Total bridges
74
Public highway bridges in Franklin County
County profile · official public datasets
Franklin County, TX
74 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 31.1% rated Good, 64.9% Fair, 4.1% Poor.
- 74
- Public bridges
- 31.1%
- Good condition
- 4.1%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Franklin County posts a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across rated county bridge inventory.
- 233rd
- of 247 on Poor share
- 4.1%
- Poor-condition share
- 74
- public highway bridges
- 1976
- 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.
Franklin County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Franklin County ranks #233 of 247 Texas counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 4.1%). Franklin County, Texas contains 74 public highway bridges. Roughly 31.1% are rated “Good,” 64.9% “Fair,” and 4.1% “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.
Good condition
31.1%
23 of 74 rated 7-9
Fair condition
64.9%
48 of 74 rated 5-6
Poor condition
4.1%
3 of 74 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#233 of 247
Among Texas counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 74 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 31.1% (23)
Fair 64.9% (48)
Poor 4.1% (3)
Franklin County's Poor-condition bridges carry 23,660 vehicle crossings a day
That is 7% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 4.1% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry more traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 7,887 crossings a day against 991 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 74 of 74 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
50% of Franklin County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
37 of the 74 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 31.1% 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 99.7% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
CO RD NE 2080 over IH 30 ML, built 1963, carries 23,590 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 3-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 23,660 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Franklin County's bridges were built
74 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1930s 5
1930–1939
5 bridges
- 1940s 3
1940–1949
3 bridges
- 1950s 5
1950–1959
5 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
20 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
9 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
10 bridges
- 1990s 5
1990–1999
5 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
13 bridges
- 2010s 4
2010–2019
4 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1960s, when 20 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 27% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 55 to 64 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1976) matches the Texas average (1980).
How Franklin County compares with Texas's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Texas counties nearest Franklin County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 4.1% Poor share is the 6th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1976 against a peer-group mean of 1961 is 15 years newer.
Showing the 5 closest of 246 Texas counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concho County | 75 | 61.3% | 38.7% | 0% | 1963 |
| Presidio County | 75 | 41.3% | 58.7% | 0% | 1946 |
| Dimmit County | 74 | 63.5% | 36.5% | 0% | 1961 |
| Franklin County (this page) | 74 | 31.1% | 64.9% | 4.1% | 1976 |
| Dickens County | 73 | 38.4% | 60.3% | 1.4% | 1971 |
| Zavala County | 72 | 52.8% | 45.8% | 1.4% | 1965 |
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 Franklin 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 Franklin County, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside TX (74 bridges here).
- Clinch County, GA · 74 bridges
- Decatur County, GA · 74 bridges
- Hart County, GA · 74 bridges
- Carlisle County, KY · 74 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside TX (1976 here).
- Marion County, IN · avg 1976 · 958 bridges
- Mohave County, AZ · avg 1976 · 641 bridges
- Comanche County, OK · avg 1976 · 593 bridges
- Prince George's County, MD · avg 1976 · 576 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
All bridges (74)
FM 1448
FairOver: GUM BRANCH
3.8 MI SW OF FM 115, Franklin, TX
Built 1956 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 898
CR NE 2100
FairOver: Cobb Jones Creek
0.3 MI S OF CR NE 2120, Franklin, TX
Built 1988 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 40
US 67
FairOver: WILSON BR
3.7 MI W OF SH 37, Franklin, TX
Built 1942 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 996
SH 37
FairOver: DRAW
12.2 MI N OF IH 30, Franklin, TX
Built 1936 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,027
SH 37
FairOver: COBB JONES CREEK
10.5 MI N OF IH 30, Franklin, TX
Built 1936 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,228
SH 37
FairOver: DRAW
9.7 MI N OF IH 30, Franklin, TX
Built 1936 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,228
SH 37
FairOver: BLAIR CREEK
6.3 MI S OF IH 30, Franklin, TX
Built 1957 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,964
IH 30 N FR
FairOver: BIG CREEK
3.6 MI W OF SH 37, Franklin, TX
Built 1963 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 330
IH 30 S FR
FairOver: BIG CREEK
3.6 MI W OF SH 37, Franklin, TX
Built 1963 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 440
IH 30 N FR
FairOver: BIG CREEK RELIEF
3.5 MI W OF SH 37, Franklin, TX
