Total bridges
2,617
Public highway bridges in Tarrant County
County profile · official public datasets
Tarrant County, TX
2,617 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 58.2% rated Good, 41.4% Fair, 0.4% Poor.
- 2,617
- Public bridges
- 58.2%
- Good condition
- 0.4%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Tarrant 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 39%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 0.4%
- Poor-condition share
- 2,617
- public highway bridges
- 1990
- 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.
Tarrant County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Tarrant County ranks #97 of 247 Texas counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 0.4%). Tarrant County, Texas contains 2,617 public highway bridges. Roughly 58.2% are rated “Good,” 41.4% “Fair,” and 0.4% “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
58.2%
1,524 of 2,617 rated 7-9
Fair condition
41.4%
1,083 of 2,617 rated 5-6
Poor condition
0.4%
10 of 2,617 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#97 of 247
Among Texas counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 2,617 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 58.2% (1,524)
Fair 41.4% (1,083)
Poor 0.4% (10)
Tarrant County's Poor-condition bridges carry 167,826 vehicle crossings a day
That is 0.3% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 0.4% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 16,783 crossings a day against 20,108 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 2,617 of 2,617 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
26.1% of Tarrant County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
684 of the 2,617 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 58.2% 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 21.2% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
SPUR 347 EB over IH 35W SB, built 1960, carries 35,634 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 10-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 167,826 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Tarrant County's bridges were built
2,617 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1910s 3
1910–1919
3 bridges
- 1920s 8
1920–1929
8 bridges
- 1930s 64
1930–1939
64 bridges
- 1940s 44
1940–1949
44 bridges
- 1950s 81
1950–1959
81 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
264 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
356 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
417 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
365 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
370 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
542 bridges
- 2020s 103
2020–2029
103 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 2010s, when 542 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 20.7% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 5 to 14 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1990, 10 years newer than the Texas average of 1980.
How Tarrant County compares with Texas's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Texas counties nearest Tarrant County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 0.4% Poor share is the 4th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1990 against a peer-group mean of 1988 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 246 Texas counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris County | 4,029 | 50.7% | 48.7% | 0.6% | 1989 |
| Dallas County | 3,230 | 42.5% | 56.4% | 1% | 1983 |
| Tarrant County (this page) | 2,617 | 58.2% | 41.4% | 0.4% | 1990 |
| Bexar County | 2,342 | 55% | 44.7% | 0.3% | 1983 |
| Travis County | 1,544 | 63.9% | 35.9% | 0.2% | 1988 |
| Williamson County | 1,170 | 67.4% | 32.2% | 0.3% | 1995 |
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 Tarrant 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 Tarrant County, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside TX (2,617 bridges here).
- Maricopa County, AZ · 2,847 bridges
- Cook County, IL · 1,721 bridges
- Los Angeles County, CA · 3,547 bridges
- San Diego County, CA · 1,632 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside TX (1990 here).
- Fairfax County, VA · avg 1990 · 751 bridges
- Guilford County, NC · avg 1990 · 736 bridges
- Adams County, CO · avg 1990 · 535 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Fair-condition bridges (1,083)
SPRINGDALE ROAD
FairOver: SULPHUR BRANCH
0.8 MI N SH121 S HARWOOD, Tarrant, TX
Built 1962 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 242
TIBBETS DRIVE
FairOver: TRIB W FORK TRINITY RIV
0.25 MI S SH121 W FM157, Tarrant, TX
Built 1940 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 4,475
WAGON WHEEL TRAIL
FairOver: TRIB TO RUSH CREEK
0.22 MI N SPUR 303, Tarrant, TX
Built 1965 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,048
STONEWALL ROAD
FairOver: SOUTH CREEK
0.1 MI S OF VALLEY FORGE, Tarrant, TX
Built 1974 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 288
WICHITA ST
FairOver: NORTH FRK OF SOUTH CREEK
0.1 MI N OF IH 20, Tarrant, TX
Built 1979 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 17,591
DOVE RD EAST
FairOver: DOVE CREEK
1.9 MI E SH 114, Tarrant, TX
Built 1957 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 4,192
STRATFORD DR.
