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
CR 118
PoorOver: BRUSHY CREEK #33
1.10 MI W OF FM 2603, Falls, TX
Built 1987 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 55
N OLD SMITHVILLE
PoorOver: BUCKNERS CREEK
1.40 MI N OF FM 2237, Fayette, TX
Built 1988 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 40
CR 1175 (USFS 511)
PoorOver: HICKORY CREEK
1.5 MI N OF CR 1170, Houston, TX
Built 1960 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 55
CR 244
PoorOver: TEHUACANA CREEK #34
3.40 MI N OF SH 14, Limestone, TX
Built 1920 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 104
PORTER RD
PoorOver: LAGARTO CREEK
0.3 MI N OF CR 174, Live Oak, TX
Built 1968 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 100
CR 121
PoorOver: JAYHAWK CREEK
0.5 MI S OF CR 123, Mitchell, TX
Built 1946 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 100
CR 272/ROCK SPGSCH
PoorOver: EAST BELKNAP CREEK
1.9 MI S OF FM 1806, Montague, TX
Built 1982 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 100
STINSON LANE
PoorOver: MOUND CREEK DRAW
0.28 MI W OF HIGHLINE DR, Montgomery, TX
Built 1984 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 160
FM 94
PoorOver: DRAW
0.20 MI N OF US 62, Motley, TX
Built 1959 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 680
S BURTON RD
PoorOver: SANDY CREEK
0.20 MI W OF TULANE RD, Orange, TX
Built 1960 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 282
CR 252
PoorOver: RICHLAND CREEK
0.70 MI E OF FM 45, San Saba, TX
Built 1936 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 50
RANDERMANN RD
PoorOver: HARDEMAN BRANCH
0.5 MI E OF FM 2621, Washington, TX
Built 1999 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 120
WORMSER RD
PoorOver: DOLORES CREEK BRANCH
10.8 MI SE OF EJIDO AVE, Webb, TX
Built 1950 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 50
CR 424
PoorOver: DRAW
0.9 MI E OF SH 71, Wharton, TX
Built 1970 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 210
CR 4030 (CUT RD)
PoorOver: BOX CREEK
1.0 MI E OF SH 19, Houston, TX
Built 1995 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 100
IOWA LN
PoorOver: BRAZOS RIV AUTH CANAL
0.25 MI S OF SH 6, Brazoria, TX
Built 1988 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 520
FM 1981
PoorOver: COTTONWOOD CREEK
0.21 MI W OF US 83, Collingsworth, TX
Built 1957 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 100
CR 420/SIGN CR 150
PoorOver: DRAW
2.7 MI E OF FM 678, Cooke, TX
Built 1970 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 41
CR 256
PoorOver: COPPERAS CRK #83
2.45 MI NW OF FM 2413, Falls, TX
Built 1988 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 26
CR 3045
PoorOver: SLOANS CREEK
1.8 MI S OF FM 2077, Fannin, TX
Built 1989 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 20
CR 2275
PoorOver: DRY FORK
1.2 MI S OF FM 273, Fannin, TX
Built 1987 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 40
S OLD SMITHVILLE
PoorOver: LIVE OAK CREEK
5.05 MI N OF FM 154, Fayette, TX
Built 1992 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 50
KRUPPA RD
PoorOver: WILLIAMS CREEK TRIB
2.00 MI SE OF US 77, Fayette, TX
Built 1987 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 30
HUBENAK RD
PoorOver: BUFFALO CREEK
1.90 MI NE OF FM 1236, Fort Bend, TX
Built 1985 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 210
RANDON SCHOOL RD
PoorOver: COON CREEK
0.30 MI E OF PATTON RD, Fort Bend, TX
Built 1991 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 130
VAN FLEET ST
PoorOver: HCFCD DITCH
0.10 MI W OF MLK BLVD, Harris, TX
Built 1996 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 3,600
CR 2412
PoorOver: Bearpen Creek
0.1 Mi S of SH 276, Hunt, TX
Built 1989 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 647
CR 211
PoorOver: PIN OAK CRK #26
1.10 MI NW OF FM 73, Limestone, TX
Built 1992 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 100
CR 733
PoorOver: TEHUACANA CREEK
1.0 MI W OF FM 462, Medina, TX
Built 1925 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 100
CR 127
PoorOver: BRUSHY CREEK
2.0 MI SE OF FM 999, Panola, TX
Built 1997 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 102
CR 1495
PoorOver: Little Slough Branch
1.8 Mi W of SH 19, Rains, TX
Built 1997 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 30
CR 4054
PoorOver: WEST CREEK
0.9 MI W OF FM 1645, Shelby, TX
Built 2000 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 70
FM 858
PoorOver: KICKAPOO CRK TR
1.95 MI E OF SH 19, Van Zandt, TX
Built 1949 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 714
CR 403
PoorOver: DRAW
0.3 MI S OF CR 414, Wharton, TX
Built 1987 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 10
CR 126
PoorOver: MILEHAM BR
0.10 MI E FM 1660, Williamson, TX
Built 1922 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 100
CR 118
PoorOver: COTTONWOOD CREEK
1.60 MI W OF FM 1660, Williamson, TX
Built 1926 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 350
CR 4750
PoorOver: INDIAN CREEK
0.75 MI E OF SH 37, Wood, TX
Built 1992 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 180
CR 305
PoorOver: ALKALI CRK TRIB
0.7 MI N OF US 180, Fisher, TX
Built 1945 Load: 18.6 t ADT: 34
PATTERSON RD
PoorOver: MUSTANG BAYOU
0.25 MI SW OF CHOC BYU RD, Brazoria, TX
Built 1981 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 160
CR 244
PoorOver: DEEP CREEK
3.7 MI NE OF FM 3058, Burleson, TX
Built 1950 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 100
WESTHOFF-CHEAPSIDE
PoorOver: SANDIES CREEK
2.18 MI NE OF US 87, DeWitt, TX
Built 1956 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 722
WRAY ROAD
PoorOver: MILL CREEK TRIBUTARY
0.25 MI SE OF COSBY RD, Ellis, TX
Built 1991 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 10
LOWELL ROAD
PoorOver: MILL CREEK
1.2 MI S OF DALE ACRES RD, Ellis, TX
Built 1991 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 31
CR 4526
PoorOver: TRIB OF BOIS D'ARK CRK
0.8 MI S OF SH 11, Fannin, TX
Built 2000 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 70
CR 424
PoorOver: PLUM BRANCH
0.5 MI E OF CR 427, Fisher, TX
Built 1930 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 18
CR 2065
PoorOver: HURRICANE BAYOU
0.85 MI FROM END FM 2076, Houston, TX
Built 1990 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 100
CR 274
PoorOver: BRUSHY CREEK
0.7 MI E OF FM 530, Jackson, TX
Built 1970 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 10
CR 456
PoorOver: THICKETY CREEK
0.50 MI W OF NEWTON C/L, Jasper, TX
Built 1991 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 50
CR 449
PoorOver: BITTER CREEK
1.2 MI N OF CR 432, Jones, TX
Built 1955 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 100
CR 142
PoorOver: MUSTANG CRK BR #11
1.45 MI SE OF CO RD 140, Limestone, TX
Built 1987 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 51
Showing 56,301-56,350 of 56,740 bridges
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