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Jack County, TX

135 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 44.4% rated Good, 54.8% Fair, 0.7% Poor.

135
Public bridges
44.4%
Good condition
0.7%
Poor condition

The verdict

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

Jack County pairs a better-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with an older average build year than the state inventory.

Top 48%
lowest Poor share in state
0.7%
Poor-condition share
135
public highway bridges
1968
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.

Jack County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Jack County ranks #118 of 247 Texas counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 0.7%). Jack County, Texas contains 135 public highway bridges. Roughly 44.4% are rated “Good,” 54.8% “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

135

Public highway bridges in Jack County

Good condition

44.4%

60 of 135 rated 7-9

Fair condition

54.8%

74 of 135 rated 5-6

Poor condition

0.7%

1 of 135 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#118 of 247

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

Condition distribution

Share of 135 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
44.4% (60)
Fair
54.8% (74)
Poor
0.7% (1)

Jack County's Poor-condition bridges carry 100 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 100 crossings a day against 615 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 135 of 135 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

60.7% of Jack County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

82 of the 135 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 44.4% 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 100% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic

CAMPSEY RD- PCT 1 over TRIB OF CROOKED CREEK, built 1935, carries 100 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 100 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

When Jack County's bridges were built

135 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 1940s, when 28 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 20.7% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 75 to 84 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1968, 12 years older than the Texas average of 1980.

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

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

The 5 Texas counties nearest Jack 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 1968 against a peer-group mean of 1971 is in line with the group.

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

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Jack County and the 5 Texas counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Refugio County 136 2.2%
Midland County 135 1.5%
Jack County (this page) 135 0.7%
Gillespie County 134 0.7%
Jeff Davis County 134 0%
Tyler County 134 2.2%

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

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside TX (135 bridges here).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside TX (1968 here).

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

All bridges (135)

