Total bridges
419
Public highway bridges in Taylor County
County profile · official public datasets
Taylor County, TX
419 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 45.1% rated Good, 54.2% Fair, 0.7% Poor.
- 419
- Public bridges
- 45.1%
- Good condition
- 0.7%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Taylor County pairs a better-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with an older average build year than the state inventory.
- Top 47%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 0.7%
- Poor-condition share
- 419
- 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.
Taylor County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Taylor County ranks #116 of 247 Texas counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 0.7%). Taylor County, Texas contains 419 public highway bridges. Roughly 45.1% are rated “Good,” 54.2% “Fair,” and 0.7% “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
45.1%
189 of 419 rated 7-9
Fair condition
54.2%
227 of 419 rated 5-6
Poor condition
0.7%
3 of 419 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#116 of 247
Among Texas counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 419 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 45.1% (189)
Fair 54.2% (227)
Poor 0.7% (3)
Taylor County's Poor-condition bridges carry 620 vehicle crossings a day
That is 0% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 0.7% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 207 crossings a day against 5,399 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 419 of 419 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
70.2% of Taylor County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
294 of the 419 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 45.1% 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.
One structure carries 84.2% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
E South 7th St over CEDAR CREEK, built 1955, carries 522 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 3-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 620 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Taylor County's bridges were built
419 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1920s 38
1920–1929
38 bridges
- 1930s 8
1930–1939
8 bridges
- 1940s 22
1940–1949
22 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
120 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
96 bridges
- 1970s 14
1970–1979
14 bridges
- 1980s 23
1980–1989
23 bridges
- 1990s 29
1990–1999
29 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
50 bridges
- 2010s 16
2010–2019
16 bridges
- 2020s 3
2020–2029
3 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1950s, when 120 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 28.6% 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 Taylor County compares with Texas's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Texas counties nearest Taylor County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 0.7% Poor share is the 2nd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1967 against a peer-group mean of 1982 is 15 years older.
Showing the 5 closest of 246 Texas counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith County | 427 | 47.1% | 51.5% | 1.4% | 1981 |
| Taylor County (this page) | 419 | 45.1% | 54.2% | 0.7% | 1967 |
| Hidalgo County | 405 | 47.4% | 51.6% | 1% | 1990 |
| Hill County | 405 | 41% | 58% | 1% | 1982 |
| Johnson County | 404 | 49.5% | 50.5% | 0% | 1985 |
| Wichita County | 399 | 41.4% | 57.9% | 0.8% | 1971 |
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 Taylor 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 Taylor County, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside TX (419 bridges here).
- Kay County, OK · 419 bridges
- Lewis County, WA · 419 bridges
- Santa Barbara County, CA · 418 bridges
- Lucas County, OH · 418 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.
Fair-condition bridges (227)
BARROW ST
FairOver: CAT CLAW CREEK
0.5 MI S OF BUS LP 20, Taylor, TX
Built 1956 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 12,263
S 7TH STREET
FairOver: CAT CLAW CREEK
1.8 MI E OF US 83, Taylor, TX
Built 1928 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 3,632
S 11TH ST
FairOver: CAT CLAW CREEK
1.8 MI W OF SH 243, Taylor, TX
Built 1928 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,740
S 14TH STREET
FairOver: CAT CLAW CREEK
1.9 MI E OF US 83, Taylor, TX
Built 1964 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 16,372
IH 20 WB
FairOver: FM 1235
1.60 MI E OF FM 126, Taylor, TX
Built 1958 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 14,422
IH 20 EB
FairOver: FM 1235
1.60 MI E OF FM 126, Taylor, TX
Built 1958 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 16,408
US 83
FairOver: JIM NED CREEK
3.30 MI SW OF US 84, Taylor, TX
Built 1929 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 3,417
FM 707
FairOver: ELM CREEK
3.20 MI SE OF US 277, Taylor, TX
Built 1942 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 2,051
IH 20 WB
FairOver: DERSTINE RD
2.55 MI W OF FM 126, Taylor, TX
Built 1958 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 14,547
IH 20 EB
FairOver: DERSTINE RD
2.55 MI W OF FM 126, Taylor, TX
Built 1958 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 16,101
IH 20 WB
FairOver: BUS LOOP 20 (P)
1.20 MI W OF FM 126, Taylor, TX
