Total bridges
242
Public highway bridges in Lubbock County
County profile · official public datasets
Lubbock County, TX
242 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 45.9% rated Good, 53.7% Fair, 0.4% Poor.
- 242
- Public bridges
- 45.9%
- Good condition
- 0.4%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Lubbock County pairs a better-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with a newer average build year than the state inventory.
- Top 40%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 0.4%
- Poor-condition share
- 242
- public highway bridges
- 1988
- 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.
Lubbock County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Lubbock County ranks #98 of 247 Texas counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 0.4%). Lubbock County, Texas contains 242 public highway bridges. Roughly 45.9% are rated “Good,” 53.7% “Fair,” and 0.4% “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
45.9%
111 of 242 rated 7-9
Fair condition
53.7%
130 of 242 rated 5-6
Poor condition
0.4%
1 of 242 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#98 of 247
Among Texas counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 242 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 45.9% (111)
Fair 53.7% (130)
Poor 0.4% (1)
Lubbock County's Poor-condition bridges carry 100 vehicle crossings a day
That is 0% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 0.4% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 100 crossings a day against 13,010 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 242 of 242 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
36.8% of Lubbock County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
89 of the 242 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 45.9% 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 100% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
Indian Trail over Buffalo Lake Spillway, built 1980, carries 100 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 1-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 100 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Lubbock County's bridges were built
242 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1930s 2
1930–1939
2 bridges
- 1950s 10
1950–1959
10 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
29 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
65 bridges
- 1980s 20
1980–1989
20 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
30 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
45 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
40 bridges
- 2020s 1
2020–2029
1 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1970s, when 65 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 26.9% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 45 to 54 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1988, 8 years newer than the Texas average of 1980.
How Lubbock County compares with Texas's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Texas counties nearest Lubbock County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 0.4% Poor share is the 1st-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1988 against a peer-group mean of 1976 is 12 years newer.
Showing the 5 closest of 246 Texas counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Van Zandt County | 249 | 38.6% | 58.6% | 2.8% | 1977 |
| Grimes County | 245 | 41.2% | 57.6% | 1.2% | 1984 |
| Lubbock County (this page) | 242 | 45.9% | 53.7% | 0.4% | 1988 |
| Nacogdoches County | 237 | 21.1% | 73.4% | 5.5% | 1978 |
| Palo Pinto County | 237 | 41.8% | 57.8% | 0.4% | 1962 |
| San Patricio County | 235 | 47.7% | 50.6% | 1.7% | 1978 |
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 Lubbock 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 Lubbock County, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside TX (242 bridges here).
- Glenn County, CA · 242 bridges
- Macoupin County, IL · 242 bridges
- Wabaunsee County, KS · 242 bridges
- Tuscola County, MI · 242 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside TX (1988 here).
- Grant County, OK · avg 1988 · 476 bridges
- Loudoun County, VA · avg 1988 · 442 bridges
- Licking County, OH · avg 1988 · 439 bridges
- Vernon County, MO · avg 1988 · 401 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Fair-condition bridges (130)
US 82 WB
FairOver: AVENUE Q
0.95 MI W OF IH 27, Lubbock, TX
Built 2009 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,413
E LP 289 SB
FairOver: E 19TH ST
1.00 MI S OF FM 40, Lubbock, TX
Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,920
E LP 289 NB
FairOver: E 19TH ST
1.00 MI S OF FM 40, Lubbock, TX
Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,206
E LP 289 SB
FairOver: ABANDONED RAILROAD
1.15 MI S OF FM 40, Lubbock, TX
Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,110
E LP 289 NB
FairOver: ABANDONED RAILROAD
1.15 MI S OF FM 40, Lubbock, TX
Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,110
SE LP 289 NB
FairOver: SP 331 & BNSF RR
3.20 MI E OF IH 27, Lubbock, TX
Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,160
SE LP 289 SB
FairOver: SP 331 & BNSF RR
3.20 MI E OF IH 27, Lubbock, TX
Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,291
S LP 289 WB
FairOver: UNIVERSITY AVE
1.50 MI W OF IH 27, Lubbock, TX
Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20,233
S LP 289 EB
FairOver: UNIVERSITY AVE
1.50 MI W OF IH 27, Lubbock, TX
Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,825
LP 289 WB
FairOver: MLK JR. BLVD
1.4 MI E OF IH 27, Lubbock, TX
Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,475
LP 289 EB
FairOver: MLK JR. BLVD
1.4 MI E OF IH 27, Lubbock, TX
Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,703
LP 289 EB
FairOver: MUNICIPAL DR
1.42 MI E OF IH 27, Lubbock, TX
Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,703
LP 289 WB
FairOver: MUNICIPAL DR
1.42 MI E OF IH 27, Lubbock, TX
Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,475
LP 289 SB
FairOver: FM 2255 (4TH ST)
1.3 MI NE OF SH 114, Lubbock, TX
Built 2010 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,404
LP 289 SB
FairOver: SLIDE ROAD
1.8 MI NE OF SH 114, Lubbock, TX
Built 2010 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,105
LP 289 NB
FairOver: SLIDE ROAD
1.8 MI NE OF SH 114, Lubbock, TX
Built 2010 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,150
MLK JR BLVD
FairOver: 34TH ST; BNSF
1.00 MI S OF US 62, Lubbock, TX
Built 1984 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,000
N LP 289 EB
FairOver: US 84 & AT & SF RR
1.3 Mi W of FM 1264, Lubbock, TX
Built 1966 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 16,410
N LP 289 WB
FairOver: US 84 & AT & SF RR
1.3 Mi W of FM 1264, Lubbock, TX
Built 1966 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 16,410
US 84 ML
FairOver: IH 27
0.60 Mi N of S LP 289, Lubbock, TX
Built 1988 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 4,370
US 87 SB
FairOver: 114th Street
2.65 Mi S of S LP 289, Lubbock, TX
Built 1970 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 9,864
US 87 NB
FairOver: 114th Street
2.65 Mi S of S LP 289, Lubbock, TX
Built 1970 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 7,659
CORNELL ST
FairOver: SPUR 326
0.7 MI N OF US 82, Lubbock, TX
Built 1955 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 200
US 87 SB
FairOver: 98th Street
1.65 Mi S of S LP 289, Lubbock, TX
Built 1970 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 9,000
US 87 NB
FairOver: 98th Street
1.65 Mi S of S LP 289, Lubbock, TX
Built 1970 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 7,659
US 87 SB
FairOver: FM 1585
3.65 MI S OF S LP 289, Lubbock, TX
Built 1970 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 9,864
US 87 NB
FairOver: FM 1585
3.65 MI S OF S LP 289, Lubbock, TX
Built 1970 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 6,970
US 84 WB
FairOver: SP 331 SB
2.75 MI SE OF LP 289, Lubbock, TX
Built 1957 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 14,220
IH 27 SB FR
FairOver: IH 27 SB to S LP 289 WB
0.20 Mi N of S LP 289, Lubbock, TX
Built 1988 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 6,930
FM 2641
FairOver: BLACKWATER DRAW
1.00 MI W OF IH 27, Lubbock, TX
Built 1973 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,607
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