Total bridges
528
Public highway bridges in Nueces County
County profile · official public datasets
Nueces County, TX
528 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 55.5% rated Good, 43.8% Fair, 0.8% Poor.
- 528
- Public bridges
- 55.5%
- Good condition
- 0.8%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Nueces 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 49%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 0.8%
- Poor-condition share
- 528
- public highway bridges
- 1985
- 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.
Nueces County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Nueces County ranks #122 of 247 Texas counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 0.8%). Nueces County, Texas contains 528 public highway bridges. Roughly 55.5% are rated “Good,” 43.8% “Fair,” and 0.8% “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
55.5%
293 of 528 rated 7-9
Fair condition
43.8%
231 of 528 rated 5-6
Poor condition
0.8%
4 of 528 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#122 of 247
Among Texas counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 528 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 55.5% (293)
Fair 43.8% (231)
Poor 0.8% (4)
Nueces County's Poor-condition bridges carry 27,000 vehicle crossings a day
That is 0.4% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 0.8% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 6,750 crossings a day against 13,713 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 528 of 528 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
38.6% of Nueces County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
204 of the 528 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 55.5% 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 49.4% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
OCEAN DRIVE WB over CAYO DEL OSO, built 1976, carries 13,330 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 27,000 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Nueces County's bridges were built
528 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1920s 8
1920–1929
8 bridges
- 1930s 12
1930–1939
12 bridges
- 1940s 19
1940–1949
19 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
39 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
91 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
45 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
66 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
73 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
92 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
42 bridges
- 2020s
2020–2029
41 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 2000s, when 92 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 17.4% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 15 to 24 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1985, 5 years newer than the Texas average of 1980.
How Nueces County compares with Texas's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Texas counties nearest Nueces County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 0.8% Poor share is the 3rd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1985 against a peer-group mean of 1976 is 9 years newer.
Showing the 5 closest of 246 Texas counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nueces County (this page) | 528 | 55.5% | 43.8% | 0.8% | 1985 |
| Grayson County | 513 | 40.5% | 57.7% | 1.8% | 1985 |
| Pecos County | 470 | 62.8% | 36.8% | 0.4% | 1962 |
| Jefferson County | 457 | 48.4% | 50.1% | 1.5% | 1977 |
| Hunt County | 456 | 51.8% | 47.6% | 0.7% | 1981 |
| Kaufman County | 452 | 46.5% | 52.4% | 1.1% | 1976 |
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 Nueces 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 Nueces County, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside TX (528 bridges here).
- Merced County, CA · 528 bridges
- LaSalle County, IL · 528 bridges
- New Castle County, DE · 527 bridges
- Marathon County, WI · 530 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside TX (1985 here).
- Hillsborough County, FL · avg 1985 · 840 bridges
- Lancaster County, NE · avg 1985 · 661 bridges
- Douglas County, NE · avg 1985 · 509 bridges
- Darke County, OH · avg 1985 · 463 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Good-condition bridges (293)
FM 24 - VIOLET RD
GoodOver: IH 37
0.65 MI W OF FM 3386, Nueces, TX
Built 1968 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 14,100
SUNTIDE RD
GoodOver: IH 37
3.45 MI W OF SH 358, Nueces, TX
Built 1968 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,000
IH 37
GoodOver: DRAIN
1.65 MI W OF SH 358, Nueces, TX
Built 1968 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 73,398
IH 37
GoodOver: TURKEY CREEK
0.40 MI NW OF FM 2292, Nueces, TX
Built 1995 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 66,205
US 77
GoodOver: DRAIN
1.52 MI S OF FM 665, Nueces, TX
Built 1964 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 22,996
SH 286
GoodOver: DRAW
4.5 MI S OF FM 2444, Nueces, TX
Built 1988 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,675
SH 286
GoodOver: DRAW
4.5 MI S OF FM 43, Nueces, TX
Built 1988 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,675
BU 77
GoodOver: DRAIN
3.3 MI S OF FM 624, Nueces, TX
Built 1933 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 8,700
BU 77
GoodOver: DRAIN
4.15 MI S OF FM 624, Nueces, TX
Built 1933 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 8,702
