Total bridges
139
Public highway bridges in Lee County
County profile · official public datasets
Lee County, TX
139 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 44.6% rated Good, 54% Fair, 1.4% Poor.
- 139
- Public bridges
- 44.6%
- Good condition
- 1.4%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Lee County posts a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- 157th
- of 247 on Poor share
- 1.4%
- Poor-condition share
- 139
- public highway bridges
- 1980
- 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.
Lee County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Lee County ranks #157 of 247 Texas counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 1.4%). Lee County, Texas contains 139 public highway bridges. Roughly 44.6% are rated “Good,” 54% “Fair,” and 1.4% “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.
Good condition
44.6%
62 of 139 rated 7-9
Fair condition
54%
75 of 139 rated 5-6
Poor condition
1.4%
2 of 139 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#157 of 247
Among Texas counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 139 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 44.6% (62)
Fair 54% (75)
Poor 1.4% (2)
Lee County's Poor-condition bridges carry 9,155 vehicle crossings a day
That is 3.4% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 1.4% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry more traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 4,578 crossings a day against 2,262 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 139 of 139 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
37.4% of Lee County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
52 of the 139 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 44.6% 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 96% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
US 77 over UP RR, built 1953, carries 8,790 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 2-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 9,155 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Lee County's bridges were built
139 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1930s 11
1930–1939
11 bridges
- 1940s 9
1940–1949
9 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
19 bridges
- 1960s 13
1960–1969
13 bridges
- 1970s 2
1970–1979
2 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
23 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
21 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
33 bridges
- 2010s 8
2010–2019
8 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 2000s, when 33 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 23.7% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 15 to 24 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1980) matches the Texas average (1980).
How Lee County compares with Texas's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Texas counties nearest Lee County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 1.4% Poor share is the 5th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1980 against a peer-group mean of 1965 is 15 years newer.
Showing the 5 closest of 246 Texas counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell County | 140 | 32.9% | 66.4% | 0.7% | 1964 |
| Culberson County | 139 | 43.2% | 56.8% | 0% | 1963 |
| Upshur County | 139 | 46% | 54% | 0% | 1968 |
| Wilson County | 139 | 67.6% | 30.2% | 2.2% | 1966 |
| Lee County (this page) | 139 | 44.6% | 54% | 1.4% | 1980 |
| Scurry County | 138 | 48.6% | 50.7% | 0.7% | 1962 |
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 Lee 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 Lee County, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside TX (139 bridges here).
- Bulloch County, GA · 139 bridges
- St. Helena County, LA · 139 bridges
- Garrett County, MD · 139 bridges
- Midland County, MI · 139 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside TX (1980 here).
- Tulsa County, OK · avg 1980 · 1,135 bridges
- Miami-Dade County, FL · avg 1980 · 1,057 bridges
- Pulaski County, AR · avg 1980 · 721 bridges
- Hinds County, MS · avg 1980 · 663 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
All bridges (139)
CR 304
GoodOver: WILLOW CREEK
0.15 MI N OF FM 696, Lee, TX
Built 2005 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 222
CR 125
GoodOver: NAILS CREEK TRIBUTARY
0.6 MI NW OF FM 180, Lee, TX
Built 1956 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 60
CR 125
GoodOver: NAILS CREEK BRANCH
0.5 MI NW OF FM 180, Lee, TX
