Total bridges
231
Public highway bridges in Liberty County
County profile · official public datasets
Liberty County, TX
231 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 48.9% rated Good, 48.9% Fair, 2.2% Poor.
- 231
- Public bridges
- 48.9%
- Good condition
- 2.2%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Liberty County posts a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- 183rd
- of 247 on Poor share
- 2.2%
- Poor-condition share
- 231
- public highway bridges
- 1984
- 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.
Liberty County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Liberty County ranks #183 of 247 Texas counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 2.2%). Liberty County, Texas contains 231 public highway bridges. Roughly 48.9% are rated “Good,” 48.9% “Fair,” and 2.2% “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
48.9%
113 of 231 rated 7-9
Fair condition
48.9%
113 of 231 rated 5-6
Poor condition
2.2%
5 of 231 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#183 of 247
Among Texas counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 231 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 48.9% (113)
Fair 48.9% (113)
Poor 2.2% (5)
Liberty County's Poor-condition bridges carry 7,086 vehicle crossings a day
That is 0.5% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 2.2% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 1,417 crossings a day against 7,521 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 231 of 231 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
42.4% of Liberty County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
98 of the 231 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 48.9% 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 44.9% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
FM 563 over SHILOH CREEK, built 1940, carries 3,180 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 5-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 7,086 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Liberty County's bridges were built
231 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1920s
1920–1929
14 bridges
- 1930s 11
1930–1939
11 bridges
- 1940s 7
1940–1949
7 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
15 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
31 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
22 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
23 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
23 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
20 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
30 bridges
- 2020s
2020–2029
35 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 2020s, when 35 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 15.2% of those with a recorded year. Those records fall in the current decade of the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1984) matches the Texas average (1980).
How Liberty County compares with Texas's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Texas counties nearest Liberty County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 2.2% Poor share is the 4th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1984 against a peer-group mean of 1980 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 246 Texas counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Patricio County | 235 | 47.7% | 50.6% | 1.7% | 1978 |
| Eastland County | 234 | 40.6% | 58.1% | 1.3% | 1965 |
| Montague County | 234 | 47% | 50.4% | 2.6% | 1985 |
| Washington County | 232 | 38.8% | 57.8% | 3.4% | 1989 |
| Comal County | 231 | 75.8% | 24.2% | 0% | 1984 |
| Liberty County (this page) | 231 | 48.9% | 48.9% | 2.2% | 1984 |
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 Liberty 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 Liberty County, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside TX (231 bridges here).
- Saline County, AR · 231 bridges
- Jones County, IA · 231 bridges
- Clay County, KS · 231 bridges
- Panola County, MS · 231 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside TX (1984 here).
- Hennepin County, MN · avg 1984 · 936 bridges
- Duval County, FL · avg 1984 · 831 bridges
- El Paso County, CO · avg 1984 · 686 bridges
- Steuben County, NY · avg 1984 · 627 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
All bridges (231)
CR 2650
FairOver: MENARD CREEK
0.9 MI N OF FM 105, Liberty, TX
Built 1991 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 1,460
CR 117
FairOver: W FORK COW ISLAND BAYOU
1.55 MI E OF FM 770, Liberty, TX
Built 1986 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 100
FM 787
FairOver: NEVILLES BAYOU
2.8 MI E OF FM 223, Liberty, TX
Built 1952 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 1,888
CR 2305
FairOver: GAYLOR BAYOU
1.5 MI W OF CR 2306, Liberty, TX
Built 1983 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 104
SL 573 NB
FairOver: LITTLE TARKINGTON BAYOU
1.1 MI NE OF FM 2025, Liberty, TX
Built 1925 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 2,937
FM 787
FairOver: CHERRY CREEK
0.05 MI W OF FM 223, Liberty, TX
Built 1952 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 2,775
FM 770
FairOver: MAYHAW CREEK
0.1 MI SW OF HARDIN CO, Liberty, TX
Built 1950 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 2,343
CR 2306
FairOver: GAYLOR CREEK
0.8 MI SE OF CR 2305, Liberty, TX
Built 1989 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 100
US 90
FairOver: DRAW
1.6 MI NE OF HARRIS CO, Liberty, TX
Built 1970 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 16,449
US 90
FairOver: ABBOTT CREEK RELIEF
