Total bridges
214
Public highway bridges in Medina County
County profile · official public datasets
Medina County, TX
214 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 60.3% rated Good, 37.9% Fair, 1.9% Poor.
- 214
- Public bridges
- 60.3%
- Good condition
- 1.9%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Medina County pairs a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with an older average build year than the state inventory.
- 173rd
- of 247 on Poor share
- 1.9%
- Poor-condition share
- 214
- public highway bridges
- 1972
- 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.
Medina County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Medina County ranks #173 of 247 Texas counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 1.9%). Medina County, Texas contains 214 public highway bridges. Roughly 60.3% are rated “Good,” 37.9% “Fair,” and 1.9% “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
60.3%
129 of 214 rated 7-9
Fair condition
37.9%
81 of 214 rated 5-6
Poor condition
1.9%
4 of 214 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#173 of 247
Among Texas counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 214 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 60.3% (129)
Fair 37.9% (81)
Poor 1.9% (4)
Medina County's Poor-condition bridges carry 1,455 vehicle crossings a day
That is 0.2% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 1.9% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 364 crossings a day against 4,289 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 214 of 214 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
54.2% of Medina County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
116 of the 214 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 60.3% 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 39.5% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
CR 6715 over CHACON CREEK, built 1994, carries 575 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 4-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 1,455 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Medina County's bridges were built
214 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1920s
1920–1929
16 bridges
- 1930s
1930–1939
17 bridges
- 1940s
1940–1949
19 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
16 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
39 bridges
- 1970s 15
1970–1979
15 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
24 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
30 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
25 bridges
- 2010s 9
2010–2019
9 bridges
- 2020s 4
2020–2029
4 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1960s, when 39 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 18.2% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 55 to 64 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1972, 8 years older than the Texas average of 1980.
How Medina County compares with Texas's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Texas counties nearest Medina County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 1.9% Poor share is the 3rd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1972 against a peer-group mean of 1976 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 246 Texas counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henderson County | 216 | 43.1% | 56.5% | 0.5% | 1978 |
| Austin County | 214 | 63.1% | 34.1% | 2.8% | 1992 |
| Gregg County | 214 | 37.9% | 62.1% | 0% | 1972 |
| Medina County (this page) | 214 | 60.3% | 37.9% | 1.9% | 1972 |
| Reeves County | 213 | 52.6% | 45.5% | 1.9% | 1966 |
| Comanche County | 212 | 45.3% | 52.8% | 1.9% | 1974 |
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 Medina 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 Medina County, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside TX (214 bridges here).
- Lee County, AL · 214 bridges
- White County, IL · 214 bridges
- White County, IN · 214 bridges
- Lee County, IA · 214 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside TX (1972 here).
- Santa Clara County, CA · avg 1972 · 964 bridges
- Madison County, AL · avg 1972 · 710 bridges
- Kern County, CA · avg 1972 · 668 bridges
- York County, PA · avg 1972 · 569 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
All bridges (214)
FM 462
FairOver: HONDO CREEK
6.50 MI S OF BANDERA C/L, Medina, TX
Built 1965 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 384
IH 35 NB ML
FairOver: SH 132 & UP RR
2.81 MI NE OF FRIO C/L, Medina, TX
Built 1968 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 15,785
US 90 EB ML
FairOver: LIVE OAK CREEK
1.70 MI W OF FM 2200, Medina, TX
Built 1998 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 3,621
US 90 WB ML
FairOver: LIVE OAK CREEK
6.67 MI E OF UVALDE C/L, Medina, TX
Built 1998 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 3,457
SH 173
FairOver: CHACON CREEK
1.10 MI SE OF IH 35, Medina, TX
Built 1939 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 6,286
FM 2200
FairOver: HONDO CREEK
5.14 MI E OF FM 462, Medina, TX
Built 1962 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 308
HOUSTON STREET
FairOver: BMA IRRIGATION CANAL
0.2 MI NE OF US 90, Medina, TX
Built 1922 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 435
US 90 WB ML
FairOver: PARKER CREEK
9.3 MI E OF UVALDE CL, Medina, TX
Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,335
US 90 EB ML
FairOver: PARKER CREEK
9.32 M E OF UVALDE CL, Medina, TX
Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,381
US 90 EB ML