Built 1963 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 330
IH 30 S FR
FairOver: BIG CREEK RELIEF
3.5 MI W OF SH 37, Franklin, TX
Built 1963 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 440
FM 115
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
2.6 MI S OF FM 3007, Franklin, TX
Built 1975 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 639
CR NE 2100
FairOver: Bear Pen Creek
2.1 MI N OF CR NE 2010, Franklin, TX
Built 1989 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 100
US 67
FairOver: BIG CRK
3.4 MI W OF SH 37, Franklin, TX
Built 1942 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 996
US 67
FairOver: DENTON CRK
1.9 MI W OF SH 37, Franklin, TX
Built 1942 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 996
CR NW 1010
FairOver: Denton Creek Trib
0.85 Mi W of US 67, Franklin, TX
Built 2010 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 50
CR NE 2120
FairOver: Branch of Cobb Jones Crk
1.3 MI S OF CR NW 1050, Franklin, TX
Built 1999 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 80
IH 30 N FR
FairOver: DENTON CREEK
0.2 MI W OF SH 37, Franklin, TX
Built 1963 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 330
US 67
FairOver: RIPLEY CRK
4.5 MI E OF SH 37, Franklin, TX
Built 1936 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,779
IH 30 WB ML
FairOver: SPUR 423
1.0 MI E OF SH 37, Franklin, TX
Built 1963 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 23,109
IH 30 EB ML
FairOver: SPUR 423
1.0 MI E OF SH 37, Franklin, TX
Built 1963 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 18,724
IH 30 EB ML
FairOver: RIPLEY RD
3.5 MI E OF SH 37, Franklin, TX
Built 1963 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 18,724
IH 30 WB ML
FairOver: CO RD
2.3 MI W OF SH 37, Franklin, TX
Built 1963 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 19,045
IH 30 EB ML
FairOver: CO RD
2.3 MI W OF SH 37, Franklin, TX
Built 1963 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 17,344
IH 30 WB ML
FairOver: RIPLEY RD
3.5 MI E OF SH 37, Franklin, TX
Built 1963 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 23,109
IH 30 S FR
FairOver: DENTON CREEK
0.2 MI W OF SH 37, Franklin, TX
Built 1963 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 440
US 271
FairOver: SULPHUR RIVER RELIEF #1
2.2 MI NW OF FM 71, Franklin, TX
Built 2009 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,140
SH 37
FairOver: IH 30 MAIN LANE
INT OF SH 37 AND IH 30, Franklin, TX
Built 2004 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,800
CR NW 1010
FairOver: Branch of Denton Creek
0.15 MI SW OF SH 67, Franklin, TX
Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 70
COUNTY LINE RD
FairOver: IH 30
4.2 MI W OF SH 37, Franklin, TX
Built 1963 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 24,030
CR NW 1015
FairOver: Denton Creek
0.25 MI N OF SH 67, Franklin, TX
Built 1987 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 110
SH 37
FairOver: WHITE OAK CREEK REL #1
7.5 MI N OF IH 30, Franklin, TX
Built 1981 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,228
SH 37
FairOver: LITTLE CYPRESS CREEK
8.2 MI S OF IH 30, Franklin, TX
Built 1957 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,964
SH 37
FairOver: BIG CYPRESS CREEK SLOUGH
9.5 MI S OF IH 30, Franklin, TX
Built 1957 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,520
IH 30 WB ML
FairOver: BIG CREEK
3.6 MI W OF SH 37, Franklin, TX
Built 1963 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 19,045
IH 30 EB ML
FairOver: BIG CREEK
3.6 MI W OF SH 37, Franklin, TX
Built 1963 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 17,344
IH 30 WB ML
FairOver: BIG CREEK RELIEF
3.5 MI W OF SH 37, Franklin, TX
Built 1963 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 19,045
IH 30 EB ML
FairOver: BIG CREEK RELIEF
3.5 MI W OF SH 37, Franklin, TX
Built 1963 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 17,344
IH 30 WB ML
FairOver: DENTON CREEK
0.2 MI W OF SH 37, Franklin, TX
Built 1963 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 19,045
IH 30 EB ML
FairOver: DENTON CREEK
0.2 MI W OF SH 37, Franklin, TX
Built 1963 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 17,344
FM 115
FairOver: BRUSHY CRK
4.5 MI S OF FM 3007, Franklin, TX
Built 1975 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 639
FM 115
FairOver: Big Cypress Creek
7.8 MI S OF IH 30, Franklin, TX
Built 1970 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,140
CR NE 2060
FairOver: Bear Pen Creek
1.4 MI NE OF CR NE 2100, Franklin, TX
Built 1995 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 30
CR SW 3050
FairOver: Greenwood Creek
2.7 MI S OF IH 30, Franklin, TX
Built 2001 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 140
CR SW 3170
FairOver: Glade Branch
3.0 MI S OF CR SW 3250, Franklin, TX
Built 2006 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 90
CR SW 3170
FairOver: Big Cypress Creek
1.0 MI S OF CR SW 3250, Franklin, TX
Built 2003 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 60
CR SE 3285
FairOver: Panther Creek
1.0 MI E OF SH 37, Franklin, TX
Built 1995 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 140
CR SE 3370
FairOver: Blair Creek
1.1 MI E OF SH 37, Franklin, TX
Built 2002 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 180
FM 1448
GoodOver: INDIAN CREEK
1.3 MI W OF FM 115, Franklin, TX
Built 1990 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 748
US 67
GoodOver: RIPLEY CREEK DRAW
5.1 MI E OF SH 37, Franklin, TX
Built 1936 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,779
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