Built 1958 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 14,467
IH 20 WB
FairOver: FM 126
1.60 MI W OF FM 1235, Taylor, TX
Built 1958 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 15,046
IH 20 EB
FairOver: FM 126
1.60 MI W OF FM 1235, Taylor, TX
Built 1958 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 16,596
IH 20 SFR
FairOver: BULL WAGON CREEK
2.30 MI W OF FM 707, Taylor, TX
Built 1928 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 390
FULWILER RD
FairOver: IH 20
1.10 MI E OF FM 707, Taylor, TX
Built 1961 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 2,369
IH 20 EB
FairOver: Loop 322
1.65 MI SE of SH 351, Taylor, TX
Built 1961 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 12,010
US 83 NB
FairOver: N 10TH ST
1.65 MI S OF IH 20, Taylor, TX
Built 1964 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 15,505
US 83 SB
FairOver: N 10TH ST
1.65 MI S OF IH 20, Taylor, TX
Built 1964 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 14,514
US 84
FairOver: E FORK JIM NED CREEK
1.15 MI S OF FM 613, Taylor, TX
Built 1925 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 4,129
US 84
FairOver: E FORK JIM NED CREEK
1.35 MI S OF FM 613, Taylor, TX
Built 1925 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 4,129
IH 20 WBFR
FairOver: RAINY CREEK
0.25 MI NW OF SH 351, Taylor, TX
Built 1961 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 2,110
IH 20 WB
FairOver: Loop 322
1.65 MI SE of SH 351, Taylor, TX
Built 1961 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 12,074
US 84
FairOver: EAST JIM NED CREEK
0.45 MI S OF FM 613, Taylor, TX
Built 1925 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 4,129
BUS LOOP 20 (R)
FairOver: BIG ELM CREEK
1.00 MI E OF US 83, Taylor, TX
Built 1928 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 13,143
US 83 SB
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
3.85 MI S OF FM 707, Taylor, TX
Built 1929 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 5,246
US 83 SB FR
FairOver: ELM CREEK
0.40 MI SE OF US 277, Taylor, TX
Built 1959 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 18,786
US 83 NB FR
FairOver: ELM CREEK
0.40 MI SE OF US 277, Taylor, TX
Built 1959 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 15,290
US 83 NB
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
3.90 MI S OF FM 707, Taylor, TX
Built 1962 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 5,133
SOUTH 14TH ST
FairOver: ELM CREEK
0.8 MI NE OF US 83, Taylor, TX
Built 1935 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 18,285
IH 20 NFR
FairOver: MULBERRY CREEK
4.15 MI E OF FM 126, Taylor, TX
Built 1958 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 60
IH 20 EBFR
FairOver: ELM CREEK
1.15 MI W OF US 83, Taylor, TX
Built 1961 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 660
BUS LOOP 20 (R)
FairOver: PINE ST
3.15 MI E OF US 83, Taylor, TX
Built 1960 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 10,940
SH 36
FairOver: Cedar Creek
2.15 MI W OF LP 322, Taylor, TX
Built 1927 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 13,291
US 277
FairOver: BNSF RR
0.40 MI NE OF FM 1235, Taylor, TX
Built 1960 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 3,226
FM 604
FairOver: Jim Ned Creek
0.95 MI E OF US 84, Taylor, TX
Built 1956 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 272
IH 20 EB
FairOver: MULBERRY CREEK
4.15 MI E OF FM 126, Taylor, TX
Built 1922 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 17,461
BUS LOOP 20 (N)
FairOver: IH 20
0.35 MI E OF NOLAN C/L, Taylor, TX
Built 1958 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 114
US 83
FairOver: BUGLER CREEK RELIEF
1.05 MI SW OF FM 604, Taylor, TX
Built 1927 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,658
FM 89
FairOver: ELM CREEK
2.10 MI SW OF FM 707, Taylor, TX
Built 1962 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 3,875
FM 89
FairOver: ELM CREEK
3.95 MI S OF FM 707, Taylor, TX
Built 1962 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 4,065
LOOP 322 SB
FairOver: RAINY CREEK
0.65 MI S OF IH 20, Taylor, TX
Built 1963 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 5,578
BUS LOOP 20
FairOver: IH 20
1.10 MI E OF FM 707, Taylor, TX
Built 1961 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 1,550
US 83 BUS
FairOver: Big Elm Creek
1.35 MI NW of IH 20, Taylor, TX
Built 1930 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 5,245
US 83
FairOver: BUGLER CREEK
0.71 MI SW OF FM 604, Taylor, TX
Built 1927 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 2,658
SH 36
FairOver: Spring Creek
6.80 MI SE OF LP 322, Taylor, TX
Built 1934 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 3,789
IH 20 WB
FairOver: ELM CREEK & SHIRLEY RD
1.15 MI W OF US 83, Taylor, TX
Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12,594
IH 20 EB
FairOver: ELM CREEK & SHIRLEY RD
1.15 MI W OF US 83, Taylor, TX
Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,689
IH 20 EB
FairOver: IH 20 WB EXIT RAMP
0.25 MI W OF US 83, Taylor, TX
Built 2008 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 22,393
IH 20 EB
FairOver: US 83 / US 277
4.50 MI W OF SH 351, Taylor, TX
Built 2008 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,689
IH 20 EB
FairOver: RAINY CREEK
0.25 MI NW OF SH 351, Taylor, TX
Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,841
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