Karnes County, TX

144 public highway bridges

Karnes County Bridge Snapshot

Karnes County, Texas contains 144 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 43.8% are rated “Good,” 54.2% “Fair,” 1.4% “Poor,” and 1.4% are classified as structurally deficient — the federal designation for spans whose deck, superstructure, or substructure has been rated 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. Structurally deficient does not mean unsafe to cross; it means the bridge is on the priority list for repair or replacement.

Inspections in TX are conducted by certified engineers from the state Department of Transportation on a 24-month cycle, and results are reported back to the FHWA each spring. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county, sorted by inventory load rating. Use the “Sort by” controls to surface the lowest-rated spans first, and click any row for full inspection history, traffic counts, and condition trends.

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.

144
Total Bridges
43.8%
Good
1.4%
Poor
1.4%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good
43.8% (63)
Fair
54.2% (78)
Poor
1.4% (2)
SD
1.4% (2)

All Bridges (144)

US 181

Unknown

Over: FM 2509 & NICHOLS CREEK

1.3 MI S OF FM 1145, Karnes, TX

Built 1957 ADT: 860

FM 1353

Fair

Over: ESCONDIDO CREEK

2.7 MI SW OF US 181, Karnes, TX

Built 1925 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 738

US 181

Fair

Over: SAN ANTONIO RIVER

0.5 MI SE OF FM 791, Karnes, TX

Built 1961 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 9,018

SH 80

Fair

Over: SAN ANTONIO RIVER RELIEF

0.9 MI SW OF FM 81, Karnes, TX

Built 1949 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 5,954

FM 792

Fair

Over: DRY ESCONDIDO CREEK

3.1 MI N OF SH 72, Karnes, TX

Built 1949 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 4,681

CR 330

Fair

Over: COW HOLLOW CREEK

1.15 MI E OF FM 743, Karnes, TX

Built 1925 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 115

US 181

Fair

Over: SAN ANTONIO RIVER DRAW

0.4 MI NW OF FM 791, Karnes, TX

Built 1929 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 9,219

US 181

Fair

Over: COW CREEK

5.1 MI NW OF FM 1144, Karnes, TX

Built 1929 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 7,113

US 181

Fair

Over: COW CREEK DRAW

3.25 MI NW OF FM 1144, Karnes, TX

Built 1926 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 7,113

SH 72

Fair

Over: PANTHER CREEK

3.40 MI E OF US 181, Karnes, TX

Built 1937 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 6,650

SH 80

Fair

Over: ECLETO CREEK DRAW

4.6 MI S OF SH 119, Karnes, TX

Built 1930 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 4,338

SH 80

Fair

Over: SAN ANTONIO RIVER DRAW

0.6 MI SW OF FM 81, Karnes, TX

Built 1929 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 5,954

SH 80

Fair

Over: SAN ANTONIO RIVER DRAW

0.35 MI SW OF FM 792, Karnes, TX

Built 1929 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,939

SH 123

Fair

Over: MANKA LAKE SLOUGH

3.8 MI N OF SH 80, Karnes, TX

Built 1939 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,174

SH 123

Fair

Over: DRAW

2.70 MI N OF SH 80, Karnes, TX

Built 1939 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,174

FM 81

Fair

Over: DRAW

1.3 MI S OF US 181, Karnes, TX

Built 1949 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 429

FM 791

Fair

Over: SAN ANTONIO RIVER

2.4 MI SW OF FM 887, Karnes, TX

Built 1949 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 938

FM 791

Fair

Over: SCARED DOG CREEK

3.7 MI SW OF FM 887, Karnes, TX

Built 1949 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,624

FM 81

Fair

Over: SAN ANTONIO RIVER

0.6 MI E OF US 181, Karnes, TX

Built 1949 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,818

FM 2102

Fair

Over: WEEDY CREEK

2.9 MI SE OF FM 99, Karnes, TX

Built 1965 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 925

US 181

Fair

Over: MEDIO CREEK DRAW

3.0 MI S OF FM 2509, Karnes, TX

Built 1956 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 5,068

BUSINESS US 181

