Total bridges
92
Public highway bridges in Sutton County
County profile · official public datasets
Sutton County, TX
92 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 39.1% rated Good, 60.9% Fair, 0% Poor.
- 92
- Public bridges
- 39.1%
- Good condition
- 0%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Sutton County pairs a top-quartile lowest Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with an older average build year than the state inventory.
- Top 14%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 0%
- Poor-condition share
- 92
- public highway bridges
- 1961
- 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.
Sutton County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Sutton County ranks #34 of 247 Texas counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 0%). Sutton County, Texas contains 92 public highway bridges. Roughly 39.1% are rated “Good,” 60.9% “Fair,” and 0% “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
39.1%
36 of 92 rated 7-9
Fair condition
60.9%
56 of 92 rated 5-6
Poor condition
0%
0 of 92 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#34 of 247
Among Texas counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 92 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 39.1% (36)
Fair 60.9% (56)
Poor 0% (0)
84.8% of Sutton County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
78 of the 92 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 39.1% 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.
When Sutton County's bridges were built
92 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1920s 3
1920–1929
3 bridges
- 1930s
1930–1939
14 bridges
- 1940s 7
1940–1949
7 bridges
- 1950s 6
1950–1959
6 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
35 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
26 bridges
- 2000s 1
2000–2009
1 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1960s, when 35 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 38% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 55 to 64 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1961, 19 years older than the Texas average of 1980.
How Sutton County compares with Texas's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Texas counties nearest Sutton County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 0% Poor share is the 2nd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1961 against a peer-group mean of 1968 is 7 years older.
Showing the 5 closest of 246 Texas counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Augustine County | 94 | 46.8% | 53.2% | 0% | 1979 |
| Sabine County | 93 | 50.5% | 48.4% | 1.1% | 1979 |
| Sutton County (this page) | 92 | 39.1% | 60.9% | 0% | 1961 |
| Childress County | 91 | 47.3% | 50.5% | 2.2% | 1964 |
| Lampasas County | 91 | 50.5% | 49.5% | 0% | 1958 |
| San Saba County | 90 | 55.6% | 43.3% | 1.1% | 1960 |
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 Sutton 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 Sutton County, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside TX (92 bridges here).
- Douglas County, GA · 92 bridges
- Taylor County, KY · 92 bridges
- Waldo County, ME · 92 bridges
- Camden County, MO · 92 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside TX (1961 here).
- Westchester County, NY · avg 1961 · 774 bridges
- Tehama County, CA · avg 1961 · 450 bridges
- Berkshire County, MA · avg 1961 · 450 bridges
- Schuylkill County, PA · avg 1961 · 368 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
All bridges (92)
IH 10 WB
FairOver: SIMMONS DRAW
0.29 MI E OF RM 1989, Sutton, TX
Built 1969 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 6,382
IH 10 EB
FairOver: SIMMONS DRAW
0.29 MI E OF RM 1989, Sutton, TX
Built 1969 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 6,510
US 277
FairOver: WARD DRAW
2.41 MI S OF LP 467, Sutton, TX
Built 1960 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,699
US 277
FairOver: SHURLEY DRAW
3.73 MI S OF LP 467, Sutton, TX
Built 1960 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,699
US 277
FairOver: SAWYER DRAW
6.77 MI S OF LP 467, Sutton, TX
Built 1960 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,699
US 277
FairOver: CAUTHORN DRAW NO 2
1.2 MI S OF FM 189, Sutton, TX
Built 1960 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,297
RM 1989
GoodOver: IH 10
7.44 MI W OF LP 467, Sutton, TX
Built 1969 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 146
IH 10 NFR
GoodOver: DRAW
0.59 MI W OF LP 467, Sutton, TX
Built 1933 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,002