FairOver: SECO CREEK RELIEF
0.50 MI W OF FM 1796, Medina, TX
Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,553
US 90 EB ML
FairOver: EAST ELM CREEK
0.69 MI E OF UVALDE C/L, Medina, TX
Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,250
US 90 WB ML
FairOver: HONDO CREEK
21.95MI FROM UVALDE C/L, Medina, TX
Built 1983 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,904
SH 211
FairOver: SAN GERONIMO CREEK
0.75 MI N OF FM 471, Medina, TX
Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,295
CR 271
FairOver: BMA IRRIGATION CANAL
1.0 MI NW OF FM 2676, Medina, TX
Built 2008 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 468
CR 271
FairOver: MEDINA RIVER
7.6 MI N OF FM 2676, Medina, TX
Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 424
IH 35 NB ML
FairOver: SH 173
4.63 MI NE OF FRIO C/L, Medina, TX
Built 1968 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 13,958
IH 35 SB ML
FairOver: SH 173
4.63 MI NE OF FRIO C/L, Medina, TX
Built 1968 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 12,813
IH 35 SB ML
FairOver: SH 132 & UP RR
2.84 MI NE OF FRIO C/L, Medina, TX
Built 1968 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 15,863
SH 132
FairOver: W PRONG ATASCOSA RIV
0.03 MI SW ATASCOSA C/L, Medina, TX
Built 1921 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 6,978
FM 1796
FairOver: SECO CREEK
8.59 MI E OF UVALDE C/L, Medina, TX
Built 1960 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 374
IH 35 SB ML
FairOver: FRANCISCO CREEK
3.57 MI NE OF FRIO C/L, Medina, TX
Built 1968 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 12,813
FM 2676
FairOver: HONDO CREEK
1.53 MI E of SH 173, Medina, TX
Built 1970 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 2,097
CR 678
FairOver: CHACON CREEK
0.3 MI W OF FM 471, Medina, TX
Built 2008 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 100
FM 471
FairOver: IH 35
9.46 MI NE OF FRIO C/L, Medina, TX
Built 1967 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 5,500
IH 35 NB ML
FairOver: FT JEWET CREEK
7.52 MI NE OF FRIO C/L, Medina, TX
Built 1967 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 13,958
IH 35 NB ML
FairOver: CHACON CREEK
5.63 MI NE OF FRIO C/L, Medina, TX
Built 1967 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 13,958
IH 35 SB ML
FairOver: CHACON CREEK
5.63 MI NE OF FRIO C/L, Medina, TX
Built 1967 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 12,813
CR 5216
FairOver: PARKER CREEK
0.9 MI SE OF US 90, Medina, TX
Built 1924 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 251
SH 173
FairOver: HONDO CREEK
1.90 MI N OF US 90, Medina, TX
Built 1957 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,600
SH 173
FairOver: VERDE CREEK
4.65 MI FROM BANDERA CL, Medina, TX
Built 1959 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,970
SH 173
FairOver: VERDE CREEK
9.42 MI FROM BANDERA C/L, Medina, TX
Built 1959 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,970
IH 35 ML & FR
GoodOver: DRAW
2.07 MI SW OF SH 132, Medina, TX
Built 1940 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 27,534
IH 35 ML
GoodOver: DRAW
1.30 MI NE OF SH 173, Medina, TX
Built 1967 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 18,974
US 90 EB ML
GoodOver: WEST LIVE OAK CREEK
3.10 MI W OF FM 1250, Medina, TX
Built 1997 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 4,381
US 90 EB ML
GoodOver: W SQUIRREL CREEK
3.48 MI EAST UVALDE C/L, Medina, TX
Built 1998 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 4,250
US 90
GoodOver: ELM SLOUGH
17.40 MI E OF UVALDE C/L, Medina, TX
Built 1922 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 19,140
US 90
GoodOver: DRAW
19.09 MI E OF UVALDE C/L, Medina, TX
Built 1949 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 13,312
US 90
GoodOver: FLAT CREEK
34.62 MI FROM UVALDE C/L, Medina, TX
Built 1941 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 21,347
US 90
GoodOver: LITTLE SOUS CREEK
36.88 MI FROM UVALDE C/L, Medina, TX
Built 1941 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 21,347
US 90
GoodOver: DRY BRANCH CREEK
.1 MI FR BEXAR C/L, Medina, TX
Built 1941 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 21,347
US 90
GoodOver: W BR FRANCISCO PEREZ
26.70 MI FROM UVALDE C/L, Medina, TX
Built 1947 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 11,772
US 90
GoodOver: SAN FRANCISCO CREEK
5.4 MI WEST OF MEDINA RIV, Medina, TX
Built 1947 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 11,772
US 90
GoodOver: STADIUM CRK
0.92 MI E OF FM 471S, Medina, TX
Built 1981 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 21,347
US 90
GoodOver: CHACON CRK E BRANCH
0.36 MI W OF FM 1343, Medina, TX
Built 1986 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 11,772
SH 173
GoodOver: BURNT BOOT CREEK
19.53 MI S OF US 90, Medina, TX
Built 1938 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 7,830
SH 173
GoodOver: DRAW
9.40 MI S OF US 90, Medina, TX
Built 1945 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,815
SH 173
GoodOver: BRIAR BRANCH
10.19 MI S OF US 90, Medina, TX
Built 1945 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,815
SH 173
GoodOver: DRAW
10.70 MI S OF US 90, Medina, TX
Built 1945 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,815
SH 173
GoodOver: E VERDE CREEK
0.88 MI S OF BANDERA C/L, Medina, TX
Built 1959 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,970
SH 173
GoodOver: TURKEY CREEK
3.30 MI S OF BANDERA C/L, Medina, TX
Built 1959 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,970
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