Total bridges
36
Public highway bridges in Hansford County
County profile · official public datasets
Hansford County, TX
36 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 36.1% rated Good, 63.9% Fair, 0% Poor.
- 36
- Public bridges
- 36.1%
- Good condition
- 0%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Hansford County pairs a top-quartile lowest Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with an older average build year than the state inventory.
- Top 24%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 0%
- Poor-condition share
- 36
- public highway bridges
- 1970
- 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.
Hansford County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Hansford County ranks #60 of 247 Texas counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 0%). Hansford County, Texas contains 36 public highway bridges. Roughly 36.1% are rated “Good,” 63.9% “Fair,” and 0% “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
36.1%
13 of 36 rated 7-9
Fair condition
63.9%
23 of 36 rated 5-6
Poor condition
0%
0 of 36 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#60 of 247
Among Texas counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 36 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 36.1% (13)
Fair 63.9% (23)
Poor 0% (0)
69.4% of Hansford County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
25 of the 36 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 36.1% 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.
When Hansford County's bridges were built
36 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1940s 1
1940–1949
1 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
19 bridges
- 1960s 5
1960–1969
5 bridges
- 1980s 1
1980–1989
1 bridges
- 1990s 2
1990–1999
2 bridges
- 2000s 4
2000–2009
4 bridges
- 2010s 2
2010–2019
2 bridges
- 2020s 2
2020–2029
2 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1950s, when 19 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 52.8% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 65 to 74 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1970, 10 years older than the Texas average of 1980.
How Hansford County compares with Texas's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Texas counties nearest Hansford County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 0% Poor share is the 4th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1970 against a peer-group mean of 1955 is 15 years newer.
Showing the 5 closest of 246 Texas counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upton County | 39 | 43.6% | 56.4% | 0% | 1947 |
| Kinney County | 38 | 44.7% | 55.3% | 0% | 1938 |
| Lipscomb County | 38 | 39.5% | 57.9% | 2.6% | 1966 |
| Zapata County | 36 | 69.4% | 30.6% | 0% | 1961 |
| Hansford County (this page) | 36 | 36.1% | 63.9% | 0% | 1970 |
| Hemphill County | 35 | 45.7% | 54.3% | 0% | 1964 |
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 Hansford 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 Hansford County, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside TX (36 bridges here).
- Banner County, NE · 36 bridges
- Sioux County, NE · 36 bridges
- Wahkiakum County, WA · 36 bridges
- Sitka City and County, AK · 37 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside TX (1970 here).
- Hamilton County, OH · avg 1970 · 783 bridges
- Yavapai County, AZ · avg 1970 · 543 bridges
- Garfield County, OK · avg 1970 · 504 bridges
- San Luis Obispo County, CA · avg 1970 · 401 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
All bridges (36)
SH 136
FairOver: Palo Duro Creek
2.7 Mi N of FM 520, Hansford, TX
Built 1952 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 1,023
SH 136
FairOver: Farwell Draw
3.65 Mi N of FM 2018, Hansford, TX
Built 1952 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1,167
SH 207
FairOver: Draw
5.5 Mi N of FM 2535, Hansford, TX
Built 1951 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 396
SH 207
FairOver: Hackberry Draw
3.5 Mi N of FM 2535, Hansford, TX
Built 1951 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 396
SH 15
FairOver: Draw
1.2 Mi W of SH 136, Hansford, TX
Built 1948 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 996
FM 1262
FairOver: Draw
5.9 Mi N of SH 15, Hansford, TX
Built 1951 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 254
FM 520
FairOver: Horse Creek
1.6 Mi W of SH 207, Hansford, TX
Built 1952 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 112
FM 2535 (Side Rd.)
FairOver: Drainage Ditch
2.0 Mi E of SH 136, Hansford, TX
Built 1962 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 30
FM 2535
FairOver: DRAW
0.15 MI E OF FM 1262, Hansford, TX
Built 1969 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 100
FM 760
FairOver: DRAW
2.9 MI N OF SH 207, Hansford, TX
Built 1964 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 100
FM 278
FairOver: Draw
0.5 Mi W of SH 207, Hansford, TX
Built 1951 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 569
CR 4
FairOver: Frisco Creek
3.4 Mi W of FM 1262, Hansford, TX
Built 1950 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 140
CR F
FairOver: Palo Duro Creek
4.0 Mi E of FM 3214, Hansford, TX
Built 1950 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 70
CR DD
FairOver: Horse Creek
1.0 Mi W of SH 207, Hansford, TX
Built 1950 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 50
CR CC
FairOver: Horse Creek
1.4 Mi W of SH 207, Hansford, TX
Built 1950 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 50
CR DD
FairOver: South Palo Duro Creek
2.3 Mi W of SH 136, Hansford, TX
Built 1950 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 50
SH 136
FairOver: S Fork Palo Duro Creek
0.8 M N of Hutchinson CL, Hansford, TX
Built 1952 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 520
FM 1261
FairOver: Hackberry Creek
11.3 Mi N of FM 2535, Hansford, TX
Built 1955 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 920
FM 520
FairOver: Abandoned CRI and P RR
2.2 Mi W of SH 136, Hansford, TX
Built 1966 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 134
FM 2387
FairOver: Farwell Creek
5.6 Mi N of SH 15, Hansford, TX
Built 1958 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 187
FM 2387
FairOver: Palo Duro Creek
4.8 Mi N of SH 15, Hansford, TX
Built 1958 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 187
FM 760
FairOver: Horse Creek
2.4 Mi N of SH 207, Hansford, TX
Built 1964 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 100
FM 520
FairOver: Palo Duro Creek
1.3 Mi W of SH 136, Hansford, TX
Built 2004 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 134
SH 136
GoodOver: Hanas Branch
3.2 Mi N of FM 520, Hansford, TX
Built 1952 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,023
FM 1262
GoodOver: Draw
9.4 Mi N of SH 15, Hansford, TX
Built 1951 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 237
FM 1262
GoodOver: Draw
2.0 Mi N of SH 15, Hansford, TX
Built 1951 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 254
CR 12
GoodOver: Farwell Draw
0.6 Mi S of SH 15, Hansford, TX
Built 1984 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 130
SH 15
GoodOver: FARWELL CREEK
1.7 MI SE SH 278, Hansford, TX
Built 2021 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,100
SH 15
GoodOver: Horse Creek
1.3 Mi W of SH 207, Hansford, TX
Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,006
SH 15
GoodOver: PALO DURO CREEK
7.1 MI SE OF SH 278, Hansford, TX
Built 2021 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,100
SH 136
GoodOver: Coldwater Creek
5.5 Mi S of State Line, Hansford, TX
Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 337
FM 1262
GoodOver: Coldwater Creek
8.9 Mi N of SH 15, Hansford, TX
Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 237
CR 18
GoodOver: Fork Horse Creek
3.3 Mi N of SH 207, Hansford, TX
Built 2010 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10
CR 4
GoodOver: Hannas Draw
2.4 MI S OF FM 2018, Hansford, TX
Built 2010 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20
FM 1261
GoodOver: Hackberry Creek
3.2 Mi N of FM 2535, Hansford, TX
Built 1996 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 111
FM 1261
GoodOver: Hackberry Creek
5.4 Mi N of FM 2535, Hansford, TX
Built 1996 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 111
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