Fair

Over: ESCONDIDO CREEK

0.3 MI SE OF FM 719, Karnes, TX

Built 1924 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 4,680

US 181 BUS

Fair

Over: NICHOLS CREEK

0.10 MI S OF FM 2509, Karnes, TX

Built 1957 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,520

SH 72

Fair

Over: OJO DE AGUA DRAW

0.3 MI E OF FM 81, Karnes, TX

Built 1929 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 5,670

SH 72

Fair

Over: SAN ANTONIO RIVER RELIEF

2.75 MI SW OF FM 81, Karnes, TX

Built 1949 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 4,986

SH 72

Fair

Over: PANTHER CREEK DRAW

4.35 MI W OF US 181, Karnes, TX

Built 1937 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 6,650

SH 72

Fair

Over: SULPHUR CREEK DRAW

1.7 MI E OF FM 626, Karnes, TX

Built 1937 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 5,853

SH 80

Fair

Over: DEES BRANCH

2.9 MI S OF SH 119, Karnes, TX

Built 1930 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 4,338

SH 80

Fair

Over: SAN ANTONIO RIVER

1.3 MI SW OF FM 81, Karnes, TX

Built 1930 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 5,954

FM 99

Fair

Over: SAND HOLLOW DRAW

1.3 MI EAST OF FM 2102, Karnes, TX

Built 1941 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,400

FM 99

Fair

Over: SAND HOLLOW

0.40 MI EAST OF FM 2102, Karnes, TX

Built 1941 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,400

FM 99

Fair

Over: SAND HOLLOW DRAW

0.40 MI WEST OF FM 2102, Karnes, TX

Built 1941 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,400

SH 239

Fair

Over: DRAW

8.8 MI SE OF SH 72, Karnes, TX

Built 1939 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,952

FM 81

Fair

Over: SALT CREEK

6.5 MI SE OF SH 80, Karnes, TX

Built 1947 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 3,100

FM 81

Fair

Over: DRAW

4.8 MI SE OF SH 80, Karnes, TX

Built 1940 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,416

FM 627

Fair

Over: ECLETO CREEK

1.1 MI W OF SH 80, Karnes, TX

Built 1950 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,504

FM 743

Fair

Over: POSSUM HOLLOW

3.8 MI SE OF SH 72 BUS, Karnes, TX

Built 1937 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 135

FM 792

Fair

Over: DRAW

1.4 MI S OF SH 80, Karnes, TX

Built 1939 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 3,111

FM 792

Fair

Over: DRAW

0.5 MI S OF SH 80, Karnes, TX

Built 1939 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 3,111

FM 81

Fair

Over: CIBOLO CREEK

2.5 MI E OF SH 123, Karnes, TX

Built 1986 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,468

FM 1144

Fair

Over: TURKEY CREEK

1.7 MI W OF US 181, Karnes, TX

Built 1940 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,546

FM 719

Fair

Over: DRAW

0.15 MI NE OF US 181, Karnes, TX

Built 1955 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,083

FM 2102

Fair

Over: PANTHER CREEK

0.8 MI W OF SH 72, Karnes, TX

Built 1942 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,831

FM 2102

Fair

Over: DOE CREEK

2.3 MI W OF SH 72, Karnes, TX

Built 1942 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,866

FM 2102

Fair

Over: BUCKER CREEK

2.1 MI SW OF FM 1353, Karnes, TX

Built 1942 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 846

CR 103

Fair

Over: SAN ANTONIO RIVER TRIB

3.8 MI NW OF FM 81, Karnes, TX

Built 1976 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 55

CR 103

Fair

Over: CHICKEN CREEK

2.5 MI NW OF FM 81, Karnes, TX

Built 1968 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 55

CR 112

Fair

Over: DRAW

0.55 MI SE OF FM 1020, Karnes, TX

Built 1981 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 180

CR 122

Fair

Over: OJO DE AGUA CREEK

0.05 MI S OF FM 885, Karnes, TX

Built 1970 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 158

CR 237

Fair

Over: DRAW

0.4 MI NE OF E MEYER ST, Karnes, TX

Built 1965 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 140

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Data sourced from official U.S. government datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial