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Lampasas County, TX

91 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 50.5% rated Good, 49.5% Fair, 0% Poor.

91
Public bridges
50.5%
Good condition
0%
Poor condition

The verdict

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

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

Top 14%
lowest Poor share in state
0%
Poor-condition share
91
public highway bridges
1958
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.

Lampasas County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Lampasas County ranks #35 of 247 Texas counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 0%). Lampasas County, Texas contains 91 public highway bridges. Roughly 50.5% are rated “Good,” 49.5% “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

91

Public highway bridges in Lampasas County

Good condition

50.5%

46 of 91 rated 7-9

Fair condition

49.5%

45 of 91 rated 5-6

Poor condition

0%

0 of 91 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#35 of 247

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

Condition distribution

Share of 91 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
50.5% (46)
Fair
49.5% (45)
Poor
0% (0)

80.2% of Lampasas County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

73 of the 91 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 50.5% 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 Lampasas County's bridges were built

91 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 1930s, when 26 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 28.6% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 85 to 94 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1958, 22 years older than the Texas average of 1980.

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

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

The 5 Texas counties nearest Lampasas County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 0% Poor share is the 3rd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1958 against a peer-group mean of 1969 is 11 years older.

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

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Lampasas County and the 5 Texas counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
San Augustine County 94 0%
Sabine County 93 1.1%
Sutton County 92 0%
Childress County 91 2.2%
Lampasas County (this page) 91 0%
San Saba County 90 1.1%

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

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside TX (91 bridges here).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside TX (1958 here).

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

All bridges (91)

