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La Salle County, TX

146 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 55.5% rated Good, 44.5% Fair, 0% Poor.

146
Public bridges
55.5%
Good condition
0%
Poor condition

The verdict

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

La Salle County pairs a top-10% lowest Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with an older average build year than the state inventory.

Top 6%
lowest Poor share in state
0%
Poor-condition share
146
public highway bridges
1975
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.

La Salle County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, La Salle County ranks #14 of 247 Texas counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 0%). La Salle County, Texas contains 146 public highway bridges. Roughly 55.5% are rated “Good,” 44.5% “Fair,” and 0% “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

146

Public highway bridges in La Salle County

Good condition

55.5%

81 of 146 rated 7-9

Fair condition

44.5%

65 of 146 rated 5-6

Poor condition

0%

0 of 146 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#14 of 247

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

Condition distribution

Share of 146 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
55.5% (81)
Fair
44.5% (65)
Poor
0% (0)

50.7% of La Salle County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

74 of the 146 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 55.5% 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.

When La Salle County's bridges were built

146 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 1970s, when 46 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 31.5% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 45 to 54 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1975, 5 years older than the Texas average of 1980.

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

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

The 5 Texas counties nearest La Salle County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 0% Poor share is the 2nd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1975 against a peer-group mean of 1966 is 9 years newer.

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

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for La Salle County and the 5 Texas counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Frio County 146 0%
La Salle County (this page) 146 0%
Bosque County 145 1.4%
Cass County 145 0%
Fisher County 145 4.8%
Ector County 144 0%

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

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside TX (146 bridges here).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside TX (1975 here).

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

All bridges (146)

