Total bridges
157
Public highway bridges in Newton County
County profile · official public datasets
Newton County, TX
157 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 40.8% rated Good, 55.4% Fair, 3.8% Poor.
- 157
- Public bridges
- 40.8%
- Good condition
- 3.8%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Newton 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.
- 227th
- of 247 on Poor share
- 3.8%
- Poor-condition share
- 157
- public highway bridges
- 1967
- 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.
Newton County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Newton County ranks #227 of 247 Texas counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 3.8%). Newton County, Texas contains 157 public highway bridges. Roughly 40.8% are rated “Good,” 55.4% “Fair,” and 3.8% “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
40.8%
64 of 157 rated 7-9
Fair condition
55.4%
87 of 157 rated 5-6
Poor condition
3.8%
6 of 157 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#227 of 247
Among Texas counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 157 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 40.8% (64)
Fair 55.4% (87)
Poor 3.8% (6)
Newton County's Poor-condition bridges carry 133 vehicle crossings a day
That is 0.1% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 3.8% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 22 crossings a day against 1,165 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 157 of 157 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
68.8% of Newton County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
108 of the 157 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 40.8% 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 30.8% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
CR 2018 over HACKBERRY BRANCH, built 1965, carries 41 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 6-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 133 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Newton County's bridges were built
157 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1930s
1930–1939
20 bridges
- 1940s 16
1940–1949
16 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
47 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
21 bridges
- 1970s 7
1970–1979
7 bridges
- 1980s 11
1980–1989
11 bridges
- 1990s 10
1990–1999
10 bridges
- 2000s 11
2000–2009
11 bridges
- 2010s 13
2010–2019
13 bridges
- 2020s 1
2020–2029
1 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1950s, when 47 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 29.9% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 65 to 74 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1967, 13 years older than the Texas average of 1980.
How Newton County compares with Texas's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Texas counties nearest Newton County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 3.8% Poor share is the 6th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1967 against a peer-group mean of 1967 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 246 Texas counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crockett County | 160 | 56.9% | 42.5% | 0.6% | 1965 |
| Leon County | 160 | 40.6% | 55.6% | 3.8% | 1976 |
| Runnels County | 158 | 46.2% | 51.3% | 2.5% | 1953 |
| Titus County | 158 | 59.5% | 39.2% | 1.3% | 1982 |
| Newton County (this page) | 157 | 40.8% | 55.4% | 3.8% | 1967 |
| Callahan County | 153 | 46.4% | 53.6% | 0% | 1959 |
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 Newton 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 Newton County, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside TX (157 bridges here).
- Lowndes County, AL · 157 bridges
- Jefferson County, IA · 157 bridges
- Franklin County, MS · 157 bridges
- Washington County, MO · 157 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside TX (1967 here).
- Los Angeles County, CA · avg 1967 · 3,547 bridges
- Allegheny County, PA · avg 1967 · 1,294 bridges
- Sonoma County, CA · avg 1967 · 609 bridges
- Merced County, CA · avg 1967 · 528 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Good-condition bridges (64)
SH 63
GoodOver: BALANCE BRANCH
0.45 MI E OF SH 87, Newton, TX
Built 1939 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,175
SH 63
GoodOver: BLACK BRANCH
6.30 MI NE OF SH 87, Newton, TX
Built 1939 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,061
SH 63
GoodOver: MILL CREEK
7.20 MI NE OF SH 87, Newton, TX
Built 1939 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,061
SH 63
GoodOver: BLACK CREEK BRANCH
8.40 MI NE OF SH 87, Newton, TX
Built 1939 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,061
US 190
GoodOver: DRAW
0.60 MI E OF SH 87, Newton, TX
Built 1934 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,497
US 190
GoodOver: DRAW
1.20 MI E OF FM 1416, Newton, TX
Built 1939 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,669
SH 87
GoodOver: MILL CREEK
3.05 MI N OF R 255, Newton, TX
Built 1971 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 714
SH 87
GoodOver: DRAW
0.02 MI W of Int LP 505, Newton, TX
Built 1970 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,971
SH 87
GoodOver: COW CREEK RELIEF
1.8 MI SW OF US 190, Newton, TX
Built 1975 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,304
SH 87
GoodOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
0.85 MI S OF FM 1416, Newton, TX
