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 EB
FairOver: Railroad (UP)
0.7 MI W OF FM 315, Henderson, TX
Built 1930 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 6,001
CR 1500
FairOver: WALNUT CR
0.7 MI W OF FM 753, Henderson, TX
Built 1995 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 35
SH 19
FairOver: BEAR CREEK
4.20 MI NW OF FM 837, Henderson, TX
Built 1930 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 2,235
SH 31 WB
FairOver: KICKAPOO CREEK RELIEF #3
3.20 MI W OF SMITH C/L, Henderson, TX
Built 1930 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 5,945
FM 753
FairOver: WALNUT CREEK
1.40 MI S OF SH 31, Henderson, TX
Built 1961 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 742
US 175 EB
FairOver: CLEAR CREEK
3.8 MI NW OF FM 2329, Henderson, TX
Built 1930 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,420
FM 753
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
1.70 MI NW OF FM 59, Henderson, TX
Built 1961 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 542
BU 31 H
FairOver: Railroad (Abandoned)
0.15 MI SW OF FM 2495, Henderson, TX
Built 1929 Load: 29.6 t ADT: 15,854
FM 3204
FairOver: HORN BRANCH
3.9 MI E OF SH 31, Henderson, TX
Built 1932 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 890
US 175 EB
FairOver: LITTLE DRY CREEK
2.1 MI NW OF SH 334, Henderson, TX
Built 1930 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 3,930
US 175 EB
FairOver: NORTH TWIN CREEK
1.4 MI NW OF SH 334, Henderson, TX
Built 1930 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 3,930
US 175 EB
FairOver: SOUTH TWIN CREEK
0.9 MI SE OF SH 334, Henderson, TX
Built 1930 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 6,090
FM 773
FairOver: KICKAPOO CREEK
4.40 MI N OF SH 31, Henderson, TX
Built 1963 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 1,021
FM 1615
FairOver: COON CREEK TRIBUTARY
0.40 MI SE OF SH 19, Henderson, TX
Built 1922 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 1,595
RM 2329
FairOver: CLEAR CREEK
2.60 MI S OF FM 316, Henderson, TX
Built 1957 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 2,593
FM 1667
FairOver: TXU CANAL N
1.80 MI S OF SH 31, Henderson, TX
Built 1962 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 192
FM 1667
FairOver: TXU CANAL S
2.40 MI S OF SH 31, Henderson, TX
Built 1962 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 192
SH 19
FairOver: SECOND CANEY CR
1.50 MI N OF SL 7, Henderson, TX
Built 1935 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,032
SH 31 EB
FairOver: TRINITY RIVER
0.4 MI W OF SH 274, Henderson, TX
Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,737
SH 31 WB
FairOver: KICKAPOO CR REL #2
3.60 MI W OF SMITH C/L, Henderson, TX
Built 1930 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,945
SH 31 WB
FairOver: KICKAPOO CREEK
3.50 MI W OF SMITH C/L, Henderson, TX
Built 1930 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,945
SH 31
FairOver: NECHES RIVER RELIEF
0.40 MI W OF SMITH C/L, Henderson, TX
Built 1930 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 22,859
SH 31 EB
FairOver: KICKAPOO CREEK RELIEF #2
3.60 MI W OF SMITH C/L, Henderson, TX
Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,001
SH 31 EB
FairOver: KICKAPOO CREEK
3.50 MI W OF SMITH C/L, Henderson, TX
Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,001
SH 31 EB
FairOver: KICKAPOO CREEK RELIEF #3
3.20 MI W OF SMITH C/L, Henderson, TX
Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,001
US 175
FairOver: PICKENS BRANCH
0.85 MI NW OF RM 2329, Henderson, TX
Built 2009 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,297
US 175
FairOver: Caddo Creek Trib
0.5mi W of FM 315, Henderson, TX
Built 2017 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,328
SH 155
FairOver: HIGHSAW CREEK N CHANNEL
0.40 MI S OF FM 3506, Henderson, TX
Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,161
SH 155
FairOver: LEDBETTER CRK S CHANNEL
0.75 MI S OF FM 3506, Henderson, TX
Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,161
FM 315
FairOver: KICKAPOO CREEK RELIEF #1
2.2 MI S OF SH 31, Henderson, TX
Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,888
FM 315
FairOver: KICKAPOO CREEK
2.5 MI S OF SH 31, Henderson, TX
Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,847
FM 315
FairOver: FLAT CREEK
7.80 MI S OF SH 31, Henderson, TX
Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,497
SH 274
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK SPILLWAY
7.20 MI S OF SH 334, Henderson, TX
Built 1964 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,421
SH 198 NB
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK RESERVOIR
2.4 MI N OF SH 31, Henderson, TX
Built 2010 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,629
SH 334
FairOver: PRAIRIE CREEK
1.60 MI W OF SH 198, Henderson, TX
Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20,125
SH 334 EB
FairOver: CEDAR CR (RESERVOIR)
2.90 MI E OF SH 274, Henderson, TX
Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,511
SH 334 EB
FairOver: PERSIMMON BR CEDAR CRK
1.80 MI E OF SH 274, Henderson, TX
Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12,524
FM 85
FairOver: BRIDGE CREEK
3.60 MI W OF SH 274, Henderson, TX
Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,861
SH 334 WB
FairOver: Persimmon Branch
1.80 MI E OF SH 274, Henderson, TX
Built 2021 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,511
FM 85
FairOver: TRINITY RIVER
0.00 MI NE OF NAVARRO C/L, Henderson, TX
Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,817
FM 85
FairOver: TRINITY RIVER RELIEF
0.40 MI NE OF NAVARRO C/L, Henderson, TX
Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,942
FM 314
FairOver: KICKAPOO CREEK
0.5 MI N OF SH 31, Henderson, TX
Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,937
FM 607
FairOver: FLAT CREEK
1.0 MI S OF FM 317, Henderson, TX
Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 729
FM 607
FairOver: FLAT CREEK RELIEF
0.9 MI S OF FM 317, Henderson, TX
Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 729
FM 773
FairOver: PANTHER CREEK
5.20 MI N OF SH 31, Henderson, TX
Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 971
US 175 (SL 7)
FairOver: Railroad (UP)
1.20 MI W OF SH 31 E, Henderson, TX
Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 16,551
SL 7
FairOver: Railroad (UP)/Walnut Cr
0.15 MI SE OF SH 31 W, Henderson, TX
Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,036
US 175/SH 31 (SL7)
FairOver: SH 19/BS 19J
2.40 MI W OF SH 31 E, Henderson, TX
Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 17,233
US 175/SH 31 (SL7)
FairOver: US 175/BU 175G (W)
2.60 MI NE OF SH 31 W, Henderson, TX
Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,974
FM 314
FairOver: FLAT CREEK
1.4 MI S OF FM 317, Henderson, TX
Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,022
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