1.5 MI W OF FM 160, Liberty, TX
Built 1928 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 9,672
US 90
FairOver: DRAW
0.3 MI E OF FM 2684, Liberty, TX
Built 1964 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 18,409
US 59
FairOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
0.2 MI S OF SH 105 BUS, Liberty, TX
Built 1987 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 27,010
US 59 SBFR
FairOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
0.5 MI N OF SH 105, Liberty, TX
Built 1987 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 4,410
US 59 NBFR
FairOver: LITTLE TARKINGTON BAYOU
1.2 MI NE OF FM 2025, Liberty, TX
Built 1987 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 360
SH 105
FairOver: WHISKEY CREEK
1.2 MI W OF US 59, Liberty, TX
Built 1949 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 4,412
SL 227
FairOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
0.60 MI N OF US 90, Liberty, TX
Built 1969 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 9,093
SH 146
FairOver: EAST PRONG OLD RIVER
3.8 MI S OF US 90, Liberty, TX
Built 1936 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 13,713
SH 146
FairOver: DAYTON CANAL
0.5 Mi N OF FM 1413, Liberty, TX
Built 1936 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 13,713
FM 787
FairOver: E FORK MARSH BRANCH
6.6 MI NE OF SH 321, Liberty, TX
Built 1973 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,443
FM 1008
FairOver: LUCE BAYOU
5.4 MI SE OF SH 321, Liberty, TX
Built 1958 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 891
FM 1008
FairOver: DRAW
0.5 MI E OF SH 321, Liberty, TX
Built 1958 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,196
FM 686
FairOver: E FORK CEDAR BAYOU
5.6 MI W OF SH 321, Liberty, TX
Built 1950 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,386
FM 770
FairOver: DRAW
0.3 MI S OF US 90, Liberty, TX
Built 1954 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 871
FM 770
FairOver: DRAW
3.3 MI S OF US 90, Liberty, TX
Built 1955 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 929
FM 770
FairOver: W BRANCH DEVERS CANAL
4.8 MI S OF US 90, Liberty, TX
Built 1955 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 929
FM 1011
FairOver: DRAW
3.70 MI N OF SH 146, Liberty, TX
Built 1962 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,214
FM 2830
FairOver: DRAW
0.30 MI N OF US 90, Liberty, TX
Built 1968 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,206
CR 133
FairOver: SWINNEY MARSH
2.45 MI W OF FM 363, Liberty, TX
Built 1995 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 398
SAWMILL RD
FairOver: DRAIN DITCH
0.1 MI E OF CR 606 (KEMP), Liberty, TX
Built 1994 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,245
US 90
FairOver: ABBOTT CREEK
1.3 MI W OF FM 160, Liberty, TX
Built 1928 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 9,672
US 90 WB
FairOver: BLAU GULLY
8.3 MI W OF JEFFERSON C/L, Liberty, TX
Built 1925 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 7,400
US 90 WB
FairOver: WILLOW CREEK
7.1 MI W OF JEFFERSON C/L, Liberty, TX
Built 1925 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 7,400
US 90 WB
FairOver: WILLOW CREEK BRANCH
6.8 MI W OF JEFFERSON C/L, Liberty, TX
Built 1925 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 7,400
US 90 WB
FairOver: FELICIA CREEK
3.4 MI W OF JEFFERSON C/L, Liberty, TX
Built 1928 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 3,700
US 59 NB
FairOver: DRAW
0.2 MI SW SAN JACINTO C/L, Liberty, TX
Built 1925 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 15,334
US 59 NB
FairOver: DRAW
0.9 MI SW SAN JACINTO C/L, Liberty, TX
Built 1925 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 15,334
US 59 SB
FairOver: DRAW
0.2 MI SW SAN JACINTO C/L, Liberty, TX
Built 1966 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 13,186
FM 787
FairOver: L TARKINGTON BAYOU REL
1.4 MI NE OF SH 321, Liberty, TX
Built 1930 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 4,128
SH 105
FairOver: Gaylor Lake Relief
5.5 MI NW OF SH 146, Liberty, TX
Built 1968 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 4,651
FM 563
FairOver: REDMOND CREEK
6.3 MI S OF US 90, Liberty, TX
Built 1975 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 3,456
FM 770
FairOver: CYPRESS CREEK
1.9 MI NE OF FM 160, Liberty, TX
Built 1940 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,840
FM 834
FairOver: E FORK LONG ISLAND BAYOU
3.60 MI NE OF SH 146, Liberty, TX
Built 1935 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 4,645
FM 834
FairOver: DRAW
0.50 MI S OF MP RR, Liberty, TX
Built 1940 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 846
FM 834
FairOver: N FORK WILLOW MARSH
0.7 MI N OF FM 770, Liberty, TX
Built 1940 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 846
CR 602
FairOver: DRAIN DITCH
0.8 MI W OF US 90, Liberty, TX
Built 1999 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 514
CR 6494
FairOver: LONG JOHN CREEK
0.15 MI N OF CR 6490, Liberty, TX
Built 1980 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 800
MLK DRIVE
FairOver: DRAIN DITCH
0.1 MI W OF US 90, Liberty, TX
Built 1930 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 880
SH 146
FairOver: MENARD CREEK
2.9 MI N OF FM 787, Liberty, TX
Built 1948 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 2,357
US 90 WB
FairOver: PRAIRIE CLAY GULLY
1.7 MI W OF JEFFERSON C/L, Liberty, TX
Built 1928 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 3,700
US 90
FairOver: DRAW
2.5 MI W OF SH 61, Liberty, TX
Built 1928 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 7,345
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