Total bridges
714
Public highway bridges in McLennan County
County profile · official public datasets
McLennan County, TX
714 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 51.8% rated Good, 46.2% Fair, 2% Poor.
- 714
- Public bridges
- 51.8%
- Good condition
- 2%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
McLennan County posts a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across large county bridge inventory.
- 178th
- of 247 on Poor share
- 2%
- Poor-condition share
- 714
- 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.
McLennan County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, McLennan County ranks #178 of 247 Texas counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 2%). McLennan County, Texas contains 714 public highway bridges. Roughly 51.8% are rated “Good,” 46.2% “Fair,” and 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
51.8%
370 of 714 rated 7-9
Fair condition
46.2%
330 of 714 rated 5-6
Poor condition
2%
14 of 714 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#178 of 247
Among Texas counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 714 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 51.8% (370)
Fair 46.2% (330)
Poor 2% (14)
McLennan County's Poor-condition bridges carry 23,846 vehicle crossings a day
That is 0.2% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 2% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 1,703 crossings a day against 23,395 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 714 of 714 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
50.4% of McLennan County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
360 of the 714 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 51.8% 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 33.9% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
LP 2 EB / 18TH ST over UPRR MARY AVE WACO CRK, built 1935, carries 8,074 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 14-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 23,846 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When McLennan County's bridges were built
714 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1900s 1
1900–1909
1 bridges
- 1910s 2
1910–1919
2 bridges
- 1920s 4
1920–1929
4 bridges
- 1930s
1930–1939
84 bridges
- 1940s 11
1940–1949
11 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
71 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
102 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
110 bridges
- 1980s 40
1980–1989
40 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
50 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
91 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
103 bridges
- 2020s
2020–2029
45 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1970s, when 110 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 15.4% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 45 to 54 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1980) matches the Texas average (1980).
How McLennan County compares with Texas's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Texas counties nearest McLennan County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 2% Poor share is the 5th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1980 against a peer-group mean of 1991 is 11 years older.
Showing the 5 closest of 246 Texas counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Bend County | 795 | 72.8% | 24.7% | 2.5% | 1998 |
| El Paso County | 783 | 54.4% | 44.8% | 0.8% | 1986 |
| McLennan County (this page) | 714 | 51.8% | 46.2% | 2% | 1980 |
| Montgomery County | 710 | 69.2% | 30.1% | 0.7% | 1998 |
| Ellis County | 691 | 53.3% | 45.2% | 1.6% | 1987 |
| Bell County | 660 | 54.7% | 45% | 0.3% | 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 McLennan 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 McLennan County, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside TX (714 bridges here).
- Pinal County, AZ · 716 bridges
- Madison County, AL · 710 bridges
- Pulaski County, AR · 721 bridges
- Champaign County, IL · 727 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
- 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.
Fair-condition bridges (330)
CERVENKA RD
FairOver: ASH CREEK #761
4.45 MI NORTH OF LEROY, McLennan, TX
Built 2004 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 100
HEITMILLER RD
FairOver: LITTLE TEHUACANA CRK#587
0.50 MI NW OF FM 3149, McLennan, TX
Built 2005 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 142
LAKE SHORE DRIVE
FairOver: LAKE WACO SLGH #882 WAC
3.05 MI SW OF FM 1637, McLennan, TX
Built 1963 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 13,243
US 77 BUS SB
FairOver: Orchard Ln
0.8 Mi S of IH 35, McLennan, TX
Built 1958 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 5,904
US 77 BUS NB
FairOver: Orchard Ln
0.8 Mi S of IH 35, McLennan, TX
Built 1958 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 4,410
SL 484 NB
FairOver: UPRR
1.3 MI NW OF LP 340, McLennan, TX
Built 1967 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 4,416
SL 484 SB
FairOver: UPRR
1.3 MI N OF LP 340, McLennan, TX
Built 1967 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,501
US 77 BUS NB
FairOver: SP 484 NB to BUS 77 SB
1.5 Mi SE of IH 35, McLennan, TX
Built 1958 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 6,917
SH 317
FairOver: Hog Creek & Patton Rd
2.7 Mi S of Bosque C/L, McLennan, TX
Built 1947 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,619
