Total bridges
284
Public highway bridges in Gonzales County
County profile · official public datasets
Gonzales County, TX
284 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 45.4% rated Good, 51.8% Fair, 2.8% Poor.
- 284
- Public bridges
- 45.4%
- Good condition
- 2.8%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Gonzales County pairs a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with an older average build year than the state inventory.
- 206th
- of 247 on Poor share
- 2.8%
- Poor-condition share
- 284
- public highway bridges
- 1969
- 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.
Gonzales County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Gonzales County ranks #206 of 247 Texas counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 2.8%). Gonzales County, Texas contains 284 public highway bridges. Roughly 45.4% are rated “Good,” 51.8% “Fair,” and 2.8% “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
45.4%
129 of 284 rated 7-9
Fair condition
51.8%
147 of 284 rated 5-6
Poor condition
2.8%
8 of 284 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#206 of 247
Among Texas counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 284 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 45.4% (129)
Fair 51.8% (147)
Poor 2.8% (8)
Gonzales County's Poor-condition bridges carry 11,214 vehicle crossings a day
That is 1% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 2.8% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 1,402 crossings a day against 3,743 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 284 of 284 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
70.1% of Gonzales County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
199 of the 284 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 45.4% 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 49.1% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
US 90A over PEACH CREEK WEST RELIEF, built 1938, carries 5,510 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 8-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 11,214 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Gonzales County's bridges were built
284 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1910s 1
1910–1919
1 bridges
- 1920s 8
1920–1929
8 bridges
- 1930s
1930–1939
32 bridges
- 1940s
1940–1949
33 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
42 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
29 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
58 bridges
- 1980s 8
1980–1989
8 bridges
- 1990s 4
1990–1999
4 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
33 bridges
- 2010s 20
2010–2019
20 bridges
- 2020s 16
2020–2029
16 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1970s, when 58 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 20.4% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 45 to 54 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1969, 11 years older than the Texas average of 1980.
How Gonzales County compares with Texas's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Texas counties nearest Gonzales County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 2.8% Poor share is the 4th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1969 against a peer-group mean of 1980 is 11 years older.
Showing the 5 closest of 246 Texas counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guadalupe County | 296 | 58.8% | 41.2% | 0% | 1977 |
| Gonzales County (this page) | 284 | 45.4% | 51.8% | 2.8% | 1969 |
| Cooke County | 283 | 48.1% | 49.1% | 2.8% | 1983 |
| Bastrop County | 282 | 66.3% | 33.3% | 0.4% | 1988 |
| Limestone County | 280 | 32.1% | 63.9% | 3.9% | 1975 |
| Rusk County | 280 | 24.6% | 75% | 0.4% | 1975 |
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 Gonzales 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 Gonzales County, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside TX (284 bridges here).
- Logan County, OK · 284 bridges
- Tillman County, OK · 284 bridges
- Cambria County, PA · 284 bridges
- Susquehanna County, PA · 284 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside TX (1969 here).
- Cook County, IL · avg 1969 · 1,721 bridges
- Fresno County, CA · avg 1969 · 916 bridges
- Cuyahoga County, OH · avg 1969 · 871 bridges
- Ventura County, CA · avg 1969 · 501 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Good-condition bridges (129)
CR 283
GoodOver: IH 10
2.00 MI E OF FM 794, Gonzales, TX
Built 1970 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 40
CO RD 266
GoodOver: SMITH CREEK
1.15 MI N OF CR 249, Gonzales, TX
Built 2003 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 53
ST MATTHEW ST
GoodOver: TINSLEY CREEK
0.95 MI E OF WATER ST, Gonzales, TX
Built 1960 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 34
ST MICHAEL ST
GoodOver: TINSLEY CREEK
0.95 MI E OF WATER ST, Gonzales, TX
Built 1960 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 88
US 90
GoodOver: SANDY FORK CREEK
4.25 MI E OF FM 794, Gonzales, TX
Built 1933 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 815
IH 10 EB
GoodOver: U.P. RR & FM 1680
2.15 MI E OF SH 97, Gonzales, TX
Built 1972 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 17,316
FM 3234
GoodOver: SALTY CREEK
2.80 MI NE OF FM 108, Gonzales, TX
Built 1974 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 100
US 90A
GoodOver: OLD TOWN CREEK
0.43 MI W OF US 183, Gonzales, TX
Built 1937 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,110
SH 97
