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)

CR 262

Fair

Over: ECLETO CREEK

0.60 MI W OF SH 80, Karnes, TX

Built 1980 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 55

CR 277

Fair

Over: JACK PUMP CREEK

2.45 MI NE OF SH 80, Karnes, TX

Built 1995 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 55

CR 289

Fair

Over: ELM CREEK

1.6 MI SE OF SH 80, Karnes, TX

Built 1976 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 55

CR 289

Fair

Over: JACK PUMP CREEK

1.8 MI SE OF SH 80, Karnes, TX

Built 1965 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 55

CR 295

Fair

Over: Ecleto Creek

2.2 Mi. NE of SH 80, Karnes, TX

Built 1990 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 40

CR 326

Fair

Over: ECLETO CREEK

1.55 MI W OF CR 336, Karnes, TX

Built 1976 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 198

FM 887

Fair

Over: ECLETO CREEK

0.4 MI SW OF SH 80, Karnes, TX

Built 1954 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 855

SH 123

Fair

Over: SAN ANTONIO RIVER

3.6 MI N OF SH 80, Karnes, TX

Built 1939 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 3,174

FM 743

Fair

Over: HONDO CREEK

5.9 MI SE OF SH 72 BUS, Karnes, TX

Built 1949 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 135

FM 743

Fair

Over: HORD CREEK

1.0 MI S OF FM 2443, Karnes, TX

Built 1949 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 133

SH 123

Fair

Over: CIBOLO CREEK

4.20 MI N OF FM 81, Karnes, TX

Built 1939 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 3,090

SH 72

Fair

Over: SAN ANTONIO RIVER

3.0 MI SW OF FM 81, Karnes, TX

Built 1930 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 4,986

SH 123

Fair

Over: JACOBS CREEK

2.6 MI N OF FM 81, Karnes, TX

Built 1939 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 3,006

FM 1020

Fair

Over: OJO DE AGUA CREEK

1.0 MI E OF FM 81, Karnes, TX

Built 1953 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 124

SH 80

Fair

Over: ELM CREEK RELIEF

5.6 MI NE OF SH 119, Karnes, TX

Built 1930 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,011

SH 80

Fair

Over: ELM CREEK

5.5 MI NE OF SH 119, Karnes, TX

Built 1930 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,011

SH 80

Fair

Over: ECLETO CREEK

0.6 MI S OF FM 1354, Karnes, TX

Built 1930 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,872

SH 123

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

0.1 MI S OF WILSON CO L, Karnes, TX

Built 1939 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,836

FM 887

Fair

Over: CIBOLO CREEK

1.0 MI W OF SH 123, Karnes, TX

Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,434

CR 106

Fair

Over: DRAW

1.45 MI S OF FM 81, Karnes, TX

Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

CR 107

Fair

Over: DRAW

1.00 MI SE OF FM 81, Karnes, TX

Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 55

CR 207

Fair

Over: SAN ANTONIO RIVER

0.5 MI SE OF FM 791, Karnes, TX

Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 242

CR 261

Fair

Over: RHYMES CREEK

0.10 MI S OF FM 887, Karnes, TX

Built 2007 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 55

CR 266

Fair

Over: ECLETO CREEK

0.5 MI W OF SH 80, Karnes, TX

Built 2004 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 55

CR 290

Fair

Over: DRAW

0.90 MI SE OF SH 80, Karnes, TX

Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

US 181

Fair

Over: ESCONDIDO CREEK

0.4 MI N OF SH 72, Karnes, TX

Built 1952 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 15,747

FM 99

Fair

Over: ESCONDIDO CREEK

2.9 MI SW OF US 181, Karnes, TX

Built 1967 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,711

FM 1020

Fair

Over: YATES CREEK

2.5 MI SE OF FM 81, Karnes, TX

Built 1953 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 124

FM 887

Fair

Over: MARCELINA CREEK

0.1 MI NE OF US 181, Karnes, TX

Built 1980 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,434

US 181

Good

Over: COW CREEK DRAW

3.6 MI NW OF FM 1144, Karnes, TX

Built 1926 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 7,113

US 181

Good

Over: ESCONDIDO CREEK DRAW

0.1 MI NW OF FM 719, Karnes, TX

Built 1952 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 17,860

US 181

Good

Over: ESCONDIDO CREEK DRAW

0.25 MI N OF SH 72, Karnes, TX

Built 1952 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 15,747

FM 2509

Good

Over: MEDIO CREEK DRAW

0.1 MI W OF US 181, Karnes, TX

Built 1991 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 155

SH 123

Good

Over: MOCZYGEMBA CREEK

0.85 MI S OF FM 887, Karnes, TX

Built 1939 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,090

FM 882

Good

Over: ELM CREEK

1.3 MI W OF FM 626, Karnes, TX

Built 1959 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 759

FM 81

Good

Over: COW CREEK

2.8 MI S OF US 181, Karnes, TX

Built 1949 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 429

FM 791

Good

Over: DRAW

0.7 MI SW OF FM 887, Karnes, TX

Built 1949 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 938

FM 887

Good

Over: COOPER CREEK

5.7 MI E OF SH 123, Karnes, TX

Built 1954 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 673

FM 81

Good

Over: DRAW

2.4 MI E OF US 181, Karnes, TX

Built 1949 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,200

FM 81

Good

Over: PANNA MARIA CREEK

1.3 MI E OF SH 123, Karnes, TX

Built 1951 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,468

FM 2102

Good

Over: SAND HOLLOW

0.4 MI S OF FM 99, Karnes, TX

Built 1965 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 925

FM 2773

Good

Over: DRAW

2.2 MI NE OF FM 81, Karnes, TX

Built 1964 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,212

CR 326

Good

Over: DRAW

1.10 MI W OF CR 336, Karnes, TX

Built 1999 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 198

US 181

Good

Over: HONDO CREEK

1.70 MI S OF FM 2509, Karnes, TX

Built 1956 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 6,515

US 181

Good

Over: HONDO CREEK

1.80 MI S OF FM 2509, Karnes, TX

Built 1956 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 6,515

US 181

Good

Over: MEDIO CREEK DRAW

0.20 MI NW OF FM 2509, Karnes, TX

Built 1956 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 6,515

US 181

Good

Over: MEDIO CREEK DRAW

3.90 MI SE OF FM 2509, Karnes, TX

Built 1956 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 5,068

BUSINESS US 181

Good

Over: NICHOLS CREEK

0.4 MI NE OF FM 2509, Karnes, TX

Built 1963 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,520

SH 72

Good

Over: OJO DE AGUA CREEK

2.4 MI E OF FM 81, Karnes, TX

Built 1922 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 4,452

SH 72

Good

Over: SULPHUR CREEK

0.35 MI NE OF FM 626, Karnes, TX

Built 1937 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 5,853

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