Total bridges
191
Public highway bridges in Milam County
County profile · official public datasets
Milam County, TX
191 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 44.5% rated Good, 54.5% Fair, 1% Poor.
- 191
- Public bridges
- 44.5%
- Good condition
- 1%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Milam County posts a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- 133rd
- of 247 on Poor share
- 1%
- Poor-condition share
- 191
- public highway bridges
- 1979
- 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.
Milam County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Milam County ranks #133 of 247 Texas counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 1%). Milam County, Texas contains 191 public highway bridges. Roughly 44.5% are rated “Good,” 54.5% “Fair,” and 1% “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
44.5%
85 of 191 rated 7-9
Fair condition
54.5%
104 of 191 rated 5-6
Poor condition
1%
2 of 191 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#133 of 247
Among Texas counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 191 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 44.5% (85)
Fair 54.5% (104)
Poor 1% (2)
Milam County's Poor-condition bridges carry 716 vehicle crossings a day
That is 0.2% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 1% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 358 crossings a day against 1,502 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 191 of 191 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
47.1% of Milam County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
90 of the 191 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 44.5% 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 95.8% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
FM 486 over LITTLE RIVER SLOUGH, built 1960, carries 686 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 716 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Milam County's bridges were built
191 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1910s 1
1910–1919
1 bridges
- 1920s 10
1920–1929
10 bridges
- 1930s 2
1930–1939
2 bridges
- 1940s 1
1940–1949
1 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
34 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
37 bridges
- 1970s 9
1970–1979
9 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
23 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
20 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
24 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
18 bridges
- 2020s 12
2020–2029
12 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1960s, when 37 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 19.4% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 55 to 64 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1979) matches the Texas average (1980).
How Milam County compares with Texas's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Texas counties nearest Milam County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 1% Poor share is the 3rd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1979 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erath County | 198 | 53.5% | 46% | 0.5% | 1973 |
| Cherokee County | 196 | 26% | 74% | 0% | 1974 |
| Houston County | 196 | 41.3% | 51.5% | 7.1% | 1984 |
| Matagorda County | 192 | 37.5% | 55.7% | 6.8% | 1982 |
| Milam County (this page) | 191 | 44.5% | 54.5% | 1% | 1979 |
| Jim Wells County | 186 | 56.5% | 41.9% | 1.6% | 1969 |
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 Milam 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 Milam County, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside TX (191 bridges here).
- Jay County, IN · 191 bridges
- Ripley County, IN · 191 bridges
- Atchison County, MO · 191 bridges
- Pawnee County, NE · 191 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside TX (1979 here).
- Pima County, AZ · avg 1979 · 1,150 bridges
- Jefferson County, KY · avg 1979 · 662 bridges
- Spartanburg County, SC · avg 1979 · 638 bridges
- McPherson County, KS · avg 1979 · 586 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
All bridges (191)
CR 119
FairOver: BIG ELM CREEK
0.81 MI W OF FM 2269, Milam, TX
Built 2000 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 100
CR 304
FairOver: BRUSHY CR BRANCH
1.78 MI SW OF FM 908, Milam, TX
Built 2019 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 100
CR 417
FairOver: ALLIGATOR CREEK
2.2 MI SW OF FM 487, Milam, TX
Built 2007 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 20
CR 442
FairOver: BRUSHY CREEK RELIEF
0.5 MI S OF US 79, Milam, TX
Built 2017 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 100
FM 487
GoodOver: SAN GABRIEL RIVER
2.00 MI SE OF FM 1600, Milam, TX
Built 1972 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 792
US 190
GoodOver: ELM CREEK BRANCH NO 3
3.7 MI NW OF FM 1915, Milam, TX
Built 1954 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 9,483
US 190
GoodOver: ELM CREEK BRANCH NO 1
2.7 MI NW OF FM 1915, Milam, TX
Built 1954 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 9,483
US 79
GoodOver: DRAW
0.22 MI E OF FM 1786, Milam, TX
Built 1999 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 6,947
FM 1712
GoodOver: DRAW
0.50 MI S OF US 77, Milam, TX
