Total bridges
216
Public highway bridges in Henderson County
County profile · official public datasets
Henderson County, TX
216 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 43.1% rated Good, 56.5% Fair, 0.5% Poor.
- 216
- Public bridges
- 43.1%
- Good condition
- 0.5%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Henderson County posts a better-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- Top 41%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 0.5%
- Poor-condition share
- 216
- public highway bridges
- 1978
- 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.
Henderson County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Henderson County ranks #101 of 247 Texas counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 0.5%). Henderson County, Texas contains 216 public highway bridges. Roughly 43.1% are rated “Good,” 56.5% “Fair,” and 0.5% “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
43.1%
93 of 216 rated 7-9
Fair condition
56.5%
122 of 216 rated 5-6
Poor condition
0.5%
1 of 216 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#101 of 247
Among Texas counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 216 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 43.1% (93)
Fair 56.5% (122)
Poor 0.5% (1)
Henderson County's Poor-condition bridges carry 120 vehicle crossings a day
That is 0% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 0.5% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 120 crossings a day against 3,870 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 216 of 216 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
45.8% of Henderson County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
99 of the 216 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 43.1% 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 100% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
CR 3406 over HORN BR, built 1997, carries 120 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 120 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Henderson County's bridges were built
216 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1920s 5
1920–1929
5 bridges
- 1930s
1930–1939
44 bridges
- 1940s 2
1940–1949
2 bridges
- 1950s 6
1950–1959
6 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
30 bridges
- 1970s 15
1970–1979
15 bridges
- 1980s 4
1980–1989
4 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
38 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
34 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
30 bridges
- 2020s 8
2020–2029
8 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1930s, when 44 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 85 to 94 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1978) matches the Texas average (1980).
How Henderson County compares with Texas's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Texas counties nearest Henderson County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 0.5% Poor share is the 2nd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1978 against a peer-group mean of 1974 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 246 Texas counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Oak County | 217 | 50.2% | 47.9% | 1.8% | 1967 |
| Henderson County (this page) | 216 | 43.1% | 56.5% | 0.5% | 1978 |
| Austin County | 214 | 63.1% | 34.1% | 2.8% | 1992 |
| Gregg County | 214 | 37.9% | 62.1% | 0% | 1972 |
| Medina County | 214 | 60.3% | 37.9% | 1.9% | 1972 |
| Reeves County | 213 | 52.6% | 45.5% | 1.9% | 1966 |
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 Henderson 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 Henderson County, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside TX (216 bridges here).
- Coffee County, AL · 216 bridges
- Miller County, AR · 216 bridges
- Ascension County, LA · 216 bridges
- Clinton County, MI · 216 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside TX (1978 here).
- Orange County, CA · avg 1978 · 1,164 bridges
- Sumner County, KS · avg 1978 · 659 bridges
- Allen County, IN · avg 1978 · 613 bridges
- Livingston County, IL · avg 1978 · 579 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
All bridges (216)
SH 31 WB
FairOver: TRINITY RIVER
0.4 MI W OF SH 274, Henderson, TX
Built 1971 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 3,723
SH 19
FairOver: DRAKES BRANCH
3.10 MI N OF FM 2709, Henderson, TX
Built 1933 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 5,237
SH 19
FairOver: MINE CREEK BR
5.00 MI S OF FM 753, Henderson, TX
Built 1930 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,710
SH 31
FairOver: CEDAR CRK TR
0.80 MI W OF SH 198, Henderson, TX
Built 1931 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 11,276
SH 31
FairOver: WALNUT CR TR
0.80 MI E OF SH 198, Henderson, TX
Built 1930 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 10,474
SH 31
FairOver: WALNUT CREEK TRIBUTARY
2.10 MI E OF SH 198, Henderson, TX
Built 1930 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 10,474
SH 31
FairOver: WALNUT CREEK TRIB
3.70 MI E OF SH 198, Henderson, TX
Built 1931 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 13,401
SH 31
FairOver: Walnet Cr Tr
0.45 MI W OF LP 7, Henderson, TX
Built 1930 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 10,800
BS 31H
FairOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
0.30 MI E OF LP 7, Henderson, TX
Built 1930 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 7,012
SH 31
FairOver: FLAT CREEK
1.7 MI NE OF FM 317 N, Henderson, TX
Built 1929 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 13,401