IH 35 SB

Good

Over: UPRR & TURNAROUNDS

2.80 MI N OF FM 133, La Salle, TX

Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,723

IH 35 NB

Good

Over: FM 133

IH 35 @ FM 133, La Salle, TX

Built 1977 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,421

IH 35 NB

Good

Over: SERVICE RD

10.55 MI N OF WEBB C/L, La Salle, TX

Built 1977 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,421

IH 35 SB

Good

Over: SH 44

1.10 MI N OF WEBB C/L, La Salle, TX

Built 1978 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,162

SH 97

Good

Over: Frio River

1.60 Mi S of SH 72, La Salle, TX

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,839

SH 97

Good

Over: Frio River Relief

1.25 MI S OF SH 72, La Salle, TX

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,413

SH 97

Good

Over: CANYON SLOUGH CREEK

0.70 MI S OF SH 72, La Salle, TX

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,839

SH 97

Good

Over: DRAW

1.45 MI W OF FM 469, La Salle, TX

Built 2023 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,271

EL JARDIN RD

Good

Over: FRIO RIVER

8.20 MI W OF SH 97, La Salle, TX

Built 2023 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,024

EL JARDIN RD

Good

Over: CIBOLO CREEK

11.5 MI W OF SH 97, La Salle, TX

Built 2022 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,024

EL JARDIN RD

Good

Over: CIBOLO CREEK

2.50 MI E OF FM 469, La Salle, TX

Built 2022 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,024

EL JARDIN RD

Good

Over: NOGARTE CREEK

2.30 MI E OF FM 469, La Salle, TX

Built 2022 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,024

EL JARDIN RD

Good

Over: DRAW

2.55 MI E of FM 469, La Salle, TX

Built 2022 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,024

CAMERON LANE

Good

Over: DRAW

0.1 MI S OF SH 97, La Salle, TX

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,380

CAMERON LANE

Good

Over: DRAIN

1.08 MI S of SH 97, La Salle, TX

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,380

CAMERON LANE

Good

Over: DRAW

1.15 MI S OF SH 97, La Salle, TX

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,380

CAMERON LANE

Good

Over: DRAW

4 MI S OF SH 97, La Salle, TX

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,380

CAMERON LANE

Good

Over: DRAW

4.9 MI S of SH 97, La Salle, TX

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,380

CAMERON LANE

Good

Over: GALINDA CREEK

5.25 MI S of SH 97, La Salle, TX

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 40

Cameron Lane

Good

Over: Draw

6.6 MI S of SH 97, La Salle, TX

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 40

Cameron Lane

Good

Over: Draw

8.9 MI S of SH 97, La Salle, TX

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,380

HOLLAND DAM

Good

Over: ELM CREEK

3.95 MI SE OF IH 35, La Salle, TX

Built 2023 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 682

ALBERT MARTIN RD

Good

Over: DRAW

3.25 MI E OF IH 35 FR, La Salle, TX

Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 30

ALBERT MARTIN RD

Good

Over: LAS RAICES CREEK

0.2 MI E OF IH 35 FR, La Salle, TX

Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 170

ALBERT MARTIN RD

Good

Over: DRAW

3.3 MI E OF IH 35 FR, La Salle, TX

Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 30

ALBERT MARTIN RD

Good

Over: DRAW

3.0 MI E OF IH 35 FR, La Salle, TX

Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 30

ALBERT MARTIN RD

Good

Over: DRAW

0.3 MI E OF IH 35 FR, La Salle, TX

Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 170

HUAJUCO RD

Good

Over: SAUZ CREEK

4.50 MI SE OF FM 624, La Salle, TX

Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 120

CTRR

Good

Over: Mustang Creek

1.8 MI N of FM 468, La Salle, TX

Built 2020 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,200

CTRR

Good

Over: Draw

1.8 MI N of FM 468, La Salle, TX

Built 2020 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,200

PECOS ST

Good

Over: MUSTANG CREEK

0.40 MI SW OF SH 97, La Salle, TX

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 332

CAMERON LN

Good

Over: GREEN BRANCH CREEK

16.3 MI S OF SH 97, La Salle, TX

Built 1990 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,457

IH 35 SB

Good

Over: 3RD ELM CREEK

0.70 MI S OF FM 133, La Salle, TX

Built 1977 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 10,103

FM 624

Good

Over: ALTITA CREEK

7.80 MI SE OF SH 97, La Salle, TX

Built 1972 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,440

IH 35 SB

Good

Over: LAS RAICES CREEK

2.0 MI S OF FM 133, La Salle, TX

Built 1977 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 10,103

IH 35 NB

Good

Over: JABONCILLOS CREEK

4.90 MI N OF WEBB C/L, La Salle, TX

Built 1978 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 10,446

FM 624

Good

Over: ELM CREEK

3.50 MI SE OF SH 97, La Salle, TX

Built 1972 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,440

IH 35 SB

Good

Over: CIBOLO CREEK

1.0 Mi N OF FM 469 E, La Salle, TX

Built 1959 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 12,769

IH 35 NB

Good

Over: CIBOLO CREEK

1.0 MI N OF FM 469 E, La Salle, TX

Built 1959 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 13,018

IH 35 WFR

Good

Over: JABONCILLOS CREEK

4.90 MI N OF WEBB C/L, La Salle, TX

Built 1930 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 91

COQUAT RANCH RD

Good

Over: LOS OLMOS CREEK (WEST)

10.4 MI E OF SH 44, La Salle, TX

Built 1990 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 40

COQUAT RANCH RD

Good

Over: LOS OLMOS CREEK (EAST)

10.8 MI E OF SH 44, La Salle, TX

Built 1990 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 40

IH 35 SB

Good

Over: FM 468

IH 35 @ FM 468, La Salle, TX

Built 1971 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 8,930

SH 97

Good

Over: MUSTANG CREEK

0.4 MI E OF IH 35 BUS, La Salle, TX

Built 1956 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 7,022

FM 624

Good

Over: W FK ELM CREEK

3.30 MI SE OF SH 97, La Salle, TX

Built 1972 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,440

SH 97

Good

Over: SALEM CREEK

9.70 MI W OF MCMULLEN C/L, La Salle, TX

Built 1956 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,956
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges

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