SH 317
FairOver: N Tonk Creek
8.1 Mi N of US 84, McLennan, TX
Built 1947 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,123
SH 317
FairOver: Wasp Creek
5.8 Mi N of US 84, McLennan, TX
Built 1958 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,909
SH 317
FairOver: Pecan Creek
2.2 Mi N of US 84, McLennan, TX
Built 1958 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,888
FM 107
FairOver: Tributary Stampede Creek
3.5 Mi W of SH 317, McLennan, TX
Built 1954 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,404
FM 939
FairOver: WILLIAMS CREEK
1.7 MI SE OF SH 31, McLennan, TX
Built 1958 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 799
FM 185
FairOver: Hog Creek
3.5 Mi SW of SH 6, McLennan, TX
Built 1957 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 4,205
FM 2113
FairOver: Castleman Creek
1.6 Mi SW of IH 35, McLennan, TX
Built 1957 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 5,769
FM 2311
FairOver: Tehuacana Creek
1.30 Mi SE of FM 308, McLennan, TX
Built 1966 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 928
FM 2114
FairOver: Aquilla Creek
3.9 Mi W of IH 35, McLennan, TX
Built 1964 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,518
GARDEN DR
FairOver: PRIMROSE CRK #43 WAC
0.15 MI SW OF 4TH ST, McLennan, TX
Built 1971 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 397
US 84
FairOver: Williams Creek
5.0 Mi E of SH 31, McLennan, TX
Built 1931 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 5,093
US 77
FairOver: Cottonwood Creek
0.2 Mi N of LP 340, McLennan, TX
Built 1931 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 14,013
US 77
FairOver: Dry Creek
0.4 Mi N of FM 2643, McLennan, TX
Built 1931 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 7,515
SH 6 NB
FairOver: Loop 396
1.5 Mi NW of US 84, McLennan, TX
Built 1963 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 11,597
SH 6 SB
FairOver: Loop 396
1.5 Mi NW of US 84, McLennan, TX
Built 1963 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 13,212
FM 2491
FairOver: WILLIAMS CREEK
1.7 MI E OF LP 340, McLennan, TX
Built 1960 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,104
US 84
FairOver: Hog Creek
2.4 Mi E of SH 31, McLennan, TX
Built 1931 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 6,718
US 77
FairOver: Flat Creek
5.5 Mi N of FM 2643, McLennan, TX
Built 1931 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 21,161
FM 2113
FairOver: Chambers Creek
0.2 Mi SW of IH 35, McLennan, TX
Built 1957 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 5,769
FM 2113
FairOver: North Cow Bayou
8.1 Mi SW of IH 35, McLennan, TX
Built 1957 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 2,048
IH 35 SB
FairOver: Wiggins Rd
1.8 Mi N of FM 3149, McLennan, TX
Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 34,881
FM 1858
FairOver: IH 35
3.8 MI N. of FM 3149, McLennan, TX
Built 2013 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,485
IH 35 NB
FairOver: FM 2114
AT FM 2114, McLennan, TX
Built 2015 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 32,856
IH 35 SB
FairOver: FM 2114
AT FM 2114, McLennan, TX
Built 2015 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 32,856
LP 396 EB
FairOver: IH 35
2.5 MI N OF LP 340, McLennan, TX
Built 1964 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,864
LP 396 WB
FairOver: IH 35
2.5 MI N OF LP 340, McLennan, TX
Built 1964 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,864
IH 35 SB
FairOver: 18TH ST
3.1 Mi NE of SH 6, McLennan, TX
Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 72,009
IH 35 NB
FairOver: 18TH St
3.1 Mi NE of SH 6, McLennan, TX
Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 63,049
IH 35
FairOver: N Flat Creek
0.70 Mi SW of SH 6, McLennan, TX
Built 2011 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 67,192
IH 35 SBML
FairOver: North Fork Cow Bayou
5.30 Mi N of Falls C/L, McLennan, TX
Built 2016 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 38,533
IH 35 NBML
FairOver: North Fork Cow Bayou
5.30 Mi N of FM 107, McLennan, TX
Built 2015 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 34,003
NORTH FM 2837
FairOver: IH 35
7.40 MI N OF FM 107, McLennan, TX
Built 2015 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,250
IH 35 SB
FairOver: Crossover Rd
1.7 Mi S of LP 340, McLennan, TX
Built 2011 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 38,556
IH 35 NBML
FairOver: North Eddy Drive
1.0 Mi. N. of FM 107, McLennan, TX
Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 36,480
IH 35 SBML
FairOver: Union Pacific RR
2.1 Mi. North of FM 107, McLennan, TX
Built 2019 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 36,299
IH 35 NB
FairOver: Woodlawn Rd
3.5 MI N OF FM 107, McLennan, TX
Built 2015 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 34,413
SH 6 SB
FairOver: TEHUACANA CREEK
2.30 MI SE OF LP 340, McLennan, TX
Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,729
SH 6 NB
FairOver: SH 164 EB
8.8 MI SE OF LOOP 340, McLennan, TX
Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,822
SH 6 SB
FairOver: LITTLE SANDY CREEK
0.3 MI N OF FM 1860, McLennan, TX
Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12,255
US 84 EB
FairOver: Texas Central Pkwy
1.1 Mi W of SH 6, McLennan, TX
Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 26,038
RITCHIE RD
FairOver: US 84
1.7 MI W OF FM 1695, McLennan, TX
Built 1995 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 538
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