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)

US 287 SB FR

Good

Over: DRAIN

0.8 MI SE OF US 77, Ellis, TX

Built 1971 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 9,680

US 287 ML & FR

Good

Over: DRAW

0.2 MI SE OF FM 813, Ellis, TX

Built 1971 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 33,056

US 287 SBFR

Good

Over: DRAW

0.9 MI SE OF FM 813, Ellis, TX

Built 1971 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,990

US 287 NBFR

Good

Over: DRAW

1.4 MI SE OF FM 813, Ellis, TX

Built 1971 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,830

US 287

Good

Over: DRAW

1.4 MI SE OF FM 813, Ellis, TX

Built 1971 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 33,056

US 287 SBFR

Good

Over: DRAW

1.4 MI SE OF FM 813, Ellis, TX

Built 1971 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,990

US 287 EFR

Good

Over: DRAW

1.8 MI SE OF FM 813, Ellis, TX

Built 1971 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 11,000

US 287

Good

Over: DRAW

0.05 MI SE OF FM 878, Ellis, TX

Built 1971 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 23,030

US 287

Good

Over: DRAW

1.0 MI S OF FM 878, Ellis, TX

Built 1971 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 23,030

US 287 ML & FR

Good

Over: DRAIN

0.4 MI NW OF IH 35E, Ellis, TX

Built 1973 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 28,420

US 287 ML & FR

Good

Over: DRAIN

0.25 MI NW OF IH 35E, Ellis, TX

Built 1973 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 28,420

US 287 ML

Good

Over: DRAW

5.30 MI SE OF SPUR 394, Ellis, TX

Built 1986 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 21,957

US 287

Good

Over: DRAW

0.65 MI SW OF IH 45, Ellis, TX

Built 1994 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 12,882

US 287

Good

Over: DRAW

0.63 MI SW OF IH 45, Ellis, TX

Built 1994 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 12,882

US 287

Good

Over: DRAW

0.60 MI SW OF IH 45, Ellis, TX

Built 1994 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 12,882

US 67

Good

Over: DRAW

0.30 MI S OF US 287, Ellis, TX

Built 1969 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 19,380

US 67 NB FR

Good

Over: DRAW

3.5 MI N OF US 287, Ellis, TX

Built 1977 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 15,560

SH 34

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

0.15 MI SW OF US 287, Ellis, TX

Built 1955 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 6,090

SH 34

Good

Over: DRAW

0.55 MI NE OF FM 985, Ellis, TX

Built 1971 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 4,576

SH 34

Good

Over: DRAW

0.80 MI NE OF US 287, Ellis, TX

Built 1971 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 6,090

SH 34

Good

Over: DRAW

4.3 MI E OF US 77, Ellis, TX

Built 1981 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,219

SH34 ROW (LUMPKIN)

Good

Over: DRAW

4.4 MI E OF US 77, Ellis, TX

Built 1981 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 200

SH 34

Good

Over: DRAW

0.1 MI SW OF FM 55 N, Ellis, TX

Built 1981 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,219

FM 66

Good

Over: DRAW

1.0 MI SE OF FM 916, Ellis, TX

Built 1953 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,391

FM 157

Good

Over: BR E FORK CHAMBERS CREEK

3.00 MI NW OF FM 66, Ellis, TX

Built 1957 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,544

FM 157

Good

Over: DRAW

0.30 MI NW OF FM 66, Ellis, TX

Built 1957 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,210

FM 157

Good

Over: DRAW

0.10 MI N OF FM 66, Ellis, TX

Built 1957 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,210

FM 85

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

0.60 MI E OF FM 3413, Ellis, TX

Built 1949 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,259

FM 85

Good

Over: DRAW

1.75 MI E OF FM 3413, Ellis, TX

Built 1970 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,259

FM 85

Good

Over: DRAW

3.3 MI E OF FM 3413, Ellis, TX

Built 1970 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,259

FM 664

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

0.3 MI W OF SH 342, Ellis, TX

Built 1996 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 4,560

FM 813

Good

Over: MUSTANG CREEK

0.6 MI SE OF US 287, Ellis, TX

Built 1988 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 12,076

FM 984

Good

Over: ELM BRANCH

3.1 MI NW OF SH 34, Ellis, TX

Built 1951 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 356

FM 1181

Good

Over: DRAW

1.8 MI E OF IH 45, Ellis, TX

Built 1952 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 608

FM 308

Good

Over: WATSON CREEK

1.10 MI S OF FM 66, Ellis, TX

Built 1963 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 360

FM 308

Good

Over: DRAW

4.6 MI NW OF IH 35E, Ellis, TX

Built 1963 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 360

FM 1387

Good

Over: DRAW

5.80 MI E OF US 67 BU, Ellis, TX

Built 1953 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 10,574

FM 55

Good

Over: DRAW

2.2 MI NW OF SH 34, Ellis, TX

Built 1957 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 996

FM 55

Good

Over: DRAW

@ NAVARRO CO LINE, Ellis, TX

Built 1966 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,244

FM 2377

Good

Over: DRAW

0.4 MI SE OF SH 342, Ellis, TX

Built 1957 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 4,932

Hornik Road

Good

Over: Walker Creek

0.53 MI SE OF FM 1181, Ellis, TX

Built 1989 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 101

EBENEZER RD

Good

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

2.1 MI S OF FM 878, Ellis, TX

Built 1990 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 284

14TH STREET

Good

Over: WAXAHACHIE CREEK TRIB

0.1 MI S OF US 287 BUS, Ellis, TX

Built 2002 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 500

STACKS STREET

Good

Over: FOUNTAIN CREEK

0.25 MI S OF FM 813, Ellis, TX

Built 1999 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 134

SH 342

Good

Over: COLE CREEK

0.9 MI N OF FM 664, Ellis, TX

Built 1963 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 6,721

US 77

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

0.1 MI N OF US 287, Ellis, TX

Built 1976 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 30,363

IH 35E

Good

Over: PRINCE BRANCH

0.3 MI SW OF US 287, Ellis, TX

Built 1957 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 49,891

IH 45

Good

Over: DRAW

1.7 MI S OF SH 34, Ellis, TX

Built 1960 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 40,485

US 287 BUS

Good

Over: DRAW

0.3 MI SE OF IH 35E, Ellis, TX

Built 1926 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 3,840

US 287 BUS

Good

Over: TOWN BRANCH

2.1 MI W OF IH 45, Ellis, TX

Built 1932 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 9,200

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Data sourced from official U.S. government datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial