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Jasper County, TX

179 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 44.7% rated Good, 53.1% Fair, 2.2% Poor.

179
Public bridges
44.7%
Good condition
2.2%
Poor condition

The verdict

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

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

186th
of 247 on Poor share
2.2%
Poor-condition share
179
public highway bridges
1973
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.

Jasper County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Jasper County ranks #186 of 247 Texas counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 2.2%). Jasper County, Texas contains 179 public highway bridges. Roughly 44.7% are rated “Good,” 53.1% “Fair,” and 2.2% “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

179

Public highway bridges in Jasper County

Good condition

44.7%

80 of 179 rated 7-9

Fair condition

53.1%

95 of 179 rated 5-6

Poor condition

2.2%

4 of 179 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#186 of 247

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

Condition distribution

Share of 179 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
44.7% (80)
Fair
53.1% (95)
Poor
2.2% (4)

Jasper County's Poor-condition bridges carry 4,601 vehicle crossings a day

That is 0.9% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 2.2% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 1,150 crossings a day against 2,503 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 179 of 179 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

58.7% of Jasper County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

105 of the 179 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 44.7% 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 93% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic

US 190 over NECHES RIVER, built 1943, carries 4,281 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 4-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.

Share is of the 4,601 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

When Jasper County's bridges were built

179 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 1960s, when 35 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 19.6% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 55 to 64 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1973, 7 years older than the Texas average of 1980.

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

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

The 5 Texas counties nearest Jasper County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 2.2% Poor share is the 5th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1973 against a peer-group mean of 1980 is 7 years older.

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

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Jasper County and the 5 Texas counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Potter County 181 4.4%
Orange County 179 2.2%
Jasper County (this page) 179 2.2%
Waller County 177 1.1%
Anderson County 176 0%
Atascosa County 176 0.6%

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

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside TX (179 bridges here).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside TX (1973 here).

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

All bridges (179)