Built 1964 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 482
FM 487
GoodOver: DRAW
1.10 MI N OF US 77, Milam, TX
Built 1968 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,355
FM 485
GoodOver: WALKERS CREEK RELIEF
3.10 MI E OF US 77, Milam, TX
Built 1956 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,716
FM 485
GoodOver: DRY BRANCH
4.50 MI E OF US 77, Milam, TX
Built 1956 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,023
FM 485
GoodOver: DRAW
0.90 MI E OF US 77, Milam, TX
Built 1957 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,716
FM 485
GoodOver: TYSON CREEK
5.75 MI E OF FM 979, Milam, TX
Built 1992 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,105
FM 485
GoodOver: SMITH BRANCH
10.90 MI E OF FM 979, Milam, TX
Built 1956 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,018
FM 1915
GoodOver: DRAW
1.2 MI W OF FM 485, Milam, TX
Built 1954 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 232
FM 486
GoodOver: ODOM BRANCH
2.6 MI S OF SH 36, Milam, TX
Built 1951 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 686
FM 486
GoodOver: DRAW
0.5 MI S OF US 79, Milam, TX
Built 1960 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,480
FM 486
GoodOver: DRAW
1.8 MI S OF US 79, Milam, TX
Built 1960 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,480
FM 486
GoodOver: TURKEY CREEK RELIEF NO 2
2.2 MI S OF FM 908, Milam, TX
Built 1987 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,437
FM 486
GoodOver: TURKEY CREEK RELIEF NO 1
2.9 MI S OF FM 908, Milam, TX
Built 1987 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,437
FM 437
GoodOver: DRAW
3.2 MI S OF SH 36, Milam, TX
Built 1957 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 812
FM 437
GoodOver: DRAW
1.8 MI N OF FM 1915, Milam, TX
Built 1964 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 755
FM 437
GoodOver: DONAHOE CREEK
1.6 MI N OF FM 1915, Milam, TX
Built 1964 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 755
FM 2027
GoodOver: DRAW
1.65 MI S OF FM 413, Milam, TX
Built 1962 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 224
FM 2027
GoodOver: POND CREEK
4.40 MI N OF FM 979, Milam, TX
Built 1978 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 157
FM 487
GoodOver: DRAW
1.00 MI E OF FM 1600, Milam, TX
Built 1960 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 792
FM 487
GoodOver: DRAW
1.80 MI SE OF FM 1600, Milam, TX
Built 1960 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 792
FM 979
GoodOver: JONES CREEK
4.80 MI W OF FM 485, Milam, TX
Built 1962 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 254
FM 1600
GoodOver: LITTLE BEAR CREEK
1.4 MI S OF FM 845, Milam, TX
Built 1973 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 966
FM 1600
GoodOver: BEAR CREEK
2.0 MI S OF FM 845, Milam, TX
Built 1973 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 966
FM 2269
GoodOver: DRAW
2.80 MI N OF SH 36, Milam, TX
Built 1959 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 815
FM 979
GoodOver: MAYSFIELD CREEK
1.4 MI N OF FM 485, Milam, TX
Built 1957 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 360
FM 2116
GoodOver: DRAW
2.05 MI SW OF FM 487, Milam, TX
Built 1961 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 351
CR 240
GoodOver: BIG ELM CREEK RELIEF
1.1 MI S OF FM 485, Milam, TX
Built 1988 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 350
CR 144
GoodOver: MCFALL BRANCH
0.51 MI N OF FM 2269, Milam, TX
Built 1989 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 70
CR 143
GoodOver: COW CREEK
1.0 MI N OF FM 2269, Milam, TX
Built 1989 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 120
CR 230
GoodOver: SANDY CREEK
1.50 NW OF US 77, Milam, TX
Built 2022 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 71
US 79
GoodOver: UPRR
4.05 MI NE OF FM 2095, Milam, TX
Built 1975 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 5,909
FM 1445
GoodOver: LITTLE POND CREEK
2.40 MI N OF FM 1444, Milam, TX
Built 1987 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 100
FM 1445
GoodOver: LITTLE POND CREEK SLOUGH
2.20 MI N OF FM 1444, Milam, TX
Built 1987 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 100
FM 486
GoodOver: TURKEY CREEK
2.2 MI S OF FM 908, Milam, TX
Built 1987 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,437
FM 1444
GoodOver: WALKERS CREEK
0.95 MI E OF US 77, Milam, TX
Built 1987 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 152
CR 446
GoodOver: SALTY CREEK
4.5 MI SE OF JCT US 79, Milam, TX
Built 2021 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 51
FM 486
GoodOver: SMALL CREEK
AT JCT FM 486 & FM 1331, Milam, TX
Built 1984 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 1,277
US 77 SB
GoodOver: LITTLE RIVER
0.4 MI N OF FM 2095, Milam, TX
Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,207
US 79
GoodOver: BRUSHY CREEK RELIEF NO 1
1.2 MI E OF FM 486, Milam, TX
Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,180
US 79
GoodOver: BRUSHY CREEK
1.8 MI E OF FM 486, Milam, TX
Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,180
US 79
GoodOver: SALTY CREEK
2.5 MI E OF FM 486, Milam, TX
Built 1997 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,180
US 79
GoodOver: ROCKY CREEK
2.1 MI W OF FM 1786, Milam, TX
Built 1997 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,918
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