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)
IH 20 WB
FairOver: BU 83 D
2.30 MI E of US 83, Taylor, TX
Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,496
IH 20 EB
FairOver: BU 83 D
2.30 MI E of US 83, Taylor, TX
Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 16,768
IH 20 WB
FairOver: Grape St.
1.85 MI E of US 83, Taylor, TX
Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 16,667
IH 20 EB
FairOver: Grape St.
1.85 MI E of US 83, Taylor, TX
Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 16,768
IH 20 WB
FairOver: Old Anson Rd.
1.45 MI W of FM 600, Taylor, TX
Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 16,667
IH 20 EB
FairOver: Old Anson Rd.
1.45 MI W of FM 600, Taylor, TX
Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 16,768
IH 20 WBFR
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
1.05 MI NW OF SH 351, Taylor, TX
Built 1964 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,110
IH 20 EBFR
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
1.05 MI NW OF SH 351, Taylor, TX
Built 1964 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 810
IH 20 WB
FairOver: Catclaw Creek
1.60 MI W of FM 600, Taylor, TX
Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 16,667
IH 20 EB
FairOver: Catclaw Creek
1.60 MI W of FM 600, Taylor, TX
Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 16,768
IH 20 EB
FairOver: FW & D RR & Hardy St.
2.40 MI E OF US 83, Taylor, TX
Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,841
IH 20 WB
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
1.05 MI NW OF SH 351, Taylor, TX
Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,496
IH 20 EB
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
1.05 MI NW OF SH 351, Taylor, TX
Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,841
BUS LOOP 20 R
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
2.20 MI W OF LP 322, Taylor, TX
Built 1951 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12,224
US 84 EB / BUS 20
FairOver: LITTLE ELM CREEK
1.00 MI W OF US 83/277, Taylor, TX
Built 2009 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,115
US 84
FairOver: UPRR & OLD HWY 80
0.30 MILE EAST OF IH 20, Taylor, TX
Built 2015 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,955
US 83 NB/US 277 NB
FairOver: FM 2404
1.50 MI NE of IH 20, Taylor, TX
Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,738
US 83 SB/US 277 SB
FairOver: FM 2404
1.35 MI S of Jones C/L, Taylor, TX
Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,733
US 83 NB
FairOver: AMBLER AVE
0.55 MI SW OF IH 20, Taylor, TX
Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 15,505
US 83 NBFR
FairOver: Elm Creek
0.65 MI NE of IH 20, Taylor, TX
Built 1983 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 150
US 83 NB
FairOver: ANTILLEY RD
1.00 MI S OF LP 322, Taylor, TX
Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,829
US 83 SB
FairOver: ANTILLEY RD
1.00 MI S OF LP 322, Taylor, TX
Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,564
US 83 / US 84
FairOver: FM 707
2.40 MI S OF LOOP 322, Taylor, TX
Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 15,727
US 83/US 84 NB
FairOver: ELM CREEK
0.40 MI S OF US 277, Taylor, TX
Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 16,331
US 83/US 84 SB
FairOver: ELM CREEK
0.40 MI S OF US 277, Taylor, TX
Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 14,729
BUS 83 SB CONN
FairOver: US 83 / US 84
2.20 MI N OF FM 707, Taylor, TX
Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,700
US 84
FairOver: JIM NED CREEK
1.55 MI S OF FM 614, Taylor, TX
Built 2008 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,642
FM 204
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
0.30 MI E OF US 83, Taylor, TX
Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,988
LOOP 322 SB
FairOver: FM 1750
4.05 MI SW OF IH 20, Taylor, TX
Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,789
LOOP 322 SB
FairOver: INDUSTRIAL BLVD
4.85 MI S OF IH 20, Taylor, TX
Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,711
MAPLE ST
FairOver: LOOP 322
5.80 MI S OF IH 20, Taylor, TX
Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,515
LOOP 322 NB
FairOver: INDUSTRIAL BLVD
4.85 MI S OF IH 20, Taylor, TX
Built 1997 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,726
LOOP 322 NB
FairOver: UNION PACIFIC RR
1.30 MI S OF IH 20, Taylor, TX
Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,393
LOOP 322 SB
FairOver: UNION PACIFIC RR
1.30 MI S OF IH 20, Taylor, TX
Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,416
LOOP 322 NB
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
6.00 MI S OF IH 20, Taylor, TX
Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,570
LOOP 322 SB
FairOver: BUS LOOP 20 R
1.10 MI S OF IH 20, Taylor, TX
Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,578
LOOP 322 NB
FairOver: BUS LOOP 20 R
1.10 MI S OF IH 20, Taylor, TX
Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,910
CR 212
FairOver: VALLEY CREEK
1.20 MI NE OF US 277, Taylor, TX
Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 48
E N 7TH ST
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
0.4 MI E OF LOOP 243, Taylor, TX
Built 1953 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 437
EAST NORTH 10TH ST
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
0.3 MI E OF BUS US 83, Taylor, TX
Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,782
LEGGETT ST
FairOver: ELM CREEK
0.2 MI N OF LOOP 355, Taylor, TX
Built 1956 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,293
N 12TH ST
FairOver: CAT CLAW CREEK
0.40 MI E OF MOCKINGBIRD, Taylor, TX
Built 1952 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,361
SOUTHWEST DR
FairOver: ELM CREEK
0.9 MI SW OF US 83, Taylor, TX
Built 1985 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 21,674
JUDGE ELY BLVD
FairOver: UP RR
0.12 MI S OF BUS LOOP 20, Taylor, TX
Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,346
LOUISIANA DR
FairOver: GOLF COURSE DITCH
0.6 MILES FROM MAIN GATE., Taylor, TX
Built 1957 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 200
ARNOLD BLVD
FairOver: NORTH DIVERSION DITCH
TAKE ARNOLD BLVD 1.1 MILE, Taylor, TX
Built 1955 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 600
3RD STREET
FairOver: NORTH DIVERSION DITCH
2.4 MILES FROM MAIN GATE., Taylor, TX
Built 1955 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 400
AMMO ROAD
FairOver: NORTH DIVERSION DITCH
2.5 MILES FROM MAIN GATE., Taylor, TX
Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 15
LOUISIANA DRIVE
FairOver: LITTLE ELM CREEK
0.5 MILES FROM MAIN GATE., Taylor, TX
Built 1957 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 200
TEXAS DRIVE
FairOver: LITTLE ELM CREEK
2.2 MILES FROM MAIN GATE., Taylor, TX
Built 1957 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 200
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