Total bridges
103
Public highway bridges in Uvalde County
County profile · official public datasets
Uvalde County, TX
103 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 59.2% rated Good, 40.8% Fair, 0% Poor.
- 103
- Public bridges
- 59.2%
- Good condition
- 0%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Uvalde 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 11%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 0%
- Poor-condition share
- 103
- 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.
Uvalde County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Uvalde County ranks #28 of 247 Texas counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 0%). Uvalde County, Texas contains 103 public highway bridges. Roughly 59.2% are rated “Good,” 40.8% “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
59.2%
61 of 103 rated 7-9
Fair condition
40.8%
42 of 103 rated 5-6
Poor condition
0%
0 of 103 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#28 of 247
Among Texas counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 103 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 59.2% (61)
Fair 40.8% (42)
Poor 0% (0)
63.1% of Uvalde County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
65 of the 103 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 59.2% 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.
When Uvalde County's bridges were built
103 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1920s 10
1920–1929
10 bridges
- 1930s
1930–1939
33 bridges
- 1940s 9
1940–1949
9 bridges
- 1950s 7
1950–1959
7 bridges
- 1960s 4
1960–1969
4 bridges
- 1970s 6
1970–1979
6 bridges
- 1980s 4
1980–1989
4 bridges
- 1990s 10
1990–1999
10 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
18 bridges
- 2010s 2
2010–2019
2 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1930s, when 33 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 32% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 85 to 94 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1961, 19 years older than the Texas average of 1980.
How Uvalde County compares with Texas's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Texas counties nearest Uvalde County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 0% Poor share is the 1st-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1961 against a peer-group mean of 1973 is 12 years older.
Showing the 5 closest of 246 Texas counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockwall County | 107 | 53.3% | 44.9% | 1.9% | 1989 |
| Wheeler County | 104 | 38.5% | 57.7% | 3.8% | 1967 |
| Uvalde County (this page) | 103 | 59.2% | 40.8% | 0% | 1961 |
| Calhoun County | 101 | 65.3% | 34.7% | 0% | 1975 |
| Randall County | 101 | 39.6% | 60.4% | 0% | 1981 |
| Coke County | 99 | 42.4% | 57.6% | 0% | 1953 |
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 Uvalde 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 Uvalde County, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside TX (103 bridges here).
- Kenai Peninsula County, AK · 103 bridges
- Dallas County, AR · 103 bridges
- Morgan County, GA · 103 bridges
- Rawlins County, KS · 103 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 (103)
US 90
FairOver: FRIO RIVER
0.7 MI W OF FM 1049, Uvalde, TX
Built 1931 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 8,093
US 90
FairOver: DRY FRIO RIVER
9.8 MI E OF US 83, Uvalde, TX
Built 1931 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 8,093
US 90
FairOver: OFLOW CHAN TURKEY CREEK
0.8 MI E OF KINNEY CO LN, Uvalde, TX
Built 1926 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,849
US 90
FairOver: DRAW
2.1 MI E OF KINNEY CO LN, Uvalde, TX
Built 1926 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,849
US 90
FairOver: BURKETT SLOUGH
0.7 MI N OF FM 481, Uvalde, TX
Built 1940 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 4,590
US 90
FairOver: DRAW
1.3 MI E OF KINNEY CO LN, Uvalde, TX
Built 1951 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,849
US 90
FairOver: W. FORK CLINE CR.