SH 31
FairOver: Flat Cr Tr
2.0 MI NE OF FM 317, Henderson, TX
Built 1929 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 13,401
SH 31
FairOver: DUNCAN CREEK
1.3 MI E OF FM 773, Henderson, TX
Built 1930 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 10,234
SH 31
FairOver: REED BRANCH
1.8 MI E OF FM 1803, Henderson, TX
Built 1930 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 10,174
SH 31
FairOver: BAILEY BR KICKAPOO CRK
0.9 MI E OF FM 1803 N, Henderson, TX
Built 1930 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 11,642
SH 31
FairOver: DRAW
0.1 MI E OF FM 3204, Henderson, TX
Built 1965 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 10,828
SH 31
FairOver: DRAW
0.2 MI E OF FM 3204, Henderson, TX
Built 1965 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 12,663
SH 31
FairOver: CANANT CREEK
2.9 MI W OF FM 315, Henderson, TX
Built 1965 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 10,828
FM 3204
FairOver: DRAW
0.08 MI E OF SH 31, Henderson, TX
Built 1932 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 824
FM 3204
FairOver: DRAW
0.27 MI E OF SH 31, Henderson, TX
Built 1932 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 824
FM 3204
FairOver: CANANT CREEK
4.8 MI E OF SH 31, Henderson, TX
Built 1932 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 890
US 175
FairOver: LARUE BRANCH
2.10 MI NW OF BU 175G, Henderson, TX
Built 1930 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 13,135
US 175
FairOver: CANEY CREEK TRIBUTARY
1.00 MI NW OF BU 175G, Henderson, TX
Built 1930 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 13,135
BU 175 G
FairOver: COON CREEK
0.15 MI NW OF LP 7, Henderson, TX
Built 1932 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,260
SH 155
FairOver: DUNN CREEK
2.80 MI S OF FM 3506, Henderson, TX
Built 1950 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 11,526
FM 315
FairOver: MCFARLAND BRANCH
1.80 MI N OF SH 31, Henderson, TX
Built 1948 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,629
FM 607
FairOver: NEW YORK CREEK
1.65 MI S OF FM 804, Henderson, TX
Built 1962 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 568
FM 317
FairOver: MURPHY CREEK
2.25 MI E OF FM 1803, Henderson, TX
Built 1992 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,410
FM 317
FairOver: PRAIRIE CREEK
2.80 MI E OF FM 607, Henderson, TX
Built 1967 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,214
FM 315
FairOver: LEDBETTER CREEK
2.90 MI S OF FM 314, Henderson, TX
Built 1948 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 473
FM 773
FairOver: LIL DUNCAN BR KICKAPOO
0.4 MI N OF SH 31, Henderson, TX
Built 1963 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,814
SH 334
FairOver: N TWIN CREEK TRIB
0.95 MI E OF SH 198, Henderson, TX
Built 1965 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 7,034
FM 1615
FairOver: MINE CREEK
5.00 MI SE OF SH 19, Henderson, TX
Built 1952 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 663
FM 1615
FairOver: CATFISH CREEK
7.5 MI SE OF SH 19, Henderson, TX
Built 1966 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 409
RM 2588
FairOver: CADDO CREEK
0.4 MI S OF US 175, Henderson, TX
Built 1963 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 851
FM 2709
FairOver: BRIAR CREEK
3.10 MI E OF FM 316, Henderson, TX
Built 1963 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 368
FM 2709
FairOver: CLEAR CREEK
5.15 MI E OF FM 316, Henderson, TX
Built 1963 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 368
CR 3606
FairOver: PRAIRIE CR
0.7 MI W OF FM 314, Henderson, TX
Built 1998 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 189
CR 3606
FairOver: PRAIRIE CR
0.70 MI W OF FM314, Henderson, TX
Built 1998 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 189
CR 3800
FairOver: POTTAWATOMIE CR
1.1 MI E SH 19, Henderson, TX
Built 2001 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 50
SH 19
FairOver: PATTOWATOMIE CREEK
2.00 MI N OF FM 2709, Henderson, TX
Built 1933 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 5,237
SH 19
FairOver: COON CREEK
3.60 MI S OF FM 753, Henderson, TX
Built 1934 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 3,625
SH 31
FairOver: KICKAPOO CRK TRIB
0.04 MI W OF FM 314, Henderson, TX
Built 1930 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 13,836
FM 1803
FairOver: KICKAPOO CREEK
1.80 MI N OF SH 31, Henderson, TX
Built 1960 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 746
CR 3907
FairOver: THIRD CANEY CR
1.4 MI W OF SH 19, Henderson, TX
Built 2003 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 165
PRAIRIEVILLE ST
FairOver: ONE MILE CR
0.1 MI SW OF SH 19, Henderson, TX
Built 1935 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 492
SH 31 EB
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK SLOUGH
1.60 MI E OF NAVARRO C/L, Henderson, TX
Built 1931 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 4,731
SH 31 EB
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK SLOUGH
2.65 MI E OF NAVARRO C/L, Henderson, TX
Built 1931 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 4,731
US 175 EB
FairOver: CANEY CREEK RELIEF
1.4 MI SE OF FM 2329, Henderson, TX
Built 1930 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 6,000
US 175 EB
FairOver: CANEY CREEK
1.5 MI SE OF FM 2329, Henderson, TX
Built 1930 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 6,000
FM 1667
FairOver: CEDAR CR
4.30 MI S OF SH 31, Henderson, TX
Built 1962 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 100
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