Total bridges
249
Public highway bridges in Van Zandt County
County profile · official public datasets
Van Zandt County, TX
249 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 38.6% rated Good, 58.6% Fair, 2.8% Poor.
- 249
- Public bridges
- 38.6%
- Good condition
- 2.8%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Van Zandt County posts a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- 205th
- of 247 on Poor share
- 2.8%
- Poor-condition share
- 249
- public highway bridges
- 1977
- 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.
Van Zandt County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Van Zandt County ranks #205 of 247 Texas counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 2.8%). Van Zandt County, Texas contains 249 public highway bridges. Roughly 38.6% are rated “Good,” 58.6% “Fair,” and 2.8% “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
38.6%
96 of 249 rated 7-9
Fair condition
58.6%
146 of 249 rated 5-6
Poor condition
2.8%
7 of 249 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#205 of 247
Among Texas counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 249 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 38.6% (96)
Fair 58.6% (146)
Poor 2.8% (7)
Van Zandt County's Poor-condition bridges carry 1,132 vehicle crossings a day
That is 0.1% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 2.8% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 162 crossings a day against 1,460 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 249 of 249 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
56.2% of Van Zandt County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
140 of the 249 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 38.6% 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 63.1% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
FM 858 over KICKAPOO CRK TR, built 1949, carries 714 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 7-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 1,132 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Van Zandt County's bridges were built
249 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1920s 2
1920–1929
2 bridges
- 1930s 20
1930–1939
20 bridges
- 1940s 10
1940–1949
10 bridges
- 1950s 17
1950–1959
17 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
88 bridges
- 1970s 5
1970–1979
5 bridges
- 1980s 9
1980–1989
9 bridges
- 1990s 27
1990–1999
27 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
40 bridges
- 2010s 21
2010–2019
21 bridges
- 2020s 10
2020–2029
10 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1960s, when 88 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 35.3% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 55 to 64 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1977) matches the Texas average (1980).
How Van Zandt County compares with Texas's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Texas counties nearest Van Zandt County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 2.8% Poor share is the 5th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1977 against a peer-group mean of 1980 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 246 Texas counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado County | 252 | 48.8% | 48.8% | 2.4% | 1971 |
| Hopkins County | 250 | 46.4% | 51.2% | 2.4% | 1978 |
| Van Zandt County (this page) | 249 | 38.6% | 58.6% | 2.8% | 1977 |
| Grimes County | 245 | 41.2% | 57.6% | 1.2% | 1984 |
| Lubbock County | 242 | 45.9% | 53.7% | 0.4% | 1988 |
| Nacogdoches County | 237 | 21.1% | 73.4% | 5.5% | 1978 |
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 Van Zandt 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 Van Zandt County, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside TX (249 bridges here).
- Brevard County, FL · 249 bridges
- Carroll County, IA · 249 bridges
- Phillips County, KS · 249 bridges
- Lawrence County, OH · 249 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside TX (1977 here).
- San Diego County, CA · avg 1977 · 1,632 bridges
- King County, WA · avg 1977 · 1,238 bridges
- Riverside County, CA · avg 1977 · 1,117 bridges
- Shelby County, TN · avg 1977 · 1,077 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Fair-condition bridges (146)
SH 243
FairOver: CANEY CREEK
2.30 MI W OF FM 47, Van Zandt, TX
Built 1947 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,790
SH 243
FairOver: CANEY CREEK REL
2.00 MI W OF FM 47, Van Zandt, TX
Built 1947 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,790
CR 1810
FairOver: CANEY CREEK
2.30 MI N OF US 80, Van Zandt, TX
Built 2000 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 192
CR 1905
FairOver: MILL CREEK
0.65 MI SE OF SH 19, Van Zandt, TX
Built 2013 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 19
IH 20 NFR
FairOver: ALLEN CREEK
2.33 MI E OF KAUFMAN C/L, Van Zandt, TX
Built 1963 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 90
IH 20 WB
FairOver: CR 4517
1.30 MI E OF FM 16, Van Zandt, TX
Built 1962 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 17,651
IH 20 EB
FairOver: CR 4517
1.30 MI E OF FM 16, Van Zandt, TX
Built 1962 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 19,430
FM 857
FairOver: DRY CREEK