FairOver: TRIB. HIGGINS BRANCH
0.4 MI E OF STONELAKES DR, Tarrant, TX
Built 1994 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 50
PLANTATION DRIVE
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
0.1 MI W OF PEYTONVILLE, Tarrant, TX
Built 1985 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 100
Kirkwood Blvd EB
FairOver: Kirkwood Branch
0.20 MI E of SH 114, Tarrant, TX
Built 2001 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 6,819
NEWT PATTERSON RD
FairOver: TRIB OF WALNUT CREEK
0.37 MI SW US 287, Tarrant, TX
Built 1946 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 988
RETTA-MANSFIELD RD
FairOver: WALNUT CREEK
0.7 MI NW OF BROAD ST, Tarrant, TX
Built 1940 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,880
WALNUT CREEK DRIVE
FairOver: HOGPEN BRANCH
0.3 MI N OF US 287, Tarrant, TX
Built 1985 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 12,776
WALNUT CREEK DR NB
FairOver: WALNUT CREEK
1.0 MI S OF US 287, Tarrant, TX
Built 1952 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 12,569
DAY MIAR RD
FairOver: TRIB OF MOUNTAIN CREEK
0.7 MI SE OF WEBB ROAD, Tarrant, TX
Built 1939 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 600
DOVE ROAD
FairOver: HIGGINS BRANCH
0.73 MI W SH 114, Tarrant, TX
Built 1939 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 6,280
ROANOKE ROAD
FairOver: MARSHALL BRANCH
0.1 MI S OF SH 170, Tarrant, TX
Built 1939 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 4,368
BEDFORD RD
FairOver: LITTLE BEAR CREEK
0.5 MI S OF GLADE RD, Tarrant, TX
Built 1939 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 5,170
HERITAGE AVE
FairOver: TRIB TO LITTLE BEAR CRK
0.6 MI S OF GLADE RD, Tarrant, TX
Built 1944 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,393
JACKSON DR
FairOver: LITTLE BEAR CREEK
0.6 MI S OF GLADE RD, Tarrant, TX
Built 1940 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 3,650
OLD GLADE & GLADE
FairOver: TRIB TO LITTLE BEAR CR
0.2 MI E OF SH 26, Tarrant, TX
Built 1985 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 600
HIGHTOWER DR
FairOver: TRIB BIG FOSSIL CREEK
0.2 MI W OF RUFE SNOW, Tarrant, TX
Built 1986 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 11,460
CHAPMAN DRIVE
FairOver: TRIB BIG FOSSIL CREEK
1 BLOCK WEST OF WHITNEY, Tarrant, TX
Built 1980 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,516
STARDUST DR SOUTH
FairOver: TRIB TO BIG FOSSIL
0.2 MI S WATAGA RD., Tarrant, TX
Built 1970 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 889
WATAUGA RD
FairOver: TRIB OF BIG FOSSIL CREEK
1.2 MI EAST OF US 377, Tarrant, TX
Built 1986 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 17,518
NORTH PARK DRIVE
FairOver: TRIB TO BIG FOSSIL CK
200 FT E PEBBLEBROOK DR., Tarrant, TX
Built 1965 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,952
STARNES RD
FairOver: TRIB BIG FOSSIL CREEK
0.1 MI W OF RUFE SNOW, Tarrant, TX
Built 1965 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 3,960
S GREAT SW PKWY
FairOver: COTTONWOOD CR
0.80 MI S OF ABRAM ST, Tarrant, TX
Built 1976 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 11,948
Kingswood Blvd
FairOver: Trib Fish Creek
0.80 MI NW of Lake Ridge, Tarrant, TX
Built 1997 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 7,504
SYCAMORE CREEK RD
FairOver: TRIB SYCAMORE CREEK
AT EDGECLIFF ROAD, Tarrant, TX
Built 1987 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 718
SILVER CREEK RD.
FairOver: TRIB ASH CREEK
0.10 MI S STEWART STREET, Tarrant, TX
Built 1946 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,673
DANIELS STREET
FairOver: NORTH FORK DEER CREEK
200 FT S FERENZ W FM 731, Tarrant, TX
Built 1989 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 401
DAVIS RD
FairOver: DEER CREEK
0.5 MI E OF N CROWLEY RD, Tarrant, TX
Built 1990 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 200
ENON AVE
FairOver: CHAMBERS CREEK
0.3 MI W OF FOREST HILL, Tarrant, TX
Built 1938 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 3,014
ENON AVE
FairOver: CHAMBERS CREEK
0.2 MI W OF FOREST HILL, Tarrant, TX
Built 1939 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 3,014
FOREST HILL DR
FairOver: CHAMBERS CREEK
0.1 MI S OF ENON AVE, Tarrant, TX
Built 1939 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 8,700
S RACE ST
FairOver: SOUTH FORK CHAMBERS CRK
0.1 MI N OF EVERMAN PKWY, Tarrant, TX
Built 1950 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 150
CHAPIN RD
FairOver: PLANTATION WEST CREEK
0.6 MI E OF IH 820, Tarrant, TX
Built 1948 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,886
ROARING SPRINGS RD
FairOver: KINGS BRANCH
0.2 MI S OF SH183, Tarrant, TX
Built 1935 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 10,347
BURLINGTON RD
FairOver: TRIB OF LITTLE FOSSIL CK
0.1 MI N OF E MCLEROY BLV, Tarrant, TX
Built 1996 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 50
DEFIEL ROAD
FairOver: TRIB OF LITTLE FOSSIL CK
100 FT N OF MINTON RD, Tarrant, TX
Built 1983 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,685
ZEPHYR RD
FairOver: LITTLE FOSSIL CK TRIB
125 FT N OF MINTON RD, Tarrant, TX
Built 1983 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 50
ACADEMY RD.
FairOver: FARMERS BRANCH
0.4 MI S WH SETTLEMENT RD, Tarrant, TX
Built 1962 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 4,662
ANDERSON BLVD
FairOver: TRIB W FORK TRINITY RIV
0.3 MI SE JOHN T WHITE RD, Tarrant, TX
Built 1984 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 763
ANGLIN RD.
FairOver: TRIB TO VILLAGE CK
50 FT. N KENNEDALE ROAD, Tarrant, TX
Built 1939 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,460
W BAILEY BOSWELL R
FairOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
1.42 MI E OF FM 1220, Tarrant, TX
Built 1940 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 4,000
BASSWOOD BLVD
FairOver: TRIB OF BIG FOSSIL CREEK
700 FT E OF BEACH ST, Tarrant, TX
Built 1982 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 15,871
BRYANT IRVIN RD.
FairOver: VICKERY BLVD & UPRR
VICKERY AT BRYANT IRVIN, Tarrant, TX
Built 1970 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 22,354
BURTON HILL ROAD
FairOver: TRIB W FORK TRINITY RIV
1.1 MI S WHITE SETTLEMENT, Tarrant, TX
Built 1949 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 3,469
CAMELOT RD.
FairOver: TRIB TO SYCAMORE CK
0.5 MI E FM 731 S EDGCLIF, Tarrant, TX
Built 1969 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,815
CAREY ST
FairOver: TR LAKE ARLINGTON
0.7 MI N US 287 W IH 820, Tarrant, TX
Built 1971 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,220
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