Total bridges
139
Public highway bridges in Upshur County
County profile · official public datasets
Upshur County, TX
139 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 46% rated Good, 54% Fair, 0% Poor.
- 139
- Public bridges
- 46%
- Good condition
- 0%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Upshur County pairs a top-10% lowest Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with an older average build year than the state inventory.
- Top 7%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 0%
- Poor-condition share
- 139
- public highway bridges
- 1968
- 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.
Upshur County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Upshur County ranks #18 of 247 Texas counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 0%). Upshur County, Texas contains 139 public highway bridges. Roughly 46% are rated “Good,” 54% “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
46%
64 of 139 rated 7-9
Fair condition
54%
75 of 139 rated 5-6
Poor condition
0%
0 of 139 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#18 of 247
Among Texas counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 139 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 46% (64)
Fair 54% (75)
Poor 0% (0)
64.7% of Upshur County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
90 of the 139 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 46% 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 Upshur County's bridges were built
139 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1930s 9
1930–1939
9 bridges
- 1940s 18
1940–1949
18 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
46 bridges
- 1960s 14
1960–1969
14 bridges
- 1970s 8
1970–1979
8 bridges
- 1980s 9
1980–1989
9 bridges
- 1990s 8
1990–1999
8 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
21 bridges
- 2010s 6
2010–2019
6 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1950s, when 46 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 33.1% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 65 to 74 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1968, 12 years older than the Texas average of 1980.
How Upshur County compares with Texas's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Texas counties nearest Upshur 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 1968 against a peer-group mean of 1967 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 246 Texas counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell County | 140 | 32.9% | 66.4% | 0.7% | 1964 |
| Culberson County | 139 | 43.2% | 56.8% | 0% | 1963 |
| Lee County | 139 | 44.6% | 54% | 1.4% | 1980 |
| Wilson County | 139 | 67.6% | 30.2% | 2.2% | 1966 |
| Upshur County (this page) | 139 | 46% | 54% | 0% | 1968 |
| Scurry County | 138 | 48.6% | 50.7% | 0.7% | 1962 |
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 Upshur 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 Upshur County, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside TX (139 bridges here).
- Bulloch County, GA · 139 bridges
- St. Helena County, LA · 139 bridges
- Garrett County, MD · 139 bridges
- Midland County, MI · 139 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside TX (1968 here).
- Montgomery County, PA · avg 1968 · 828 bridges
- San Joaquin County, CA · avg 1968 · 644 bridges
- Providence County, RI · avg 1968 · 476 bridges
- Imperial County, CA · avg 1968 · 444 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Good-condition bridges (64)
US 271
GoodOver: DENISON CREEK
0.80 MI N OF FM 593, Upshur, TX
Built 1956 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 7,091
US 259
GoodOver: DRAW
3.15 MI N OF SH 155, Upshur, TX
Built 1942 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 5,555
US 259
GoodOver: DRAW
1.50 MI S OF SH 154, Upshur, TX
Built 1989 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 12,862
SH 154
GoodOver: DRAW
0.30 MI E OF FM 1650, Upshur, TX
Built 1934 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,106
SH 154
GoodOver: WALNUT CREEK RELIEF
0.35 MI E OF US 259, Upshur, TX
Built 1990 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,751
SH 155
GoodOver: LITTLE WHITE OAK CREEK
1.85 MI SW OF FM 1404, Upshur, TX
Built 1948 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 5,220
SH 155
GoodOver: BEECH CREEK
2.50 MI SW OF FM 1404, Upshur, TX
Built 1948 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 5,220
SH 155
GoodOver: DRAW
0.20 MI SW OF FM 2796, Upshur, TX
Built 1952 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 4,103
FM 852
GoodOver: WILLIAMS BRANCH
3.35 MI W OF FM 556, Upshur, TX
Built 1950 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 469
FM 593
GoodOver: DIXON CREEK
0.70 MI W OF FM 2796, Upshur, TX
Built 1951 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 320
FM 2796
GoodOver: SPRATT CREEK
2.10 MI NE OF SH 155, Upshur, TX
Built 1954 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 499
FM 2796
GoodOver: BISHOP CREEK
1.15 MI NE OF SH 155, Upshur, TX
Built 1954 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 499
