Total Bridges
56,740
Public highway bridges in Texas
State profile · Below median Poor share
Texas bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in Texas, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 56,740
- Public bridges
- 41.9%
- Good condition
- 1.1%
- Poor condition
Data updated May 2026
Good Condition
41.9%
23,781 bridges rated 7-9
-8.1pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
1.1%
642 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4
-5.9pp vs national avg 7.0%
Texas vs national bridge condition
Texas - Good condition share 41.9%
National avg
Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).
Texas - Poor-condition share 3.8%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
Counties (252)
Anderson 176 Andrews 2 Angelina 183 Aransas 22 Archer 125 Armstrong 11 Atascosa 176 Austin 214 Bailey 4 Bandera 67 Bastrop 282 Baylor 57 Bee 130 Bell 660 Bexar 2343 Blanco 63 Borden 52 Bosque 145 Bowie 331 Brazoria 618 Brazos 370 Brewster 114 Briscoe 18 Brooks 52 Brown 223 Burleson 122 Burnet 108 Caldwell 206 Calhoun 101 Callahan 153 Cameron 355 Camp 40 Carson 33 Cass 145 Castro 10 Chambers 152 Cherokee 196 Childress 91 Clay 133 Cochran 1 Coke 99 Coleman 150 Collin 1127 Collingsworth 65 Colorado 252 Comal 231 Comanche 212 Concho 75 Cooke 283 Coryell 204 Cottle 80 Crane 19 Crockett 160 Crosby 15 Culberson 139 Dallam 22 Dallas 3231 Dawson 5 DeWitt 263 Deaf Smith 26 Delta 99 Denton 991 Dickens 73 Dimmit 74 Donley 68 Duval 121 Eastland 234 Ector 144 Edwards 26 El Paso 784 Ellis 691 Erath 198 Falls 308 Fannin 308 Fayette 371 Fisher 145 Floyd 10 Foard 60 Fort Bend 796 Franklin 74 Freestone 167 Frio 146 Galveston 344 Garza 51 Gillespie 134 Glasscock 28 Goliad 126 Gonzales 284 Gray 79 Grayson 513 Gregg 214 Grimes 245 Guadalupe 296 Hale 48 Hall 117 Hamilton 119 Hansford 36 Hardeman 77 Hardin 167 Harris 4030 Harrison 269 Hartley 17 Haskell 80 Hays 272 Hemphill 35 Henderson 216 Hidalgo 405 Hill 405 Hockley 3 Hood 83 Hopkins 250 Houston 196 Howard 144 Hudspeth 131 Hunt 456 Hutchinson 50 Irion 50 Jack 135 Jackson 170 Jasper 180 Jeff Davis 134 Jefferson 457 Jim Hogg 29 Jim Wells 187 Johnson 404 Jones 168 Karnes 144 Kaufman 452 Kendall 112 Kenedy 17 Kent 32 Kerr 174 Kimble 149 King 45 Kinney 38 Kleberg 60 Knox 51 La Salle 146 Lamar 307 Lamb 11 Lampasas 91 Lavaca 262 Lee 139 Leon 160 Liberty 231 Limestone 280 Lipscomb 38 Live Oak 217 Llano 84 Loving 4 Lubbock 242 Lynn 5 Madison 121 Marion 59 Martin 19 Mason 84 Matagorda 192 Maverick 122 McCulloch 118 McLennan 714 McMullen 63 Medina 214 Menard 63 Midland 135 Milam 191 Mills 68 Mitchell 140 Montague 234 Montgomery 711 Moore 26 Morris 70 Motley 51 Nacogdoches 237 Navarro 345 Newton 157 Nolan 166 Nueces 528 Ochiltree 31 Oldham 50 Orange 179 Palo Pinto 237 Panola 142 Parker 350 Parmer 26 Pecos 470 Polk 210 Potter 181 Presidio 75 Rains 53 Randall 101 Reagan 28 Real 28 Red River 164 Reeves 213 Refugio 136 Roberts 22 Robertson 137 Rockwall 107 Runnels 158 Rusk 280 Sabine 93 San Augustine 94 San Jacinto 78 San Patricio 235 San Saba 90 Schleicher 33 Scurry 138 Shackelford 78 Shelby 176 Sherman 29 Smith 427 Somervell 28 Starr 64 Stephens 115 Sterling 54 Stonewall 50 Sutton 92 Swisher 69 Tarrant 2617 Taylor 419 Terrell 53 Terry 5 Throckmorton 53 Titus 158 Tom Green 310 Travis 1544 Trinity 81 Tyler 134 Upshur 139 Upton 39 Uvalde 103 Val Verde 113 Van Zandt 249 Victoria 344 Walker 163 Waller 177 Ward 54 Washington 232 Webb 383 Wharton 372 Wheeler 104 Wichita 399 Wilbarger 151 Willacy 124 Williamson 1171 Wilson 139 Winkler 5 Wise 264 Wood 120 Young 109 Zapata 36 Zavala 72
Texas vs nearby ranks
Adjacent states by Poor-condition share (lower share = better)
States are ranked by the share of bridges whose lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below. This describes recorded condition; it does not measure funding effectiveness or live crossing safety. States here sit immediately above and below Texas on the same metric.