US 77
GoodOver: DRAIN
0.35 MI S OF FM 624, Nueces, TX
Built 1990 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 19,631
SH 44
GoodOver: DRAIN
1.90 MI E OF FM 666, Nueces, TX
Built 1940 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 9,699
US 77
GoodOver: DRAIN
0.40 MI N OF SH 44, Nueces, TX
Built 1974 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 19,131
SH 44
GoodOver: DRAIN
AT JIM WELLS COUNTY LINE, Nueces, TX
Built 1983 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 8,801
SH 44 SERVICE RD
GoodOver: DRAIN
JIM WELLS C/L SIDE DRAIN, Nueces, TX
Built 1983 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 5,310
US 77
GoodOver: DRAW
1.15 MI N OF SH 44, Nueces, TX
Built 1999 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 19,131
US 77
GoodOver: DRAW
1.75 MI N OF SH 44, Nueces, TX
Built 1999 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 19,131
SH 358
GoodOver: AIRPORT DITCH
1.00 MI W OF SH 286, Nueces, TX
Built 1982 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 67,405
SH 358
GoodOver: BALDWIN OUTFALL CHANNEL
0.1 MI S OF BATES, Nueces, TX
Built 1990 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 66,190
FM 666
GoodOver: DRAW
0.01 MI N OF SH 44, Nueces, TX
Built 1940 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,140
FM 665
GoodOver: DRAW
1.1 MI NE OF SH 358, Nueces, TX
Built 1995 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 6,000
SH 357
GoodOver: DRAW
1.38 MI S OF SH 358, Nueces, TX
Built 1994 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 34,173
FM 70
GoodOver: DRAW
0.90 MI W OF BU 77, Nueces, TX
Built 1954 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 789
FM 70
GoodOver: DRAW
5.44 MI S OF SH 44, Nueces, TX
Built 1954 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,162
FM 70
GoodOver: DRAW
1.55 MI S OF SH 44, Nueces, TX
Built 1954 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 834
FM 2292
GoodOver: DRAIN
0.85 MI N OF SH 44, Nueces, TX
Built 1989 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,775
FM 2826
GoodOver: DRAW
2.57 MI E OF US 77, Nueces, TX
Built 1965 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 532
FM 2826
GoodOver: DRAW
4.94 MI E OF US 77, Nueces, TX
Built 1965 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 532
FM 3386
GoodOver: TURKEY CR
1.11 MI S OF IH 37, Nueces, TX
Built 1997 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 6,894
FM 3354
GoodOver: DRAIN
1.90 MI E OF US 77, Nueces, TX
Built 1978 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 318
SUN WOOD DR
GoodOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
0.01 MI S OF CEDAR PASS, Nueces, TX
Built 1994 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,000
SH 44
GoodOver: DRAIN
0.95 MI W OF FM 2292, Nueces, TX
Built 1923 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 12,600
US 77
GoodOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
1.4 MI SW OF SH 44, Nueces, TX
Built 2011 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 28,900
SH 286
GoodOver: DRAW
5.45 MI S OF SH 357, Nueces, TX
Built 1931 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 3,675
SH 358 EB
GoodOver: STAPLES ST
2.0 MI E OF FM 43, Nueces, TX
Built 1972 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 43,210
SH 358 WB
GoodOver: CARROLL LANE
0.50 MI W OF FM 43, Nueces, TX
Built 1972 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 52,340
SH 358 WB
GoodOver: KOSTORYZ RD
1.0 MI W OF FM 43, Nueces, TX
Built 1972 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 63,120
FM 624
GoodOver: DRAW
3.80 MI W OF FM 666, Nueces, TX
Built 1939 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 6,170
FM 624
GoodOver: DRAW
0.70 MI W OF FM 666, Nueces, TX
Built 1939 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 6,593
FM 665
GoodOver: DRAW
3.40 MI E OF US 77, Nueces, TX
Built 1953 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 5,286
SH 357
GoodOver: DRAW
0.25 MI S OF SH 358, Nueces, TX
Built 1968 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 34,173
FM 24
GoodOver: OSO CREEK
1.35 MI N OF SH 44, Nueces, TX
Built 1987 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,917
FM 43
GoodOver: DRAIN
0.01 MI W OF FM 763, Nueces, TX
Built 1949 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 4,969
FM 70
GoodOver: DRAW
0.57 MI S OF FM 1833, Nueces, TX
Built 1954 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 275
FM 70
GoodOver: DRAW
6.0 MI W OF SH 286, Nueces, TX
Built 1943 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 4,013
CR 48
GoodOver: QUINTA CREEK
2.95 MI E OF FM 70, Nueces, TX
Built 1989 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 80
CR 77
GoodOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
0.40 MI S OF FM 3354, Nueces, TX
Built 2011 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 10
CR 85
GoodOver: CARRETA CREEK
1.00 MI S OF FM 70, Nueces, TX
Built 2005 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 273
CR 18
GoodOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
0.01 MI W OF CR 67, Nueces, TX
Built 2000 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 150
CR 24
GoodOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
1.60 MI W OF FM 892, Nueces, TX
Built 2005 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 55
CR 24
GoodOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
1.70 MI E OF US 77, Nueces, TX
Built 2005 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 55
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