Built 1956 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 60
CR 125
GoodOver: YEGUA CREEK TRIB
0.3 MI SE OF FM 1697, Lee, TX
Built 1956 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 150
CR 304 A
GoodOver: WILLOW CREEK
0.6 MI SW OF CR 304, Lee, TX
Built 2006 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 30
CR 314
GoodOver: WAULEYE CREEK DRAW
0.1 MI SW OF FM 112, Lee, TX
Built 2003 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 100
CR 205
GoodOver: BULLFROG CREEK
1.9 MI SW OF US 290, Lee, TX
Built 1994 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 270
CR 217
GoodOver: SANDY CREEK
2.6 MI NE OF FM 448, Lee, TX
Built 1982 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 280
US 290
GoodOver: CUMMINS CREEK
1.8 MI E OF FM 141, Lee, TX
Built 1947 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 22,401
CR 125
GoodOver: NAILS CREEK
2.85 MI SE OF FM 1697, Lee, TX
Built 1960 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 60
SH 21
GoodOver: US 77
2.4 MI N OF FM 1624, Lee, TX
Built 1964 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 6,274
US 290 WB
GoodOver: DRAW A
0.5 MI W OF FM 180, Lee, TX
Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,993
US 290 WB
GoodOver: CUMMINS CREEK
5.7 MI E OF FM 141, Lee, TX
Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,993
US 290 WB
GoodOver: DRAW B
0.1 MI E OF FM 180, Lee, TX
Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,532
US 290 WB
GoodOver: DRAW C
0.7 MI E OF FM 180, Lee, TX
Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,532
US 77
GoodOver: BRUSHY CREEK
2.8 MI N OF LP 123, Lee, TX
Built 2004 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,217
US 77
GoodOver: ALLEN CREEK
7.2 MI N OF LP 123, Lee, TX
Built 2008 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,297
US 77
GoodOver: SPRING BRANCH
6.7 MI N OF LP 123, Lee, TX
Built 2015 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,297
FM 696
GoodOver: PRIVATE ROAD (LUMINANT)
0.75 MI E OF FM 619, Lee, TX
Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,726
FM 696
GoodOver: DRAW
1.9 MI E OF FM 619, Lee, TX
Built 2010 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,726
FM 696
GoodOver: PIN OAK BRANCH
7.0 MI E OF FM 619, Lee, TX
Built 2010 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,258
CR 216
GoodOver: SANDY CREEK
3.0 MI NE OF FM 448, Lee, TX
Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 70
CR 208
GoodOver: TADPOLE BRANCH
1.75 MI S OF US 290, Lee, TX
Built 1999 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 365
CR 220
GoodOver: RABBS CREEK
1.2 MI SW OF US 77, Lee, TX
Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 105
GUY M BRYAN AVE
GoodOver: MIDDLE YEGUA CREEK TRIB
1.2 MI SW OF FM 441, Lee, TX
Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 180
CR 424
GoodOver: EAST YEGUA CREEK
3.0 MI NE OF FM 141, Lee, TX
Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 200
CR 114
GoodOver: WEST YEGUA CREEK
5.3 MI NW OF FM 141, Lee, TX
Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100
CR 323
GoodOver: MIDDLE YEGUA CREEK
2.3 MI S OF FM 1624, Lee, TX
Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 60
CR 131
GoodOver: CEDAR CREEK
1.1 MI E OF FM 180, Lee, TX
Built 1999 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 133
CR 306
GoodOver: MIDDLE YEGUA CREEK
1.2 MI N OF FM 696, Lee, TX
Built 2013 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 140
CR 413
GoodOver: ALLEN CREEK
1.4 MI S OF BURLESON C/L, Lee, TX
Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50
CR 418
GoodOver: ALLEN CREEK
1.3 MI NW OF US 77, Lee, TX
Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 15
FM 696
GoodOver: MIDDLE YEGUA CREEK
9.0 MI E OF FM 619, Lee, TX
Built 1981 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,258
ALCOA MINE RD
GoodOver: CR 304
0.55 MI N OF FM 696, Lee, TX
Built 2005 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 100
FM 112
GoodOver: WALLEYE CREEK
1.5 MI S OF MILAM CL, Lee, TX
Built 1986 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 597
ALCOA MINE RD
GoodOver: CR 306
2.55 MI NE OF CR 304, Lee, TX
Built 2005 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 100
ALCOA MINE RD
GoodOver: CR 312
0.4 MI N OF CR 309, Lee, TX
Built 2005 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 100
US 77
PoorOver: UP RR
0.6 MI N OF US 290, Lee, TX
Built 1953 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 8,790
CR 208
PoorOver: RABBS CREEK
1.3 MI NE OF FM 2239, Lee, TX
Built 1978 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 365
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