Total bridges
134
Public highway bridges in Gillespie County
County profile · official public datasets
Gillespie County, TX
134 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 56.7% rated Good, 42.5% Fair, 0.7% Poor.
- 134
- Public bridges
- 56.7%
- Good condition
- 0.7%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Gillespie County pairs a better-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with an older average build year than the state inventory.
- Top 48%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 0.7%
- Poor-condition share
- 134
- public highway bridges
- 1967
- 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.
Gillespie County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Gillespie County ranks #119 of 247 Texas counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 0.7%). Gillespie County, Texas contains 134 public highway bridges. Roughly 56.7% are rated “Good,” 42.5% “Fair,” and 0.7% “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
56.7%
76 of 134 rated 7-9
Fair condition
42.5%
57 of 134 rated 5-6
Poor condition
0.7%
1 of 134 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#119 of 247
Among Texas counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 134 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 56.7% (76)
Fair 42.5% (57)
Poor 0.7% (1)
Gillespie County's Poor-condition bridges carry 196 vehicle crossings a day
That is 0% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 0.7% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 196 crossings a day against 3,685 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 134 of 134 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
65.7% of Gillespie County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
88 of the 134 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 56.7% 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 100% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
GELLERMANN LN over PEDERNALES RIVER, built 1928, carries 196 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 1-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 196 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Gillespie County's bridges were built
134 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1920s 4
1920–1929
4 bridges
- 1930s
1930–1939
29 bridges
- 1940s
1940–1949
13 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
23 bridges
- 1960s 11
1960–1969
11 bridges
- 1970s 9
1970–1979
9 bridges
- 1980s 6
1980–1989
6 bridges
- 1990s 11
1990–1999
11 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
13 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
14 bridges
- 2020s 1
2020–2029
1 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1930s, when 29 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 21.6% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 85 to 94 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1967, 13 years older than the Texas average of 1980.
How Gillespie County compares with Texas's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Texas counties nearest Gillespie County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 0.7% Poor share is the 3rd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1967 against a peer-group mean of 1970 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 246 Texas counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack County | 135 | 44.4% | 54.8% | 0.7% | 1968 |
| Midland County | 135 | 45.9% | 52.6% | 1.5% | 1987 |
| Jeff Davis County | 134 | 60.4% | 39.6% | 0% | 1953 |
| Tyler County | 134 | 50% | 47.8% | 2.2% | 1979 |
| Gillespie County (this page) | 134 | 56.7% | 42.5% | 0.7% | 1967 |
| Clay County | 133 | 38.3% | 60.9% | 0.8% | 1963 |
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 Gillespie 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 Gillespie County, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside TX (134 bridges here).
- Anchorage County, AK · 134 bridges
- Knott County, KY · 134 bridges
- Murray County, MN · 134 bridges
- Steele County, MN · 134 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside TX (1967 here).
- Los Angeles County, CA · avg 1967 · 3,547 bridges
- Allegheny County, PA · avg 1967 · 1,294 bridges
- Sonoma County, CA · avg 1967 · 609 bridges
- Merced County, CA · avg 1967 · 528 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Fair-condition bridges (57)
MORRIS RANCH RD
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
2.70 MI W OF SH 16, Gillespie, TX
Built 1935 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 100
OLD AUSTIN HWY
FairOver: THREE MILE CREEK
0.20 MI SE OF US 290, Gillespie, TX
Built 1922 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 110
SH 16
FairOver: PALO ALTO CREEK
4.0 MI N OF US 290, Gillespie, TX
Built 1953 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 3,505
ENCHANTED ROCK RD
FairOver: SANDY CREEK
0.2 MI W of RM 965, Gillespie, TX
Built 1983 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 110
US 87
FairOver: CHERRY CREEK
3.3 MI N OF US 290, Gillespie, TX
Built 1941 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 5,204
US 87
FairOver: DRAW
3.00 MI S OF US 290, Gillespie, TX
Built 1933 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 7,123
US 87
FairOver: SALT CREEK
4.10 MI S OF US 290, Gillespie, TX
Built 1933 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 7,123
US 290
FairOver: STUCKENS BRANCH
3.32 MI E OF RM 783 S, Gillespie, TX
Built 1931 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,600
US 290
FairOver: DRAW
0.9 MI E OF FM 1623 S, Gillespie, TX
Built 1955 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 7,761
SH 16
FairOver: NASSE CREEK
