.5 MI NE OF FM 877, Ellis, TX

Built 1978 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,827

MILLER ROAD

Fair

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

0.7 MI SW OF OLD FT WORT, Ellis, TX

Built 2002 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 189

BEE CREEK RD

Fair

Over: S FORK CHAMBERS CREEK

0.55 MI SE OF FM 66, Ellis, TX

Built 1991 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 72

DUKE ROAD

Fair

Over: RICHLAND CREEK TRIBUTARY

0.1 MI NW OF US 77, Ellis, TX

Built 2008 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 10

S ROGERS STREET

Fair

Over: WAXAHACHIE CREEK

0.27 MI S OF MAIN STREET, Ellis, TX

Built 1991 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 317

KELLEM LYNN DRIVE

Fair

Over: S PRONG CREEK TRIB.

0.1 MI E OF KOLTER LANE, Ellis, TX

Built 2005 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 100

FM 876

Good

Over: SOUTH PRONG CREEK

1.6 MI SW OF IH 35E, Ellis, TX

Built 1951 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,035

FM 875

Good

Over: SOUTH PRONG CREEK

4.6 MI W OF FM 528, Ellis, TX

Built 1953 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 2,164

WILSON RD

Good

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

1.4 MI SW OF EBENEZER RD, Ellis, TX

Built 2000 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 40

US 77

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

0.60 MI S OF US 287, Ellis, TX

Built 1984 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 29,700

IH 35E

Good

Over: DRAW

2.9 MI NE OF US 287, Ellis, TX

Built 1957 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 69,257

IH 35E WFR

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

0.2 MI N OF SH 34, Ellis, TX

Built 1966 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,950

IH 35E ML

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

0.2 MI N OF SH 34, Ellis, TX

Built 1966 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 35,407

IH 35E EFR

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

0.2 MI N OF SH 34, Ellis, TX

Built 1966 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,950

IH 45

Good

Over: DRAW

0.8 MI N OF FM 563, Ellis, TX

Built 1959 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 44,051

IH 45

Good

Over: DRAW

0.3 MI N OF FM 563, Ellis, TX

Built 1959 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 44,051

IH 45

Good

Over: DRAW

0.5 MI N OF FM 1181, Ellis, TX

Built 1960 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 40,485
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