PARK RD 48 N

Fair

Over: GATOR SLOUGH

1.05 MI N OF US 190, Jasper, TX

Built 1965 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 510

PARK RD 48 S

Fair

Over: GUM SLOUGH

0.70 MI S OF US 190, Jasper, TX

Built 1965 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 660

CR 278

Fair

Over: MENHOLMS CREEK

0.85 MI E OF FM 1408, Jasper, TX

Built 2004 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 173

US 96

Fair

Over: GUM SLOUGH

7.9 MI NE OF HARDIN CO, Jasper, TX

Built 1924 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 12,459

US 96

Fair

Over: DRAIN

1.15 MI S OF SL 149, Jasper, TX

Built 1934 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 4,753

US 96

Fair

Over: LITTLE CREEK

0.75 MI S OF FM 1007, Jasper, TX

Built 1934 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 4,753

US 96

Fair

Over: FOUR MILE BRANCH

5.30 MI N OF US 190, Jasper, TX

Built 1971 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 6,336

US 96

Fair

Over: HARTS CREEK

1.70 MI S OF US 190, Jasper, TX

Built 1959 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 7,215

US 96

Fair

Over: GOODE BRANCH

0.20 MI NE OF US 96 BUS E, Jasper, TX

Built 1933 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 10,636

SH 63

Fair

Over: LITTLE SANDY CREEK

0.90 MI NE OF US 190, Jasper, TX

Built 1958 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,426

SH 63

Fair

Over: DRAW

2.0 MI NW OF FM 1747, Jasper, TX

Built 1961 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,557

SH 63

Fair

Over: YEATES BRANCH

6.40 MI NW OF US 190, Jasper, TX

Built 1963 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,589

US 190

Fair

Over: WALNUT RUN CREEK

2.30 MI E OF US 96, Jasper, TX

Built 1997 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 5,896

FM 1131

Fair

Over: DRAW

0.9 MI SW OF FM 105, Jasper, TX

Built 1962 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,155

FM 1131

Fair

Over: DRAW

3.15 MI SW OF FM 105, Jasper, TX

Built 1962 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 846

FM 1131

Fair

Over: BEAUMONT WATER SUPPLY

6.7 MI SW OF FM 105, Jasper, TX

Built 1963 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 846

FM 252

Fair

Over: TROUT CREEK

1.30 MI NW OF FM 1013, Jasper, TX

Built 1965 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 983

FM 252

Fair

Over: DRAW

1.65 MI NW OF FM 1013, Jasper, TX

Built 1965 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 983

FM 252

Fair

Over: LITTLE WALNUT RUN

4.90 MI N OF FM 1005, Jasper, TX

Built 1974 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 944

RE 255

Fair

Over: W JORDAN CREEK

1.90 MI NE OF SH 63, Jasper, TX

Built 1962 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,580

FM 1004

Fair

Over: DRAW

7.90 MI NW OF US 96, Jasper, TX

Built 1955 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 497

FM 1004

Fair

Over: DRAW

6.5 MI NW OF US 96, Jasper, TX

Built 1938 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,213

FM 1004

Fair

Over: BIG CYPRESS CREEK

3.50 MI W OF SH 96, Jasper, TX

Built 1955 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 497

FM 777

Fair

Over: SANDY CREEK

0.40 MI NE OF SH 63, Jasper, TX

Built 1949 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,785

FM 777

Fair

Over: BIG WALNUT RUN

2.45 MI SE OF US 190, Jasper, TX

Built 1949 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 143

FM 777

Fair

Over: BIG WALNUT RUN RELIEF

2.35 MI S OF US 190, Jasper, TX

Built 1949 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 143

FM 1013

Fair

Over: NECHES RIVER

0.00 MI E OF TYLER C/L, Jasper, TX

Built 1959 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 769

FM 1004

Fair

Over: SLAYDONS CREEK

2.10 MI NE OF US 96, Jasper, TX

Built 1951 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 734

FM 1007

Fair

Over: SQUIRREL CREEK

3.35 MI SW OF US 96, Jasper, TX

Built 1969 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,064

FM 1007

Fair

Over: TIGER CREEK

1.30 MI SW OF US 96, Jasper, TX

Built 1969 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,347

FM 1007

Fair

Over: LITTLE CREEK

0.25 MI SW OF US 96, Jasper, TX

Built 1969 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,347

FM 2246

Fair

Over: DRAW

1.95 MI E OF US 96, Jasper, TX

Built 1958 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,111

FM 2800

Fair

Over: INDIAN CREEK

4.75 MI NW OF US 96, Jasper, TX

Built 1966 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 124

MARVIN HANCOCK DR.

Fair

Over: SANDY CREEK

0.25 MI SOUTH OF FM 2799, Jasper, TX

Built 1982 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 5,390

US 96

Fair

Over: QUINN MARSH

4.45 MI NE OF HARDIN CO, Jasper, TX

Built 1924 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 11,188

US 96 NB

Fair

Over: NECHES RIVER RELIEF #2

0.6 MI E OF HARDIN CO, Jasper, TX

Built 1962 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 8,197

SH 63

Fair

Over: DRAIN

1.80 MI E OF US 190, Jasper, TX

Built 1966 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,489

FM 776

Fair

Over: SANDY CREEK

1.30 MI E OF US 96, Jasper, TX

Built 1949 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 633

FM 1013

Fair

Over: PIN OAK CREEK

0.30 MI SE OF US 96, Jasper, TX

Built 1933 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,218

FM 1013

Fair

Over: PIN OAK CREEK RELIEF

0.35 MI SE OF US 96, Jasper, TX

Built 1933 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,218

FM 1004

Fair

Over: DRAW

0.20 MI NW OF US 96, Jasper, TX

Built 1972 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,934

FM 1004

Fair

Over: DRAW

4.90 MI NW OF US 96, Jasper, TX

Built 1938 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,213

FM 1004

Fair

Over: DRAW

3.90 MI NW OF US 96, Jasper, TX

Built 1938 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,213

CR 32

Fair

Over: LOUIS CREEK BRANCH

0.75 MI S OF SH 63, Jasper, TX

Built 1935 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 30

CR 62

Fair

Over: TROUT CREEK

0.10 MI SE OF R255, Jasper, TX

Built 1950 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 440

OLD HWY 8

Fair

Over: DRAW

0.30 MI N OF US 96, Jasper, TX

Built 1930 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 180

CR 569

Fair

Over: DRAW

1.80 MI N OF FM 1004, Jasper, TX

Built 1932 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 150

CR 569

Fair

Over: DRAW

0.15 MI N OF FM 1004, Jasper, TX

Built 1932 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 90

US 96 NB

Fair

Over: NECHES RIVER

1.25 MI W OF FM 105, Jasper, TX

Built 1962 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 8,197

FM 2799

Fair

Over: TROTTI CREEK

0.20 MI E OF FM 777, Jasper, TX

Built 1948 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 2,700
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges

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