FM 1047

Fair

Over: SIMMS CREEK

0.90 MI NW OF FM 581, Lampasas, TX

Built 1959 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 100

CR 3220

Fair

Over: BINION CREEK

2.60 MI E OF FM 2313, Lampasas, TX

Built 1950 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 100

THIRD ST

Fair

Over: BURLESON CREEK

0.60 MI NE OF US 183, Lampasas, TX

Built 1948 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 2,900

US 281

Fair

Over: AT&SF RAILROAD

2.35 MI N OF US 183, Lampasas, TX

Built 1934 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 5,217

FM 580

Fair

Over: LAMPASAS RIVER

4.1 MI N OF FM 2313, Lampasas, TX

Built 1965 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 779

THIRD ST

Fair

Over: GIBSON BRANCH

0.90 MI NE OF US 183, Lampasas, TX

Built 1948 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,171

US 190

Fair

Over: COOKSEY CREEK

4.5 MI E OF US 281, Lampasas, TX

Built 1938 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 12,926

US 190

Fair

Over: DRAIN

0.15 MI E OF US 183, Lampasas, TX

Built 1986 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 12,172

FM 580

Fair

Over: SLOUGH

1.80 MI N OF SAN SABA C/L, Lampasas, TX

Built 1953 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 373

US 281

Fair

Over: HEATLEY BRANCH

1.60 MI S OF CORYELL C/L, Lampasas, TX

Built 1935 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,984

US 281

Fair

Over: DRAW

4.25 MI S OF CORYELL C/L, Lampasas, TX

Built 1935 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,984

US 281

Fair

Over: DRAW

8.20 MI S OF CORYELL C/L, Lampasas, TX

Built 1935 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,078

US 281

Fair

Over: SIMMS CREEK

1.70 MI S OF FM 581, Lampasas, TX

Built 1934 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,587

US 281

Fair

Over: SULPHUR CREEK

0.30 MI S OF US 183 S, Lampasas, TX

Built 1934 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 4,971

US 281

Fair

Over: SULPHUR CREEK TRIBUTARY

1.35 MI S OF US 183 S, Lampasas, TX

Built 1934 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 7,467

US 190

Fair

Over: SALT CREEK TRIBUTARY

7.00 MI E OF SAN SABA C/L, Lampasas, TX

Built 1940 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,622

US 183

Fair

Over: DRAW

1.80 MI SE OF FM 3415, Lampasas, TX

Built 1936 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 5,159

US 183

Fair

Over: SCHOOL CREEK

2.40 MI SE OF FM 3415, Lampasas, TX

Built 1936 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 5,159

FM 580

Fair

Over: FALL CREEK

7.6 MI N OF FM 2313, Lampasas, TX

Built 1951 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 633

FM 1690

Fair

Over: LAMPASAS RIVER

0.1 MI NE OF FM 2527, Lampasas, TX

Built 1965 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 390

FM 2527

Fair

Over: DRAW

1.75 MI S OF FM 1690, Lampasas, TX

Built 1959 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 233

FM 2527

Fair

Over: BURLESON BRANCH

4.05 MI S OF FM 1690, Lampasas, TX

Built 1960 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 233

FM 2527

Fair

Over: DRAW

5.55 MI S OF FM 1690, Lampasas, TX

Built 1960 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 233

US 281

Fair

Over: LAMPASAS RIVER

0.05 MI N OF FM 581 S, Lampasas, TX

Built 1934 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 3,946

FM 581

Fair

Over: SIMMS CREEK

1.40 MI E OF FM 1047, Lampasas, TX

Built 1959 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 161

CR 2109

Fair

Over: PATTERSON CREEK

5.20 MI SE OF FM 581, Lampasas, TX

Built 1934 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 50

CR 2600

Fair

Over: BARKLEY CREEK BRANCH

1.90 MI E OF FM 581, Lampasas, TX

Built 1934 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 100

FM 580

Fair

Over: DONALSON CREEK

2.40 MI W OF FM 1494, Lampasas, TX

Built 1947 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 944

US 190

Fair

Over: COLORADO RIVER

0.00 MI E OF SAN SABA C/L, Lampasas, TX

Built 1940 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,612

US 190

Fair

Over: LAMPASAS RIVER

0.85 MI W OF FM 2313, Lampasas, TX

Built 1943 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 11,912

US 190

Fair

Over: SALT CREEK

8.45 MI E OF SAN SABA C/L, Lampasas, TX

Built 1940 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,622

FM 2313

Fair

Over: LAMPASAS RIVER

0.5 MI E OF FM 580, Lampasas, TX

Built 1962 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,086

US 190

Fair

Over: TAYLOR CREEK

0.8 MI E OF FM 2313, Lampasas, TX

Built 1938 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 13,897

FM 581

Fair

Over: SALT CREEK

2.80 MI SW OF US 190, Lampasas, TX

Built 1955 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 301

FM 581

Fair

Over: MILL BRANCH

1.45 MI SE OF US 281, Lampasas, TX

Built 1958 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 190

US 190

Fair

Over: ANTELOPE CREEK

2.80 MI E OF SAN SABA C/L, Lampasas, TX

Built 1954 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 1,613

FM 1478

Fair

Over: SULPHUR CREEK

0.80 MI NE OF BURNET C/L, Lampasas, TX

Built 1959 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 688

FM 580

Fair

Over: COLORADO RIVER

0.00 MI NW OF SN SABA C/L, Lampasas, TX

Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 373

US 183

Fair

Over: SULPHUR CREEK

0.15 MI N OF US 190, Lampasas, TX

Built 1949 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12,133

US 183

Fair

Over: BNSF RAILROAD

3.80 MI SE OF MILLS C/L, Lampasas, TX

Built 1936 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,829

US 281

Fair

Over: PATTERSON CREEK

3.30 MI S OF FM 581 S, Lampasas, TX

Built 1934 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 3,587

US 281

Fair

Over: SCHOOL CREEK

0.75 MI S OF FM 1690, Lampasas, TX

Built 1934 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 3,219

US 281

Fair

Over: LUCY CREEK

4.25 MI S OF FM 1690, Lampasas, TX

Built 1934 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 3,793

LP 257

Fair

Over: SULPHUR CREEK

0.5 MI E OF US 281, Lampasas, TX

Built 1942 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 8,804

FM 580

Fair

Over: LUCY CREEK

7.25 MI E OF US 183, Lampasas, TX

Built 2002 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,542

FM 3170

Good

Over: MESQUITE CREEK

0.15 MI SE OF US 190, Lampasas, TX

Built 1973 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 441

US 190

Good

Over: GOOCH BRANCH

1.40 MI NE OF US 183, Lampasas, TX

Built 1938 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 12,926

FM 580

Good

Over: BROWNS CREEK

5.35 MI SE OF FM 581, Lampasas, TX

Built 1953 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 407

FM 580

Good

Over: MCANELLY CREEK

0.85 MI E OF FM 581, Lampasas, TX

Built 1953 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 407

US 281

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

2.25 MI S OF FM 581 S, Lampasas, TX

Built 1935 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,587
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges

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