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Hunt County, TX

456 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 51.8% rated Good, 47.6% Fair, 0.7% Poor.

456
Public bridges
51.8%
Good condition
0.7%
Poor condition

The verdict

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.

Hunt County posts a better-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.

Top 45%
lowest Poor share in state
0.7%
Poor-condition share
456
public highway bridges
1981
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.

Hunt County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Hunt County ranks #112 of 247 Texas counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 0.7%). Hunt County, Texas contains 456 public highway bridges. Roughly 51.8% are rated “Good,” 47.6% “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.

Total bridges

456

Public highway bridges in Hunt County

Good condition

51.8%

236 of 456 rated 7-9

Fair condition

47.6%

217 of 456 rated 5-6

Poor condition

0.7%

3 of 456 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#112 of 247

Among Texas counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better

Condition distribution

Share of 456 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
51.8% (236)
Fair
47.6% (217)
Poor
0.7% (3)

Hunt County's Poor-condition bridges carry 3,157 vehicle crossings a day

That is 0.1% 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 1,052 crossings a day against 3,453 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 456 of 456 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

43.9% of Hunt County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

200 of the 456 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 51.8% 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 76.3% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic

Shelby Ave over Farber Creek Branch, built 1935, carries 2,410 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 3-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.

Share is of the 3,157 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

When Hunt County's bridges were built

456 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 2000s, when 103 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 22.6% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 15 to 24 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1981) matches the Texas average (1980).

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory (year built) As of 2024 NBI release

How Hunt County compares with Texas's closest counties by inventory size

The 5 Texas counties nearest Hunt County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 0.7% Poor share is the 2nd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1981 against a peer-group mean of 1973 is 8 years newer.

Showing the 5 closest of 246 Texas counties eligible for comparison.

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Hunt County and the 5 Texas counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Pecos County 470 0.4%
Jefferson County 457 1.5%
Hunt County (this page) 456 0.7%
Kaufman County 452 1.1%
Smith County 427 1.4%
Taylor County 419 0.7%

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 Hunt 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 Hunt County, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside TX (456 bridges here).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside TX (1981 here).

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.

All bridges (456)

IH 30

Fair

Over: LONG BRANCH

0.5 MI NE JCT US69, Hunt, TX

Built 1955 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 43,399

IH 30 ML & EB FR

Fair

Over: DRAW

0.7 MI E ROCKWALL CO LN, Hunt, TX

Built 1957 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 49,281

IH 30 & South FR

Fair

Over: DRAW

2.8 MI E ROCKWALL CO LN, Hunt, TX

Built 1957 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 49,281

IH 30 & South FR

Fair

Over: BRUSHY CREEK RELIEF

3.3 MI E ROCKWALL CO LN, Hunt, TX

Built 1957 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 49,281

IH 30 & South FR

Fair

Over: NO NAME CREEK

0.9 MI E JCT FM1565&IH30, Hunt, TX

Built 1957 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 49,281

IH 30 & South FR

Fair

Over: DRAW

0.9MI E JCT FM36, Hunt, TX

Built 1957 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 47,917

IH 30 & South FR

Fair

Over: EAST ELM CREEK

0.3 MI E JCT FM1903&IH30, Hunt, TX

Built 1957 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 46,341

IH30 EB

Fair

Over: FARBER BRANCH

0.7 MI NE JCT FM1570&IH30, Hunt, TX

Built 1957 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 21,061

IH 30 - N FRTG RD

Fair

Over: BRUSHY CRK

3.5 MI E ROCKWALL CO LINE, Hunt, TX

Built 1960 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 640

SH 24 & SH 50

Fair

Over: IH 30

JCT SH50 AND IH30, Hunt, TX

Built 1965 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 9,300

US 380 WB

Fair

Over: WEST CADDO CREEK

8.1 MI W JCT US69&US380, Hunt, TX

Built 1922 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 7,048

SH 224

Fair

Over: RAYS CRK REL.