FM 2796
GoodOver: DRAW
1.05 MI NE OF SH 155, Upshur, TX
Built 1954 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 499
FM 2088
GoodOver: COPPER BRANCH
5.60 MI NW OF US 271, Upshur, TX
Built 1991 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 491
FM 2263
GoodOver: BELTON BRANCH
0.35 MI N OF SH 155, Upshur, TX
Built 1957 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 482
FM 1649
GoodOver: DRAW
0.10 MI E OF FM 555, Upshur, TX
Built 1952 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 518
FM 1649
GoodOver: DRAW
1.05 MI E OF FM 555, Upshur, TX
Built 1952 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 422
SH 300
GoodOver: BEECH BRANCH
0.30 MI NW OF FM 726, Upshur, TX
Built 1985 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 10,156
SH 300
GoodOver: DRAW
3.00 MI SE OF FM 726, Upshur, TX
Built 1991 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 12,776
FM 1404
GoodOver: DRAW
1.55 MI W OF FM 2685, Upshur, TX
Built 1958 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 798
FM 1404
GoodOver: DRAW
0.05 MI NW OF FM 2685, Upshur, TX
Built 1958 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 798
FM 726
GoodOver: CLARK BRANCH
1.80 MI NE OF SH 154, Upshur, TX
Built 1960 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 737
FM 2685
GoodOver: MITCHELL BRANCH
0.15 MI N OF FM 1404, Upshur, TX
Built 1963 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 805
FM 2454
GoodOver: OLIVE BRANCH
2.20 MI NW OF FM 2088, Upshur, TX
Built 1959 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 742
FM 49
GoodOver: GLADE CREEK
1.05 MI E OF FM 1002, Upshur, TX
Built 1961 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 508
FM 49
GoodOver: DRAW
3.40 MI E OF FM 1002, Upshur, TX
Built 1961 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 508
FM 555
GoodOver: DRAW
3.35 MI S OF SH 155, Upshur, TX
Built 1958 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 288
US 259 SB
GoodOver: LITTLE CYPRESS CRK REL
2.75 MI S OF SH 154, Upshur, TX
Built 1941 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 6,323
US 259
GoodOver: LITTLE WALNUT CREEK
2.10 MI N OF SH 154, Upshur, TX
Built 2001 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 8,938
SH 155
GoodOver: DRAW
0.10 MI NE OF US 271, Upshur, TX
Built 1952 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 6,068
SH 155
GoodOver: DRAW
0.25 MI NE OF US 271, Upshur, TX
Built 1952 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 6,128
FM 1650
GoodOver: DRAW
0.30 MI SE OF SH 154, Upshur, TX
Built 1972 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,070
FM 1795
GoodOver: GLADE CREEK
1.00 MI SE OF FM 1002, Upshur, TX
Built 1953 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 314
FM 1795
GoodOver: GIN CREEK
0.45 MI W OF FM 1002, Upshur, TX
Built 1953 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 560
FM 556
GoodOver: PRAIRIE CREEK
0.30 MI S OF FM 2088, Upshur, TX
Built 1955 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 252
FM 2454
GoodOver: DRAW
2.00 MI SE OF FM 556, Upshur, TX
Built 1959 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 491
FM 2454
GoodOver: CATFISH BRANCH
4.40 MI NW OF FM 2088, Upshur, TX
Built 1959 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 491
FM 993
GoodOver: WEST GREASY CREEK
0.65 MI N OF FM 593, Upshur, TX
Built 1954 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 220
US 259 NB
GoodOver: ALLIGATOR LAKE SLOUGH
4.40 MI N OF SH 155, Upshur, TX
Built 1960 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,660
US 259 NB
GoodOver: DUCK POND SLOUGH
4.05 MI N OF SH 155, Upshur, TX
Built 1960 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,660
US 80
GoodOver: BIG SANDY CREEK
1.60 MI E OF SH 155, Upshur, TX
Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,953
SH 154
GoodOver: KELSEY CREEK
4.90 MI W OF US 271, Upshur, TX
Built 2008 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,987
SH 155
GoodOver: BIG SANDY CREEK
0.30 MI S OF FM 1002, Upshur, TX
Built 2009 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,237
SH 155
GoodOver: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
1.70 MI N OF FM 1002, Upshur, TX
Built 2011 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,220
SH 155
GoodOver: SABINE RIVER
1.95 MI S of US 80, Upshur, TX
Built 2017 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,937
SH 155
GoodOver: SABINE RIVER RELIEF
1.70 MI S of US 80, Upshur, TX
Built 2017 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,937
SH 155
GoodOver: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
0.10 MI S of US 80, Upshur, TX
Built 2017 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,937
SH 155
GoodOver: LITTLE CYPRESS CREEK
2.90 MI NE OF US 271, Upshur, TX
Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,681
SH 155
GoodOver: LITTLE CYPRESS CRK N REL
3.10 MI NE OF US 271, Upshur, TX
Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,681
FM 852
GoodOver: KELSEY CRK (LAKE GILMER)
3.00 MI NW OF SH 154, Upshur, TX
Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,271
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