Total bridges
232
Public highway bridges in Washington County
County profile · official public datasets
Washington County, TX
232 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 38.8% rated Good, 57.8% Fair, 3.4% Poor.
- 232
- Public bridges
- 38.8%
- Good condition
- 3.4%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Washington County pairs a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with a newer average build year than the state inventory.
- 220th
- of 247 on Poor share
- 3.4%
- Poor-condition share
- 232
- public highway bridges
- 1989
- 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.
Washington County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Washington County ranks #220 of 247 Texas counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 3.4%). Washington County, Texas contains 232 public highway bridges. Roughly 38.8% are rated “Good,” 57.8% “Fair,” and 3.4% “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
38.8%
90 of 232 rated 7-9
Fair condition
57.8%
134 of 232 rated 5-6
Poor condition
3.4%
8 of 232 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#220 of 247
Among Texas counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 232 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 38.8% (90)
Fair 57.8% (134)
Poor 3.4% (8)
Washington County's Poor-condition bridges carry 6,660 vehicle crossings a day
That is 1.1% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 3.4% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 833 crossings a day against 3,463 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 232 of 232 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
30.2% of Washington County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
70 of the 232 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 38.8% 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 70.6% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
SH 105 over JACKSON CREEK, built 1925, carries 4,705 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 8-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 6,660 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Washington County's bridges were built
232 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1920s 12
1920–1929
12 bridges
- 1930s 5
1930–1939
5 bridges
- 1940s 3
1940–1949
3 bridges
- 1950s 21
1950–1959
21 bridges
- 1960s 20
1960–1969
20 bridges
- 1970s 20
1970–1979
20 bridges
- 1980s 12
1980–1989
12 bridges
- 1990s 20
1990–1999
20 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
61 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
48 bridges
- 2020s 10
2020–2029
10 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 2000s, when 61 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 26.3% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 15 to 24 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1989, 9 years newer than the Texas average of 1980.
How Washington County compares with Texas's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Texas counties nearest Washington County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 3.4% Poor share is the 6th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1989 against a peer-group mean of 1979 is 10 years newer.
Showing the 5 closest of 246 Texas counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Patricio County | 235 | 47.7% | 50.6% | 1.7% | 1978 |
| Eastland County | 234 | 40.6% | 58.1% | 1.3% | 1965 |
| Montague County | 234 | 47% | 50.4% | 2.6% | 1985 |
| Washington County (this page) | 232 | 38.8% | 57.8% | 3.4% | 1989 |
| Comal County | 231 | 75.8% | 24.2% | 0% | 1984 |
| Liberty County | 231 | 48.9% | 48.9% | 2.2% | 1984 |
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 Washington 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 Washington County, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside TX (232 bridges here).
- Douglas County, IL · 232 bridges
- Monroe County, IN · 232 bridges
- Pearl River County, MS · 232 bridges
- Gaston County, NC · 232 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside TX (1989 here).
- Mecklenburg County, NC · avg 1989 · 746 bridges
- Buffalo County, NE · avg 1989 · 459 bridges
- Dubuque County, IA · avg 1989 · 346 bridges
- Vernon County, LA · avg 1989 · 341 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
All bridges (232)
RANDERMANN RD
FairOver: PEACH CREEK
2.5 MI E OF FM 2621, Washington, TX
Built 2000 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 60
WHITMAN RD
FairOver: JACKSON CREEK
2.52 MI S OF SH 105, Washington, TX
Built 2010 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 41
BU 290
FairOver: HIGGINS (HOG) BRANCH
0.76 MI E OF SH 36, Washington, TX
Built 1922 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 6,884
US 290
FairOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
0.18 MI E OF SP 125, Washington, TX
Built 1976 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 18,970
BU 290
FairOver: HOG BRANCH
0.53 MI S OF SH 105, Washington, TX
Built 1977 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 10,410
BS 36
FairOver: HIGGINS BRANCH
0.37 MI N OF BUS 290, Washington, TX
Built 1957 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 6,509
SH 105
FairOver: JORDAN CREEK
0.95 MI SW OF FM 1155, Washington, TX
Built 1950 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 4,320
FM 1155
FairOver: DOE RUN CREEK
2.64 MI S OF FM 912, Washington, TX
Built 1950 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 297
FM 1155
FairOver: DRAW
3.56 MI E OF FM 2193, Washington, TX
Built 1958 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 414
FM 1371
FairOver: DRAW
5.68 MI S OF US 290, Washington, TX
Built 1955 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 679