5.70 MI SW OF US 290, Gillespie, TX
Built 1937 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 6,873
SH 16
FairOver: SANDY CREEK
8.20 MI SW OF US 290, Gillespie, TX
Built 1942 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 6,873
SH 16
FairOver: KOTT VALLEY DRAW
14.0 MI SW OF US 290, Gillespie, TX
Built 1946 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 6,316
SH 16
FairOver: DRAW
13.4 MI SW OF US 290, Gillespie, TX
Built 1946 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 6,316
SH 16
FairOver: DRAW
12.7 MI SW OF US 290, Gillespie, TX
Built 1946 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 6,316
US 290
FairOver: THREE MILE CREEK
12.6 MI E OF US 87, Gillespie, TX
Built 1955 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 9,990
SH 16
FairOver: DRAW
11.1 MI N OF US 290, Gillespie, TX
Built 1935 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,213
LOUDON ROAD
FairOver: HONEY CREEK
0.75 MI N OF US 290, Gillespie, TX
Built 1992 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 140
OLD SAN ANTONIO RD
FairOver: DRAW
3.3 MI S OF US 290, Gillespie, TX
Built 1939 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 352
OLD SAN ANTONIO RD
FairOver: DRAW
1.0 MI S OF US 290, Gillespie, TX
Built 1939 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 650
OLD MASON RD
FairOver: BARRONS CRK BR
0.10 MI NW OF US 87, Gillespie, TX
Built 1938 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 200
OLD MASON RD
FairOver: DRAW
1.85 MI NW OF US 87, Gillespie, TX
Built 1937 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 190
N GRAPE CRK RD
FairOver: NORTH GRAPE CREEK
0.65 MI S OF RM 1631, Gillespie, TX
Built 1924 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 150
SCHUMANN RD
FairOver: SCHUMANN BRANCH
2.80 MI S OF RM 1623, Gillespie, TX
Built 1939 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 81
OLD SAN ANTONIO RD
FairOver: SCHOOL CREEK
0.50 MI N OF KENDALL C/L, Gillespie, TX
Built 1936 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 129
OLD KERRVILLE RD
FairOver: PEDERNALES RIVER
0.10 MI S OF SH 16, Gillespie, TX
Built 1957 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 670
CENTER POINT RD
FairOver: BEAR CREEK
4.4 MI S OF SH 16, Gillespie, TX
Built 1922 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 270
North River Rd
FairOver: Pedernales River
0.1 Mi N of RR 1, Gillespie, TX
Built 1937 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 25
MIDDLE CREEK RD
FairOver: MARSCHALL CREEK
0.05 MI W OF SH 16, Gillespie, TX
Built 1981 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 180
MARTIN RD
FairOver: PEDERNALES RIVER
0.10 MI N OF PR 1, Gillespie, TX
Built 1995 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 108
ADAM SREET
FairOver: TOWN CREEK
0.2 Mi NE of US 87, Gillespie, TX
Built 1935 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,080
S LINCOLN STREET
FairOver: BARONS CREEK
0.25 MI S OF MAIN ST, Gillespie, TX
Built 1935 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,350
N WASHINGTON ST
FairOver: TOWN CREEK
0.1 MI SW OF TRAVIS ST, Gillespie, TX
Built 1974 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,035
RM 783
FairOver: THREADGILL CREEK
1.20 MI N OF FM 648, Gillespie, TX
Built 1955 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 235
FM 2093
FairOver: LIVE OAK CREEK
1.53 MI W OF SH 16, Gillespie, TX
Built 1955 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,778
FM 2093
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
8.10 MI W OF SH 16, Gillespie, TX
Built 1955 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,778
US 290
FairOver: HONEY CREEK
6.84 MI W OF US 87, Gillespie, TX
Built 1931 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 3,460
US 290
FairOver: HONEY CREEK
5.60 MI W OF US 87, Gillespie, TX
Built 1931 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 3,460
SH 16
FairOver: TOWN CREEK
0.15 MI NE OF US 290, Gillespie, TX
Built 1949 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 7,061
SH 16
FairOver: WOLF CREEK
15.3 MI SW OF US 290, Gillespie, TX
Built 1946 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 6,316
FM 2093
FairOver: BANTA BRANCH
1.50 MI SE OF US 290, Gillespie, TX
Built 1958 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 404
PR 49
FairOver: PEDERNALES RIVER
0.1 MI N OF RR 1, Gillespie, TX
Built 1968 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 230
US 290
FairOver: BARONS CREEK
0.25 MI W OF US 87, Gillespie, TX
Built 1931 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 5,215
RM 1623
FairOver: PEDERNALES RIVER
0.5 MI N OF US 290, Gillespie, TX
Built 1972 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 434
SH 16
FairOver: LIVE OAK CREEK
4.00 MI SW OF US 290, Gillespie, TX
Built 1940 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 7,143
US 87
FairOver: BARONS CREEK
6.1 MI N OF US 290, Gillespie, TX
Built 1943 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 5,204
US 87
FairOver: BEAR CREEK
9.65 MI S OF US 290, Gillespie, TX
Built 1933 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 5,060
SH 16
FairOver: DELAWARE CREEK
11.8 MI SW OF US 290, Gillespie, TX
Built 1942 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 6,316
RM 965
FairOver: CRABAPPLE CREEK
12.6 MI N OF US 290, Gillespie, TX
Built 1972 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 1,456
US 87
FairOver: BARONS CREEK
0.10 MI S OF US 290, Gillespie, TX
Built 1933 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,449
US 87
FairOver: PEDERNALES RIVER
3.65 MI S OF US 290, Gillespie, TX
Built 2007 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,123
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