GoodOver: THOMPSON BRANCH
4.7 MI SW OF IH 10, Gonzales, TX
Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,579
US 87
GoodOver: ELM CREEK
0.90 MI SE OF FM 1116, Gonzales, TX
Built 2022 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,118
US 87
GoodOver: ROCKY CREEK
1.40 MI SE OF FM 1116, Gonzales, TX
Built 2022 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,118
US 183
GoodOver: SMITH CREEK
2.55 MI N OF US 90A, Gonzales, TX
Built 2008 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,391
US 183
GoodOver: GUADALUPE RIVER REL
0.45 MI N OF SH 97, Gonzales, TX
Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,928
SH 80
GoodOver: GUADALUPE RIVER
0.50 MI SW OF US 90A, Gonzales, TX
Built 2021 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,086
SH 97
GoodOver: COTTONWOOD CREEK
5.50 MI W OF FM 466, Gonzales, TX
Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,307
SH 97
GoodOver: YOW BRANCH
6.40 MI NE OF SH 80, Gonzales, TX
Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,099
SH 97
GoodOver: SUGAR CREEK
0.80 MI SW OF FM 1682, Gonzales, TX
Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,099
SH 97
GoodOver: TURKEY CREEK
4.50 MI W OF FM 466, Gonzales, TX
Built 2007 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,307
US 90A
GoodOver: BERRY CREEK
0.75 MI SE OF FM 532, Gonzales, TX
Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,450
IH 10 WB
GoodOver: PEACH CREEK RELIEF
1.10 MI E OF US 90, Gonzales, TX
Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 16,432
IH 10 EB
GoodOver: PEACH CREEK RELIEF
1.10 MI E OF US 90, Gonzales, TX
Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 16,386
FM 77
GoodOver: CLEAR FORK CREEK
2.00 M NE OF US 87, Gonzales, TX
Built 2020 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 261
FM 77
GoodOver: SANDIES CREEK
3.90 MI NE OF US 87, Gonzales, TX
Built 2020 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 280
FM 108
GoodOver: SANDIES CREEK & RELIEF
1.90 MI NE OF US 87, Gonzales, TX
Built 2020 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,091
FM 108
GoodOver: BUCKHORN CREEK
6.40 MI NE OF US 87, Gonzales, TX
Built 2021 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 969
FM 108
GoodOver: SUGAR CREEK
6.60 MI NE OF US 87, Gonzales, TX
Built 2020 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 969
FM 108
GoodOver: ELM CREEK BRANCH
1.05 MI S OF US 87, Gonzales, TX
Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,224
FM 108
GoodOver: JACKHAND CREEK
3.75 MI S OF US 87, Gonzales, TX
Built 2022 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 589
FM 108
GoodOver: DRAW
8.55 MI S OF US 87, Gonzales, TX
Built 2022 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 589
FM 108
GoodOver: ELM CREEK RELIEF
0.95 MI S OF US 87, Gonzales, TX
Built 2020 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,573
FM 443
GoodOver: ROCKY CREEK
5.18 MI S OF US 90A, Gonzales, TX
Built 2017 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 412
FM 443
GoodOver: KOKERNOT BRANCH
1.68 MI S OF US 90A, Gonzales, TX
Built 2019 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 466
FM 532
GoodOver: DENTON CREEK
5.10 MI NE OF US 90A, Gonzales, TX
Built 2011 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,042
FM 532
GoodOver: PEACH CREEK
0.75 MI W OF FM 795, Gonzales, TX
Built 2011 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,042
FM 532
GoodOver: VANHAM CREEK
0.50 MI W OF FM 795, Gonzales, TX
Built 2011 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,042
FM 532
GoodOver: VANHAMS CREEK
0.81 MI E OF FM 795, Gonzales, TX
Built 2011 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 978
FM 1680
GoodOver: PEACH CREEK
4.20 MI SE OF IH 10, Gonzales, TX
Built 2007 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 389
CO RD 118
GoodOver: BRUSHY CREEK
1.75 MI. EAST OF FM 3234, Gonzales, TX
Built 2015 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 17
CO RD 143
GoodOver: GUADALUPE RIVER
1.65 MI N OF FM 466, Gonzales, TX
Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 125
CO RD 193
GoodOver: FIVE MILE CREEK
2.30 MI S OF FM 108, Gonzales, TX
Built 2010 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 120
CR 219
GoodOver: ROCKY CREEK
3.2 MI E OF FM 108, Gonzales, TX
Built 2009 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 51
CO RD 228
GoodOver: ELM SLOUGH
0.45 MI N OF US 90A, Gonzales, TX
Built 2020 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 147
CO RD 230
GoodOver: MULE CREEK
0.35 MI SW OF CR 278, Gonzales, TX
Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10
CO RD 230
GoodOver: MULE CREEK
0.70 MI N OF US 183, Gonzales, TX
Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10
CO RD 230
GoodOver: MULE CREEK
0.40 MI N OF US 183, Gonzales, TX
Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10
CO RD 296
GoodOver: FULCHUR CREEK
4.05 MI S OF CR 295, Gonzales, TX
Built 2015 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 23
CO RD 298
GoodOver: BRUSHY CREEK
1.85 MI W OF CR 192, Gonzales, TX
Built 2013 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 46
CO RD 298
GoodOver: FIVE MILE CREEK
2.1 MI W OF CR 192, Gonzales, TX
Built 2013 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 46
CO RD 342
GoodOver: BERRY CREEK
0.55 MI E OF US 90A, Gonzales, TX
Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 300
CO RD 353
GoodOver: MITCHELL CREEK
0.60 MI E OF CR 228, Gonzales, TX
Built 2020 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 80
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