4.8MI SW JCT SP178, Hunt, TX

Built 1975 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 4,162

SH 224

Fair

Over: SCATTER BRANCH

1.7MI SW JCT SP 178, Hunt, TX

Built 1975 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 4,162

SH 224

Fair

Over: DRAW

0.8MI SW JCT SP 178, Hunt, TX

Built 1975 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 4,162

SH 34

Fair

Over: JONES CR

15.6 MILES SOUTH OF IH 30, Hunt, TX

Built 1922 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 6,515

SH34

Fair

Over: LONG BR

0.1 MI N JCT US69&SH34, Hunt, TX

Built 1955 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 12,437

FM512

Fair

Over: ONSTOTT CRK

7.9 MI S JCT SH34&FM512, Hunt, TX

Built 1948 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 252

CR 1012

Fair

Over: Short Creek Branch

.8 Mi NW of Wolfe City, Hunt, TX

Built 1935 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 100

CR 1012

Fair

Over: Short Creek Branch

1.1 Mi NW of Wolfe City, Hunt, TX

Built 1965 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 100

CR 1087

Fair

Over: Cowleech Creek

1.1 Mi N of FM 903, Hunt, TX

Built 1993 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 100

CR 1077

Fair

Over: East Caddo Creek

0.9 Mi N of FM 1569, Hunt, TX

Built 1997 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 60

CR 1039

Fair

Over: Hickory Creek

.25 Mi NE of Kingston, Hunt, TX

Built 1983 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 220

CR 4518

Fair

Over: Horse Creek

4.8 Mi N of Greenville, Hunt, TX

Built 2001 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 80

CR 3408

Fair

Over: Pecan Branch Dunn Creek

1.0 Mi W of FM 513, Hunt, TX

Built 2001 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 60

CR 2296

Fair

Over: Dry Creek

4.2 Mi N of SH 276, Hunt, TX

Built 1996 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 40

CR 2326

Fair

Over: Dry Creek

0.2 Mi E of CR 2426, Hunt, TX

Built 1997 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 356

CR 2400

Fair

Over: Bearpen Crk / Sandy Crk

0.9 Mi S of US 276, Hunt, TX

Built 1993 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 431

CR 2546

Fair

Over: Sandy Creek

2.5 Mi E of FM 35, Hunt, TX

Built 2001 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 242

CR 2422

Fair

Over: Bearpen Creek

0.2 MI SW of SH 276, Hunt, TX

Built 1992 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 483

CR 2508

Fair

Over: Brushy Creek

5.2 Mi S of Caddo Mills, Hunt, TX

Built 1996 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 50

CR 2740

Fair

Over: Middle Caddo Creek

0.8 Mi W of FM 36, Hunt, TX

Built 1993 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 20

Bois DArc St

Fair

Over: Trib of Sabine River

0.2 Mi S of BU 67, Hunt, TX

Built 1989 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,970

ONeal St

Fair

Over: Long Branch

0.7 MI S of SH 224, Hunt, TX

Built 1932 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,990

Sayle St

Fair

Over: Long Branch Sabine

0.1 Mi N of US 69/380, Hunt, TX

Built 1972 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 4,615

Wellington St

Fair

Over: Long Branch Sabine

0.1 Mi N of US 69, Hunt, TX

Built 1975 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 3,502

King St

Fair

Over: Trib of Sabine River

0.3 Mi S of BU 67, Hunt, TX

Built 1989 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,062

IH30 WB

Fair

Over: FARBER BRANCH

0.7 MI NE JCT FM1570&IH30, Hunt, TX

Built 1957 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 20,257

FM512

Fair

Over: LYTLE BR

8.6 MI S JCT SH34&FM512, Hunt, TX

Built 1948 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 252

CR 3503

Fair

Over: Little Creek

0.5 Mi E of SH 34, Hunt, TX

Built 2005 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 120

CR 2434

Fair

Over: Simmons Branch

1.0 Mi NW of FM 1565, Hunt, TX

Built 2002 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 477

CR 3303

Fair

Over: McGrew Branch

0.7 Mi S of US 69, Hunt, TX

Built 2002 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 60

CR 2469

Fair

Over: Renfro Creek

2.0 Mi S of SH 276, Hunt, TX

Built 2002 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 200

FM 816

Fair

Over: Loring Creek

2.6 MI E of FM 272, Hunt, TX

Built 1949 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 329

FM2068

Fair

Over: BARNETT BR

2.8 MI E JCT SH50&FM2068, Hunt, TX

Built 1955 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 123

FM1565

Fair

Over: BEAR PEN CRK

0.3 MI N JCT SH276&FM1565, Hunt, TX

Built 1953 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 3,347

CR 1133

Fair

Over: Arnold Creek

0.7 Mi N of FM 1562, Hunt, TX

Built 1992 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 100

IH 30 WB

Fair

Over: HALE CREEK

1.7 MI W JCT SH50&IH30, Hunt, TX

Built 1950 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 21,635

IH 30 EB

Fair

Over: HALE CREEK

1.7 MI W JCT SH50&IH30, Hunt, TX

Built 1950 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 21,635

US 380 WEST BOUND

Fair

Over: WEST CADDO RELIEF

8.0 MI W JCT US69&US380, Hunt, TX

Built 1922 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 7,048

FM 512

Fair

Over: DRAKE CRK

12.2 MI S JCT SH34&FM512, Hunt, TX

Built 1948 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 660
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges

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