FM 1948
FairOver: SANDY BRANCH
3.47 MI W OF SH 36, Washington, TX
Built 1969 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 495
FM 2935
FairOver: BIG SANDY CREEK
1.46 MI N OF FM 577, Washington, TX
Built 1971 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 680
FM 2935
FairOver: HOG BRANCH
0.11 MI N OF FM 577, Washington, TX
Built 1971 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 684
MEADOW CREEK LN
FairOver: LITTLE CEDAR CREEK
0.15 MI W OF FM 2447, Washington, TX
Built 2006 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 76
MALINOWSKI LN
FairOver: BRAZOS RIVER RELIEF
0.58 MI SE OF US 290, Washington, TX
Built 1952 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 76
US 290
FairOver: MAYFIELD CREEK
0.08 MI W OF SP 125, Washington, TX
Built 1976 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 18,970
US 290 WB
FairOver: BNSF RR
0.28 MI SE OF FM 389, Washington, TX
Built 1958 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 8,220
US 290 EB
FairOver: BNSF RR
0.29 MI SE OF FM 389, Washington, TX
Built 1958 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 8,220
FM 109
FairOver: MILL CREEK
3.14 MI SW OF FM 3456, Washington, TX
Built 1930 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,644
FM 389
FairOver: SANDY CREEK
3.85 MI SW OF US 290, Washington, TX
Built 1930 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,560
FM 389
FairOver: WOOD BRANCH
2.5 MI W OF US 290, Washington, TX
Built 1930 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,627
FM 389
FairOver: COE BRANCH
1.6 MI W OF US 290, Washington, TX
Built 1930 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,627
FM 912
FairOver: DOE RUN CREEK
1.67 MI NE OF SH 105, Washington, TX
Built 1925 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 307
RANDLE HILL RD
FairOver: WILLIAMS CREEK
0.72 MI SE OF FM 109, Washington, TX
Built 2001 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 80
FLAG POND LN
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK RELIEF
0.75 MI N OF FM 2780, Washington, TX
Built 1950 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 80
OLD CHAPPELL HILL
FairOver: LITTLE CEDAR CREEK TRIB
0.85 MI N OF FM 2447, Washington, TX
Built 2001 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 336
SAUNEY CHAPEL RD
FairOver: GIBBS CREEK TRIBUTARY
1.9 MI E OF FM 1371, Washington, TX
Built 2001 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 40
MAYER CEMETERY RD
FairOver: TRIB OF W FK MILL CR
2.55 MI NE OF FM 1457, Washington, TX
Built 1989 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 100
ECKERMANN RD
FairOver: DRAW
0.15 MI SE MAYER CEMETERY, Washington, TX
Built 2001 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 50
ALAMO ST
FairOver: HOG BRANCH
0.1 MI W OF FM 577, Washington, TX
Built 1974 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 3,249
KERR ST
FairOver: HOG BRANCH
0.49 MI W OF FM 577, Washington, TX
Built 1960 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 400
S CHAPPELL HILL ST
FairOver: HOG BRANCH
0.62 MI W OF FM 577, Washington, TX
Built 1980 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 4,373
SH 105
FairOver: HOPKINS CREEK
3.24 MI NE OF FM 50, Washington, TX
Built 1925 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 9,020
WAULS LEGION RD
FairOver: NEW YEAR CREEK
2.30 MI SW OF SH 36, Washington, TX
Built 1989 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 30
TRACKSIDE RD
FairOver: BROWNING BRANCH
2.2 MI S OF US 290, Washington, TX
Built 1998 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 33
SH 105
FairOver: PEACH CREEK
0.32 MI SW OF FM 390, Washington, TX
Built 1925 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 4,705
OLD INDEPENDENC RD
FairOver: BIG SANDY CREEK
1.65 MI N OF FM 577, Washington, TX
Built 2005 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 617
LONE STAR RD
FairOver: COLES CREEK TRIBUTARY
2.82 MI N OF SH 105, Washington, TX
Built 1995 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 180
COPELYN SPRINGS RD
FairOver: NEW YEAR CREEK
0.25 MI W OF FM 1155, Washington, TX
Built 2000 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 93
ROADRUNNER LN
FairOver: SANDY CREEK
0.45 MI SW OF BARANOWSKI, Washington, TX
Built 1978 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 170
FM 2193
FairOver: PECAN CREEK
0.91 MI E OF SH 105, Washington, TX
Built 1956 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 789
US 290 WB
FairOver: WOODWARD CREEK
0.35 MI E OF FM 577, Washington, TX
Built 1922 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 14,586
US 290 EB
FairOver: WOODWARD CREEK
0.35 MI E OF FM 577, Washington, TX
Built 1963 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 14,156
OLD MASONIC RD
FairOver: LITTLE SANDY CREEK
0.34 MI E OF BS 36, Washington, TX
Built 2008 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 189
TOMMELSON CR RD
FairOver: TRIB OF NEW YR CR
0.2 MI E OF FM 2935, Washington, TX
Built 2004 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 377
HAPPY HOLLOW RD
FairOver: E FORK OF MILL CREEK
2.4 MI SW OF US 290, Washington, TX
Built 2011 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 100
BS 36
FairOver: LITTLE SANDY CREEK
0.8 MI N OF FM 577, Washington, TX
Built 1925 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 4,787
FM 50
FairOver: PENN CREEK
0.7 MI N OF FM 390, Washington, TX
Built 1940 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,704
FM 1371
FairOver: CANEY CREEK
5.86 MI S OF US 290, Washington, TX
Built 1955 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 679
MACHEMEHL RD
FairOver: THOMAS CREEK
2.2 MI S OF FM 390, Washington, TX
Built 2003 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 30
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