NV
Nevada
1.07% top marginal rate
TX
Texas
1.13% top marginal rate
DE
Delaware
1.25% top marginal rate
DC
District of Columbia
1.26% top marginal rate
Bridges Needing Most Attention in Texas
Six lowest-condition bridges in Texas, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.
51st St.
PoorOver: Goose PR Creek
550' E of Ave P, Harrison, TX
Built 1950 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 10
MILL CREEK RD
PoorOver: MILL CREEK
2.10 MI SW OF AUSTIN ST, Austin, TX
Built 1983 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 200
CR 220
PoorOver: COLORADO RIVER
3.60 MI SW OF US 283, Coleman, TX
Built 1900 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 100
WILLOW SPRINGS RD
PoorOver: CUMMINS CREEK
0.35 MI NW OF SH 159, Fayette, TX
Built 1900 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 30
AVENUE 'P'
PoorOver: Central Creek
1.5 MI E of HQ, Harrison, TX
Built 1950 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 10
CR 1590 PCT 2
PoorOver: BIG SANDY CREEK
1.93 MI. W. OF US 287, Wise, TX
Built 1987 Load: 3.2 t ADT: 125
All Bridges in Texas
WHITESIDE RD
GoodOver: INDIAN CR TR
0.40 MI S OF SH 31, Smith, TX
Built 2016 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100
Whittle St
GoodOver: W Mud Cr Tr
0.35 MI SE OF FM 2493, Smith, TX
Built 2022 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 104
Oak Cr Bl
GoodOver: Henshaw Cr
0.15mi W of FM 2493, Smith, TX
Built 2017 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 149
Crosslake Bl
GoodOver: Henshaw Cr
0.3mi W of FM 2493, Smith, TX
Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 149
TOLL 49
GoodOver: HILL CR
0.10 MI W OF SH 110, Smith, TX
Built 2011 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,151
TOLL 49
GoodOver: HILL CR TR
0.50 MI SW OF FM 2964, Smith, TX
Built 2011 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,151
TOLL 49
GoodOver: SHACKLEFORD CR TR
0.12 MI W OF FM 756, Smith, TX
Built 2011 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,151
TOLL 49 OFF-RAMP
GoodOver: SHACKLEFORD CR TR
0.2 MI W OF FM 756, Smith, TX
Built 2009 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,000
TOLL 49
GoodOver: HENSHAW CR TR
1.5 MI W OF US 69, Smith, TX
Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,703
TOLL 49 EBFR
GoodOver: HENSHAW CR
2.4 MI W OF US 69, Smith, TX
Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,291
TOLL 49 WBFR
GoodOver: HENSHAW CR
2.4 MI W OF US 69, Smith, TX
Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 750
TOLL 49
GoodOver: SALINE CR TR
3.8 MI W OF US 69, Smith, TX
Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,570
TOLL 49
GoodOver: TAYLOR CR TR 2
4.45 MI S OF SH 31, Smith, TX
Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,910
TOLL 49
GoodOver: BUTLER CR
3.6 MI S OF SH 31, Smith, TX
Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,910
TOLL 49
GoodOver: INDIAN CR TR
2.05 MI S OF SH 31, Smith, TX
Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,910
TOLL 49
GoodOver: INDIAN CR TR
0.33 MI N OF SH 31, Smith, TX
Built 2013 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,118
TOLL 49
GoodOver: NECHES RV TR 2
1.35 MI S OF SH 64, Smith, TX
Built 2013 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,118
TOLL 49
GoodOver: NECHES RV TR 1
0.85 MI S OF SH 64, Smith, TX
Built 2013 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,118
TOLL 49
GoodOver: PRAIRIE CR TR
0.10 MI N OF FM 724, Smith, TX
Built 2013 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,466
TOLL 49
GoodOver: PRAIRIE CR
2.95 MI S OF SH 110, Smith, TX
Built 2013 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,466
TOLL 49
GoodOver: LONG BRAKE CR TR
1.10 MI S OF IH 20, Smith, TX
Built 2013 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,716
TOLL 49 Ramps
GoodOver: LONG BRAKE CR
0.10 MI S OF IH 20, Smith, TX