2.40 MI E OF FM 1255, Van Zandt, TX
Built 1964 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 453
SH 19
FairOver: Railroad (UP)
0.30 MI N OF US 80, Van Zandt, TX
Built 1950 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 4,672
FM 1395
FairOver: MC BEE CREEK
1.72 MI SE OF FM 47, Van Zandt, TX
Built 1961 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 849
CR 2311
FairOver: NORTH TWIN CREEK
0.20 MI E OF SH 198, Van Zandt, TX
Built 2013 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 76
IH 20 SFR
FairOver: ALLEN CREEK
2.31 MI E OF KAUFMAN C/L, Van Zandt, TX
Built 1963 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 170
FM 859
FairOver: IH 20
1.19 MI W OF SH 19, Van Zandt, TX
Built 1961 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,020
CR 3908
FairOver: IH 20
0.60 MI E OF KAUFMAN C/L, Van Zandt, TX
Built 1963 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 50
IH 20 WB
FairOver: WOLF CREEK
0.10 MI E OF KAUFMAN C/L, Van Zandt, TX
Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 22,982
IH 20 EB
FairOver: WOLF CREEK
0.10 MI E OF KAUFMAN C/L, Van Zandt, TX
Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 23,254
IH 20 EB
FairOver: SH 64
4.18 MI W OF SH 19, Van Zandt, TX
Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 21,602
IH 20 WB
FairOver: SH 64
4.18 MI W OF SH 19, Van Zandt, TX
Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 22,014
IH 20 SFR
FairOver: GRAND SALINE CREEK
3.85 MI E OF SH 19, Van Zandt, TX
Built 1962 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 160
FM 47
FairOver: MC BEE CREEK
6.46 MI S OF RAINS C/L, Van Zandt, TX
Built 1962 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,866
CR 2411
FairOver: SOUTHBUCK BRANCH
0.90 MI N OF FM 1651, Van Zandt, TX
Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 70
CR 3120
FairOver: CANEY CREEK
0.20 MI N OF IH 20 NFR, Van Zandt, TX
Built 2003 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 76
Trade Days
FairOver: Dry Cr
0.2mi W of SH 19, Van Zandt, TX
Built 2022 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 100
US 80 EB
FairOver: GILADON CREEK
1.11 MI W OF FM 859, Van Zandt, TX
Built 1963 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 2,994
SH 19
FairOver: GILADON CR
2.12 MI N OF US 80, Van Zandt, TX
Built 1950 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 4,173
SH 19
FairOver: CROOKED CR
0.62 MI N OF US 80, Van Zandt, TX
Built 1950 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 4,173
CR 2801
FairOver: DRY CREEK
1.75 MI W OF FM 316, Van Zandt, TX
Built 2000 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 165
Trade Days
FairOver: Dry Cr
0.2mi W of SH 19, Van Zandt, TX
Built 2022 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 100
CR 1509
FairOver: DRY CREEK TRIBUTARY
0.35 MI SW OF FM 110, Van Zandt, TX
Built 2003 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 31
CR 3515
FairOver: WILLIS CREEK
0.30 MI SE OF CR 3502, Van Zandt, TX
Built 2000 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 170
IH 20 WB
FairOver: ALLEN CREEK
2.31 MI E OF KAUFMAN C/L, Van Zandt, TX
Built 1963 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 22,982
IH 20 EB
FairOver: ALLEN CREEK
2.31 MI E OF KAUFMAN C/L, Van Zandt, TX
Built 1963 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 23,254
IH 20 WB
FairOver: MILL CREEK
0.50 MI E OF SH 19, Van Zandt, TX
Built 1962 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 12,440
IH 20 EB
FairOver: MILL CREEK
0.50 MI E OF SH 19, Van Zandt, TX
Built 1962 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 19,082
IH 20 WB
FairOver: GRAND SALINE CREEK
3.85 MI E OF SH 19, Van Zandt, TX
Built 1962 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 20,438
IH 20 EB
FairOver: GRAND SALINE CREEK
3.85 MI E OF SH 19, Van Zandt, TX
Built 1962 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 19,082
FM 47
FairOver: SABINE RIVER-SPILLWAY
0.53 MI SW OF RAINS C/L, Van Zandt, TX
Built 1959 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,747
FM 47
FairOver: ALLEN CREEK
0.80 MI N OF IH 20, Van Zandt, TX
Built 1994 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,864
FM 1256
FairOver: TWIN CREEK
0.90 MI E OF FM 316, Van Zandt, TX
Built 1992 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 479
CR 1213
FairOver: GRAND SALINE CREEK
1.40 MI NW OF FM 1255, Van Zandt, TX
Built 2003 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 55
CR 1806
FairOver: Caney Cr
0.83mi N of US 80, Van Zandt, TX
Built 2016 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 76
CR 1903
FairOver: MILL CREEK
1.5 MI E OF SH 19, Van Zandt, TX
Built 2005 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 20
CR 2139
FairOver: CANEY CREEK
2.00 MI S OF IH 20, Van Zandt, TX
Built 2003 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 116
CR 2410
FairOver: SOUTH LACY FORK
1.10 MI S OF FM 1651, Van Zandt, TX
Built 2001 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 95
CR 2801
FairOver: DRY CR TR
1.65 MI W OF FM 316, Van Zandt, TX
Built 2008 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 165
CR 3425
FairOver: GILADON CREEK TRIB
0.1 MI S OF US 80, Van Zandt, TX
Built 2002 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 131
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