2.1 MI E OF KINNEY CO LN, Uvalde, TX
Built 1956 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,849
US 90
FairOver: DRAW
2.9 MI E OF US 83, Uvalde, TX
Built 1938 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 7,277
US 90
FairOver: HERRING CURVE SLOUGH
6.8 MI E OF US 83, Uvalde, TX
Built 1940 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 8,093
US 90
FairOver: RANCHERO CREEK
0.7 MI W OF MEDINA CO LN, Uvalde, TX
Built 1938 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 7,813
US 83
FairOver: ROCKY CREEK
10.0 MI N OF FM 2690, Uvalde, TX
Built 1932 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,435
US 83
FairOver: LEONA RIVER RELIEF
3.5 MI N OF SH 55, Uvalde, TX
Built 1932 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,811
US 83
FairOver: COOKS SLOUGH RELIEF
0.3 MI SW OF FM 1435, Uvalde, TX
Built 1969 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 7,609
SH 55
FairOver: PANTHER CREEK
12.0 MI NW OF US 83, Uvalde, TX
Built 1961 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,384
FM 1023
FairOver: TAYLOR SLOUGH
0.5 MI E OF US 90, Uvalde, TX
Built 1959 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 5,081
FM 1435
FairOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
0.8 MI S OF US 90, Uvalde, TX
Built 1987 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,623
FM 1050
FairOver: SABINAL RIVER
0.2 MI WEST OF FM 187, Uvalde, TX
Built 1994 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,244
FM 2690
FairOver: FRIO RIVER
0.4 MI S OF SH 127, Uvalde, TX
Built 1990 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 121
E NOPAL ST
FairOver: LEONA RIVER
0.38 MI E OF US 83, Uvalde, TX
Built 1990 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 4,670
US 90
FairOver: NOLTON CREEK
0.7 MI W OF FM 2730, Uvalde, TX
Built 1939 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 7,275
US 83
FairOver: DRAW
1.7 MI SW OF FM 1435, Uvalde, TX
Built 1928 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 7,609
US 90
FairOver: COOKS SLOUGH
1.0 MI W OF US 83, Uvalde, TX
Built 1939 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 10,716
US 90
FairOver: LEONA RIVER
0.4 MI E OF US 83, Uvalde, TX
Built 1938 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 19,640
US 90 EB ML
FairOver: NUECES RIVER RELIEF
4.4 MI W OF FM 2369, Uvalde, TX
Built 1932 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 3,596
US 90 EB ML
FairOver: NUECES RIVER
4.0 MI W OF FM 2369, Uvalde, TX
Built 1932 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,430
US 90
FairOver: BLANCO RIVER
2.6 MI W OF FM 2730, Uvalde, TX
Built 1932 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 7,275
US 83
FairOver: DEEP CREEK
6.5 MI N OF FM 2690, Uvalde, TX
Built 1932 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 2,435
US 83
FairOver: LEONA RIVER
1.7 MI NE OF SH 55, Uvalde, TX
Built 1932 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 2,811
US 90
FairOver: ELM CREEK
1.3 MI W OF MEDINA CO LN, Uvalde, TX
Built 1938 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 7,813
US 83
FairOver: T& NO RAILROAD
1.7 MI N OF US 90, Uvalde, TX
Built 1946 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 6,285
US 90 WB ML
FairOver: NUECES RIVER
4.0 MI W OF FM 2369, Uvalde, TX
Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,430
US 83
FairOver: ELM CREEK
4.3 MI S OF REAL CO LN, Uvalde, TX
Built 1935 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,825
SH 55
FairOver: NUECES RIVER
0.37 MI S OF REAL C/L, Uvalde, TX
Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,162
SH 55
FairOver: NUECES RIVER
1.55 MI SE OF FM 334, Uvalde, TX
Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,384
FM 117
FairOver: COOKS SLOUGH
1.3 MI S OF FM 140, Uvalde, TX
Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,165
SH 127
FairOver: HACKBERRY CREEK (XING 1)
11.0MI NW JCT FM187/SH127, Uvalde, TX
Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,322
SH 127
FairOver: PECAN HOLLOW
14.6MI NW JCT FM187/SH127, Uvalde, TX
Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,351
FM 1050
FairOver: FRIO RIVER
0.6 MI E OF US 83, Uvalde, TX
Built 1983 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,708
FM 481
FairOver: NUECES RIVER
8.1 MI W OF US 90, Uvalde, TX
Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,550
CR 348 (RIVER RD)
FairOver: COWAN SPRINGS
0.96 MI NE OF SH 127, Uvalde, TX
Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 965
Uvalde Estates Dr
FairOver: DRAW
0.50 MI SW OF US 83, Uvalde, TX
Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,229
US 83
FairOver: DRY FRIO RIVER
0.1 MI NE OF FM 1051, Uvalde, TX
Built 1932 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 2,435
US 90
GoodOver: DRAW
3.1 MI E OF KINNEY CO LN, Uvalde, TX
Built 1926 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,849
US 90
GoodOver: DRAW
2.3 MI W OF FM 1022, Uvalde, TX
Built 1926 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,849
US 90
GoodOver: DRAW
1.5 MI W OF FM 1022, Uvalde, TX
Built 1926 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,849
US 90
GoodOver: DRAW
5.0 MI E OF FM 1022, Uvalde, TX
Built 1926 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,596
US 90 EB
GoodOver: DRAW
6.5 MI E OF FM 1022, Uvalde, TX
Built 1926 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,596
US 90
GoodOver: E FORK TURKEY CREEK
0.8 MI E OF KINNEY CO LN, Uvalde, TX
Built 1956 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,849
US 90
GoodOver: KIRCHGRABER DRAW
3.1 MI E OF KINNEY CO LN, Uvalde, TX
Built 1956 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,849
US 90
GoodOver: TAYLOR SLOUGH
1.7 MI E OF US 83, Uvalde, TX
Built 1938 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 16,851
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