Built 1950 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,610
SH 12
GoodOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
1.00 MI NE OF ORANGE C/L, Newton, TX
Built 1945 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 5,578
SH 12
GoodOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
1.80 MI NE OF ORANGE C/L, Newton, TX
Built 1945 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 5,578
FM 363
GoodOver: DRAW
2.95 MI SW OF SH 87, Newton, TX
Built 1939 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,382
FM 363
GoodOver: DRAW
1.75 MI SW OF SH 87, Newton, TX
Built 1940 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,382
FM 363
GoodOver: WHITMAN BRANCH
0.60 MI SW OF SH 87, Newton, TX
Built 1939 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,382
FM 363
GoodOver: DRAW
8.90 MI E OF SH 87, Newton, TX
Built 1967 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 978
FM 363
GoodOver: DAVIS CREEK RELIEF
8.15 MI E OF SH 87, Newton, TX
Built 1999 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,007
FM 1416
GoodOver: CHURCH HOUSE CREEK
4.30 MI NE OF FM 2460, Newton, TX
Built 1956 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 420
FM 253
GoodOver: DRAW
1.00 MI W OF SH 87, Newton, TX
Built 1951 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 548
FM 1004
GoodOver: DRAW
0.70 MI E OF JASPER C/L, Newton, TX
Built 1951 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 790
FM 1012
GoodOver: LEWIS GULLY
5.20 MI S OF SH 63, Newton, TX
Built 1951 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 182
FM 1414
GoodOver: UNDERWOOD CREEK
4.35 MI NE OF SH 87, Newton, TX
Built 1951 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 404
FM 1414
GoodOver: DRAW
9.50 MI NE OF SH 87, Newton, TX
Built 1954 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 160
FM 1414
GoodOver: DAVE MACK BRANCH
3.10 MI NE OF SH 87, Newton, TX
Built 1955 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 404
FM 1414
GoodOver: MILL CREEK
5.40 MI NE OF SH 87, Newton, TX
Built 1955 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 404
FM 692
GoodOver: BABEL CREEK
1.10 MI S OF R 255, Newton, TX
Built 1963 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 398
FM 692
GoodOver: HICKMAN CREEK
4.90 MI S OF R 255, Newton, TX
Built 1963 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 398
FM 82
GoodOver: DRAW
0.70 MI NW OF FM 1004, Newton, TX
Built 1953 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 754
FM 2460
GoodOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
1.55 MI NW OF FM 1416, Newton, TX
Built 1956 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 323
FM 2939
GoodOver: WHITE OAK CREEK E BRANCH
3.00 MI W OF SH 87, Newton, TX
Built 1966 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 297
FM 2991
GoodOver: SWINDLERS CREEK
1.40 MI N OF FM 1414, Newton, TX
Built 1967 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 100
RE 255
GoodOver: LITTLE COW CREEK
5.35 MI E OF JASPER C/L, Newton, TX
Built 1981 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 750
CR 4650 (OLD SH87)
GoodOver: DRAW
0.55 MI S OF SH 87, Newton, TX
Built 1949 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 41
CR 3114
GoodOver: CYPRESS CREEK
2.30 MI NW OF SH 87, Newton, TX
Built 1995 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 87
SH 87
GoodOver: CANEY CREEK
0.95 MI NW OF SH 63, Newton, TX
Built 1966 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 716
SH 12
GoodOver: SABINE RIVER SLOUGH
1.40 MI SW LOUISIANA S/L, Newton, TX
Built 1995 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,607
SH 12
GoodOver: SABINE RIVER RELIEF
0.10 MI W LOUISIANA S/L, Newton, TX
Built 1995 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,676
FM 363
GoodOver: DAVIS CREEK
8.20 MI E OF SH 87, Newton, TX
Built 1999 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,007
FM 363
GoodOver: THICKETY CREEK
0.65 MI E OF SH 87, Newton, TX
Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,421
FM 363
GoodOver: DRAW
0.80 MI E OF SH 87, Newton, TX
Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,421
FM 1414
GoodOver: YELLOW BAYOU
3.40 MI S OF SH 63, Newton, TX
Built 1959 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 233
FM 692
GoodOver: MCGRAW CREEK
1.60 MI N OF SH 63, Newton, TX
Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 693
FM 2626
GoodOver: Quicksand Creek
2.45 MI NE OF US 190, Newton, TX
Built 2016 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 158
FM 1415
GoodOver: CAT CREEK
0.90 MI SW OF SH 87, Newton, TX
Built 1984 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 155
CLARKTOWN RD
GoodOver: BIG SANDY CREEK
2.0 MI SW OF SH 87, Newton, TX
Built 2008 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100
CR 2125
GoodOver: MCGRAW CREEK
0.5 MI NW OF FM 692, Newton, TX
Built 2015 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 46
CR 2069
GoodOver: MCGRAW CREEK
0.7 MI E OF FM 1414, Newton, TX
Built 2015 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 131
CR 2053
GoodOver: YELLOW BAYOU
2.40 MI E OF SH 87, Newton, TX
Built 2007 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100
CR 2001
GoodOver: THREE MILE BRANCH
1.20 MI N OF FM 2626, Newton, TX
Built 1985 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 131
CR 4031
GoodOver: DAVIS CREEK
0.15 MI W OF FM 2626, Newton, TX
Built 2011 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 27
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