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.
Good-condition bridges (90)
CHAPPELL RESERV DR
GoodOver: HUGHES LAKE TRIBUTARY
0.1 MI E OF FM 1155, Washington, TX
Built 2023 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 75
CR 239 OLD MASONIC
GoodOver: BIG SANDY CREEK
1.20 MI SE OF SH 36, Washington, TX
Built 2022 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 76
US 290
GoodOver: INDIAN CREEK
0.54 MI W OF SP 125, Washington, TX
Built 1976 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 17,518
BS 36
GoodOver: HOG BRANCH
0.55 MI S OF SH 105, Washington, TX
Built 1977 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 11,370
SH 105
GoodOver: DOE RUN CREEK
1.48 MI NE OF FM 912, Washington, TX
Built 1950 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 4,320
SH 105
GoodOver: WINKELMAN CREEK
0.91 MI NE OF FM 390, Washington, TX
Built 1960 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 4,705
FM 390
GoodOver: MAYFIELD CREEK
0.33 MI NE OF FM 1697, Washington, TX
Built 1949 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 534
FM 390
GoodOver: DRAW
0.04 MI E OF FM 1935, Washington, TX
Built 1958 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 620
FM 390
GoodOver: DRAW
3.35 MI N OF SH 105, Washington, TX
Built 1974 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 620
FM 1155
GoodOver: DRAW
1.85 MI E OF FM 2193, Washington, TX
Built 1958 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 414
FM 1155
GoodOver: DRAW
3.53 MI E OF FM 2193, Washington, TX
Built 1958 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 414
FM 1371
GoodOver: GIBBS CREEK
3.98 MI S OF US 290, Washington, TX
Built 1952 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 679
FM 2780
GoodOver: ALUM CREEK
0.95 MI NE OF FM 1697, Washington, TX
Built 1965 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 187
FM 577
GoodOver: SANDY CREEK BRANCH
0.3 MI E OF BUS 36, Washington, TX
Built 1999 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 4,599
FM 2935
GoodOver: NEW YEARS CREEK RELIEF
2.65 MI N OF FM 577, Washington, TX
Built 1971 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 509
FM 2935
GoodOver: NEW YEARS CREEK
2.51 MI N OF FM 577, Washington, TX
Built 1971 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 509
FM 2935
GoodOver: LITTLE SANDY CREEK
0.54 MI N OF FM 577, Washington, TX
Built 1971 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 680
AIRPORT RD
GoodOver: NEW YEAR CREEK TRIB
0.40 MI SW OF FM 50, Washington, TX
Built 1989 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 320
SH 105
GoodOver: CLEMENTS CREEK
1.25 ML E OF FM 1155, Washington, TX
Built 2015 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 6,721
FM 1155
GoodOver: DRAW
1.06 MI SE OF SH 105, Washington, TX
Built 1925 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 663
FM 50
GoodOver: YEGUA CREEK RELIEF
0.26 MI S OF BURLESON C/L, Washington, TX
Built 1940 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,480
FM 577
GoodOver: HIGGINS BRANCH
0.3 MI E OF BS 36, Washington, TX
Built 1959 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 6,049
FM 50
GoodOver: LITTLE ROCKY CREEK
1.75 MI S OF FM 390, Washington, TX
Built 1925 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,682
OLD GAY HILL RD
GoodOver: BIG SANDY CREEK
1.50 MI NW OF SH 36, Washington, TX
Built 2015 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 433
US 290 WB
GoodOver: GANSKE CREEK
1.62 MI E OF FM 1948, Washington, TX
Built 1967 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 9,710
US 290 WB
GoodOver: HOLLE CREEK
2.15 MI W OF FM 2679, Washington, TX
Built 1967 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 9,710
FM 389
GoodOver: EAST MILL CREEK
3.52 MI NE OF FM 2502, Washington, TX
Built 1966 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,560
US 290 WB
GoodOver: SHEPPARD CREEK
1.2 MI E OF FM 1948, Washington, TX
Built 1967 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 9,710
US 290 EB
GoodOver: SH 237 CONNECTOR
1.22 MI SW OF FM 2502, Washington, TX
Built 1969 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 11,507
MAIN STREET
GoodOver: US 290
0.38 MI W OF SP 125, Washington, TX
Built 1976 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 300
SH 36 SB
GoodOver: WOLF CREEK
1.81 MI NW OF FM 390, Washington, TX
Built 1995 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,883
SH 36 SB
GoodOver: BIG SANDY CREEK
0.4 MI N OF BUS 36, Washington, TX
Built 1995 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12,980
SH 36 NB
GoodOver: WOLF CREEK
1.81 MI NW OF FM 390, Washington, TX
Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,776
US 290
GoodOver: BU 290
1.61 MI E OF SH 36, Washington, TX
Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 23,866
US 290
GoodOver: FM 577
1.91 MI E OF SH 36, Washington, TX
Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 23,866
US 290
GoodOver: CHAPPELL HILL ST
0.87 MI E OF SH 36, Washington, TX
Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 23,866
SH 36 NB
GoodOver: BNSF/CITY STREETS/CREEK
0.65 MI N OF FM 577, Washington, TX
Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12,700
SH 105
GoodOver: COLES CREEK
0.59 MI E OF FM 1155, Washington, TX
Built 2021 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,800
SH 105
GoodOver: ROCKY CREEK
4.03 MI NE OF FM 50, Washington, TX
Built 2010 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,643
SH 105
GoodOver: NEW YEARS CREEK
0.1 MI W OF FM 50, Washington, TX
Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,331
SH 105
GoodOver: NEW YEARS CREEK REL
0.33 MI SW OF FM 50, Washington, TX
Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,935
FM 389
GoodOver: LITTLE SANDY CREEK
1.78 MI NE OF FM 2502, Washington, TX
Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,000
FM 1155
GoodOver: JORDAN CREEK
0.15 MI SE OF SH 105, Washington, TX
Built 2009 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 700
FM 50
GoodOver: ROCKY CREEK
3.65 MI S OF FM 390, Washington, TX
Built 2019 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,682
FM 2447
GoodOver: RED GULLY
4.45 MI NE OF FM 1155, Washington, TX
Built 2008 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100
FM 2447
GoodOver: NEW YEAR CREEK
3.2 MI E OF FM 1155, Washington, TX
Built 2008 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100
FM 1370
GoodOver: ROCKY CREEK
1.32 MI S OF FM 1155, Washington, TX
Built 2007 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 366
FM 1155
GoodOver: DRAW
2.92 MI SE OF SH 105, Washington, TX
Built 2015 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 360
FM 1155
GoodOver: NEW YEARS CREEK
2.07 MI S OF FM 2193, Washington, TX
Built 1957 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 858
FM 577
GoodOver: RALSTON CREEK
1.0 MI NW OF US 290, Washington, TX
Built 2013 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,028
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