IH 10 SFR
GoodOver: SIMMONS DRAW
0.29 MI E OF RM 1989, Sutton, TX
Built 1969 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 266
IH 10 ML & SFR
GoodOver: DRAW
2.25 MI E OF RM 1989, Sutton, TX
Built 1969 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 10,766
IH 10 SFR
GoodOver: DRAW
0.23 MI W OF LP 467, Sutton, TX
Built 1969 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 266
IH 10 ML
GoodOver: DRAW
2.11 MI E OF LP 467, Sutton, TX
Built 1972 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 9,642
IH 10 ML
GoodOver: DRAW
2.36 MI E OF LP 467, Sutton, TX
Built 1972 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 9,642
IH 10 ML
GoodOver: DRAW
0.40 MI E OF LP 467, Sutton, TX
Built 1973 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 9,642
IH 10 ML
GoodOver: DRAW
1.67 MI E OF RM 3307, Sutton, TX
Built 1972 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 9,642
IH 10 EB ENT RAMP
GoodOver: MCCARTY DRAW
0.02 MI E OF HARRELL RD, Sutton, TX
Built 1978 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 760
LP 467
GoodOver: DRAW
1.02 MI E OF FM 1691, Sutton, TX
Built 1949 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 814
LP 467
GoodOver: DRAW
1.36 MI E OF FM 1691, Sutton, TX
Built 1949 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 814
US 277
GoodOver: DRAW
0.07 MI SW OF IH 10, Sutton, TX
Built 1973 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,812
US 277
GoodOver: DRAW
15.01 MI S OF LP 467, Sutton, TX
Built 1969 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,588
US 277
GoodOver: DRAW
16.32 MI S OF LP 467, Sutton, TX
Built 1969 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,297
US 277
GoodOver: DRAW
18.86 MI S OF LP 467, Sutton, TX
Built 1969 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,297
RM 3130
GoodOver: MCCARTY DRAW
7.95 MI E OF IH 10, Sutton, TX
Built 1952 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 100
RM 3130
GoodOver: EVANS DRAW
9.81 MI E OF IH 10, Sutton, TX
Built 1952 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 100
RM 3130
GoodOver: GARRETT DRAW
11.73 MI E OF IH 10, Sutton, TX
Built 1952 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 100
IH 10 WB
GoodOver: IH 10 SERVICE RD
6.97 MI E CROCKETT CO LN, Sutton, TX
Built 1969 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 6,344
IH 10 EB
GoodOver: IH 10 SERVICE RD
6.96 MI E CROCKETT CO LN, Sutton, TX
Built 1969 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 6,497
IH 10 WB
GoodOver: LOWREY DRAW & POPLAR ST
0.68 MI E OF US 277, Sutton, TX
Built 1973 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 5,520
IH 10 EB
GoodOver: LOWREY DRAW & POPLAR ST
0.67 MI E OF US 277, Sutton, TX
Built 1973 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 6,103
IH 10 NFR
GoodOver: DRY DEVILS RIVER
0.02 MI W OF US 277, Sutton, TX
Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 120
RM 3130
GoodOver: IH 10
8.31 MI E OF RM 3307, Sutton, TX
Built 1976 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 135
IH 10 EB
GoodOver: MCCARTY DRAW/ HARRELL RD
8.20 MI E OF RM 3130, Sutton, TX
Built 1978 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,917
IH 10 WB
GoodOver: RAINEY DRAW
9.51 MI E OF RM 3130, Sutton, TX
Built 1978 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,489
IH 10 EB
GoodOver: RAINEY DRAW
9.51 MI E OF RM 3130, Sutton, TX
Built 1978 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,917
IH 10 WB
GoodOver: EVANS DRAW
10.07 MI E OF RM 3130, Sutton, TX
Built 1978 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,489
IH 10 EB
GoodOver: EVANS DRAW
10.07 MI E OF RM 3130, Sutton, TX
Built 1978 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,917
IH 10 WB
GoodOver: GARRETT DRAW
11.98 MI E OF RM 3130, Sutton, TX
Built 1978 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,489
IH 10 EB
GoodOver: GARRETT DRAW
11.98 MI E OF RM 3130, Sutton, TX
Built 1978 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,917
RM 3130
GoodOver: IH 10
1.10 MI W OF KIMBLE C/L, Sutton, TX
Built 1978 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 30
US 277
GoodOver: DRY DEVILS RIVER
0.01 MI N OF IH 10, Sutton, TX
Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,812
IH 10 SFR
GoodOver: DRY DEVILS RIVER
0.05 MI E OF US 277, Sutton, TX
Built 1973 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 2,446
US 277
GoodOver: E FORK DEVILS RIVER
8.66 MI S OF LP 467, Sutton, TX
Built 1960 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 2,699
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