Built 2013 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,058
Toll 49 NB On-Ramp
GoodOver: Long Brake Tributary
Toll 49 @ IH 20, Smith, TX
Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 273
Toll 49
GoodOver: Davis Branch
1.3 mi N of FM 849, Smith, TX
Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,860
Toll 49
GoodOver: Stevenson Branch Relief
1.6mi SW of US 69, Smith, TX
Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,532
Marsh Farm Rd
GoodOver: Shackleford Cr
.81 MI E OF US 69, Smith, TX
Built 2022 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 149
US 67
GoodOver: PALUXY RIVER
0.1 MI W OF FM-205, Somervell, TX
Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,687
US 67
GoodOver: SQUAW CREEK
0.3 MI E OF SH 144 N, Somervell, TX
Built 2008 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,456
US 67
GoodOver: VAN ZANDT BRANCH
.6 MI W OF SH 144 N, Somervell, TX
Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12,609
US 67 NB
GoodOver: BRAZOS RIVER
2.5 MI E OF FM 200, Somervell, TX
Built 2008 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,519
FM 200
GoodOver: BRAZOS RIVER
0.4 MI S OF US 67, Somervell, TX
Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 539
SH 144
GoodOver: SQUAW CREEK
1.3 MI N OF US 67, Somervell, TX
Built 2008 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,137
FM 200
GoodOver: BUCK CREEK
1 MI S OF FM 199, Somervell, TX
Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 312
CR 312 - PCT 4
GoodOver: SQUAW CREEK
0.8 MI. SOUTH OF US 67, Somervell, TX
Built 2008 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 679
US 83
GoodOver: ARROYO ROMA
1.80 MI SE OF FM 650, Starr, TX
Built 2008 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 18,719
US 83
GoodOver: ARROYO LOS OLMOS
2.20 MI E OF FM 755, Starr, TX
Built 1926 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 33,240
US 83
GoodOver: REFUGIO CREEK
0.63 MI W OF FM 1430, Starr, TX
Built 2009 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 34,000
FM 1430
GoodOver: OLMITOS CREEK
0.15 MI SE OF US 83, Starr, TX
Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,228
FM 649
GoodOver: LOS OLMOS CREEK
0.4 MI N OF FM 3167, Starr, TX
Built 1997 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 515
FM 755
GoodOver: LOS OLMOS CREEK
0.5 MI N OF US 83, Starr, TX
Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,565
OLD US 83
GoodOver: ARROYO LA MINITA
0.50 MI W OF US 83, Starr, TX
Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,000
ATHENS RD
GoodOver: ARROYO ROMA
0.16 MI E OF US 83, Starr, TX
Built 2011 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,300
ATHENS RD
GoodOver: ARROYO ROMA
0.18 MILES EAST OF US 83, Starr, TX
Built 2011 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,300
ATHENS RD
GoodOver: ARROYO ROMA
0.21 MILES EAST OF US 83, Starr, TX
Built 2011 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,300
ATHENS RD
GoodOver: ARROYO ROMA
0.24 MILES EAST OF US 83, Starr, TX
Built 2011 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,300
US 180
GoodOver: HUBBARD CREEK
11.2 MI W OF US 183, Stephens, TX
Built 2013 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,771
US 180
GoodOver: DRAW
3.75 MI W OF US 183, Stephens, TX
Built 2019 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,000
US 180
GoodOver: LITTLE CADDO CREEK
4.85 MI E OF FM 717, Stephens, TX
Built 2009 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,250
FM 576
GoodOver: BIG SANDY CREEK
6.2 MI W of US 83, Stephens, TX
Built 2011 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 292
PR 33
GoodOver: Caddo Creek
0.3 MI. NORTH OF US 180, Stephens, TX
Built 2023 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 69
Showing 52,251-52,300 of 56,740 bridges
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