POST OAK RD PCT 1

Fair

Over: TRIB OF BIG CLEVELAND CK

5.9 MI N OF SH 199, Jack, TX

Built 1935 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 100

CR 223 - PCT 3

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF ROCK CREEK

1.25 MI S FROM FM 3209, Jack, TX

Built 1951 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 100

US 380

Fair

Over: BEANS CREEK

0.7 MI W OF FM-1156, Jack, TX

Built 1967 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,146

SH 199

Fair

Over: JASPER CREEK

0.6 MI E OF FM-1156, Jack, TX

Built 1931 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,127

US-281 NB

Fair

Over: CARROLL CREEK

1.4 MI SE OF FM-3324, Jack, TX

Built 1925 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,750

US-281 SB

Fair

Over: CARROLL CREEK

1.4 MI SE OF FM-3324, Jack, TX

Built 1958 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,760

POST OAK RD PCT 1

Fair

Over: TRIB TO CROOKED CREEK

8.0 MI NE OF US 281, Jack, TX

Built 1985 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 100

SH 148

Fair

Over: FLAG SPRINGS CREEK

3.3 MI N OF FM 2190, Jack, TX

Built 1947 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 304

FM 1191

Fair

Over: ROCK CREEK

7.0 MI S OF US-380, Jack, TX

Built 1960 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 285

FM 2210

Fair

Over: WEST FORK KEECHI CREEK

1.5 MI E OF FM 4, Jack, TX

Built 1965 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 122

SALT CREEK R PCT 3

Fair

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

1.67 MI. S. FROM US 380, Jack, TX

Built 1949 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 100

SH 199

Fair

Over: BOONS CREEK

0.7 MI E OF FM-2210, Jack, TX

Built 1931 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,657

US 281

Fair

Over: CAMERON CREEK

1.6 MI S OF FM-1191, Jack, TX

Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,616

US 281

Fair

Over: HENDERSON CREEK

0.4 MI NW OF SH-114, Jack, TX

Built 2008 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,616

FM 1191

Fair

Over: TRIB NORTH CREEK

1.8 MI S OF SH-114, Jack, TX

Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 414

FM 2210

Fair

Over: EAST FORK KEECHI CREEK

2.9 MI W OF US 281, Jack, TX

Built 1957 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 205

ROGERS RD PCT 4

Fair

Over: NORTH CREEK

0.70 MI S OF FM 2190, Jack, TX

Built 1945 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 100

FM 1191

Fair

Over: CAMERON CREEK

2.2 MI FROM US-281, Jack, TX

Built 1956 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 133

POST OAK RD PCT 1

Fair

Over: TRIB TO CROOKED CREEK

7.9 MI NE OF US 281, Jack, TX

Built 1985 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 100

COUNTY LINE PCT 1

Fair

Over: PECAN BRANCH

3.6 MI SOUTH OF FM 1810, Jack, TX

Built 2001 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 354

COCACOLA RCH PCT 1

Fair

Over: TRIB W FRK TRIN RIV

5.2 MI N US380 6 S SH1810, Jack, TX

Built 1944 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 100

KIRK LANE - PCT 1

Fair

Over: HALL CREEK

4.0 MI. N FROM SH 59, Jack, TX

Built 2004 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 100

ROGERS RD PCT 4

Fair

Over: BIG CLEVELAND CREEK

1.3 MI S OF FM-2190, Jack, TX

Built 1946 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 100

ROCK CREEK R PCT 3

Fair

Over: LONG HOLLOW CREEK

2.5 MI E OF FM-1191, Jack, TX

Built 2005 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 120

SALT CREEK R PCT 3

Good

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

2.0 MI. S. FROM US 380, Jack, TX

Built 1946 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 100

SH 199

Good

Over: TRIB BOONS CREEK

0.2 MI W OF FM-2210, Jack, TX

Built 1931 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,127

SH 148

Good

Over: SANDY CREEK

1.3 MI N OF FM-2127, Jack, TX

Built 1948 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 304

SH 148

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY TURKEY CREEK

3.2 MI S OF FM-2127, Jack, TX

Built 1948 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 304

FM 4

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY OF SALT CREEK

0.4 MI S OF FM 2210, Jack, TX

Built 1947 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 324

SH 114

Good

Over: LYNN CREEK

0.3 MI E OF FM-2950 NORTH, Jack, TX

Built 1939 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,436

SH 114

Good

Over: HENDERSON CREEK

0.2 MI W OF US-281, Jack, TX

Built 1939 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,385

SH 114

Good

Over: TRIB OF HENDERSON CREEK

0.1 MI W OF US-281, Jack, TX

Built 1939 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,385

FM 2127

Good

Over: JONES CREEK

0.4 MI E OF POSTOAK, Jack, TX

Built 1955 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 147

FM 2210

Good

Over: BOONS CREEK

1.9 MI S OF SH-199, Jack, TX

Built 1955 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 677

FM 2210

Good

Over: TRIB BOONS CREEK

0.2 MI N OF SH-199, Jack, TX

Built 1968 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 508

FM 2210

Good

Over: BOONS CREEK

2.8 MI N OF SH-199, Jack, TX

Built 1968 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 398

FM 2210

Good

Over: TWO BUSH BRANCH

0.8 MI W OF US 281, Jack, TX

Built 1995 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 205

FM 2190

Good

Over: TRIB CAMERON CREEK N

5.6 MI E OF US-281, Jack, TX

Built 1973 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 100

FM-2190

Good

Over: TRIB OF W FRK TRIN RIVER

2.4 MI E OF US-281, Jack, TX

Built 1989 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 100

FM 2950

Good

Over: CAMERON CREEK

0.4 MI N OF SH-114, Jack, TX

Built 1966 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 100

FM 4

Good

Over: SPILLERS BRANCH

.75 MI S OF US 380, Jack, TX

Built 1936 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 617

FM 1125

Good

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

0.8 MI E OF FM-2127, Jack, TX

Built 1950 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 100

POST OAK RD PCT 1

Good

Over: JONES CREEK

1.25 MI. S. FROM FM 2127, Jack, TX

Built 1988 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 100

FM 4

Good

Over: TRIB W FORK KEECHI CREEK

3.5 MI N OF FM-2210, Jack, TX

Built 1947 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 279

US 380

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK

0.8 MI W OF FM-3209, Jack, TX

Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,390

SH 59

Good

Over: WEST FORK TRINITY RIVER

1.9 MI SW OF FM-1810, Jack, TX

Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 667

SH 59

Good

Over: TRINITY RIVER RELIEF

1.7 MI SW OF FM-1810, Jack, TX

Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 667

SH 199

Good

Over: BEANS CREEK BRANCH

2.6 MI W OF FM-1156, Jack, TX

Built 2007 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,268

US 281

Good

Over: W FORK OF TRINITY RIVER

0.2 MI S OF LOOP 187, Jack, TX

Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,580

US 281 SB

Good

Over: BIG CLEVELAND CREEK

3.3 MI W OF SH-148, Jack, TX

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,945
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges

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