Total Bridges
56,729
Public highway bridges in Texas
State profile · Below median Poor share
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition shares for every public highway bridge in Texas.
Texas holds 56,729 public highway bridges (#1 of 52 by inventory) with a 1.23% Poor share (#50 of 52 by Poor share).
That is 1.2% of the state's inventory, against an average of 7.5% across the 54 states and territories with Poor-rated bridges on file, which places it 3 of 54 ordered from the lowest Poor share upward. A bridge is rated Poor when its weakest applicable component scores 4 or below on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, so the category is a maintenance and funding signal rather than a closure order or a live crossing-safety verdict.
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
Total Bridges
56,729
Public highway bridges in Texas
Good Condition
51.4%
29,129 bridges rated 7-9
1.4pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
1.2%
695 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4
-6.3pp vs national avg 7.5%
Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.5%.
Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.
Texas vs all states by public bridge inventory
Where this state's FHWA NBI public-highway bridge count sits among every state and territory on PlainBridges
56,729 1st of 54 the highest of 54 states
States and territories, banded by public bridge inventory size
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · 2024
The highlighted point is Texas: 56,729 bridges and 1.23% in Poor condition, rank #3 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below Texas on that same Poor-share ordering:
The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.
Exclusive FHWA material families across all 56,729 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.
State agency holds 62.9% of the 56,729 public highway bridges filed under Texas in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.
Pre-1950 construction accounts for 13.5% of the 56,729 bridges with a recorded original year in Texas. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.
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.
Six lowest-condition bridges in Texas, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.
Over: TIMBER CREEK
0.3 MI SE OF FM 898, Fannin, TX
Over: CANEY CREEK
0.6 MI S OF US 82, Fannin, TX
Over: SPRING CREEK
1.9 MI W OF SH 11, Fannin, TX
Over: Farber Creek Branch
0.6 Mi E of SH 66, Hunt, TX
Over: Little Sandy Creek
1.1 Mi N of FM 196, Lamar, TX
Over: Big Sandy Creek
1.0 Mi E of FM 1497, Lamar, TX
Over: POND CRK #2077
0.50 MI NE OF FM 431, Falls, TX
Over: IH 35
0.3 MI S OF US 84, McLennan, TX
Over: N COW CRK #144
1.90 MI S OF FM 2113, McLennan, TX
Over: TRIB BRAZOS RI #1029
1.10 MI S OF FM 1860, McLennan, TX
Over: RAGSDALE CR
0.15 MI E OF NEWBERN ST, Cherokee, TX
Over: TRINITY RIVER
0.4 MI W OF SH 274, Henderson, TX
Over: LINSTON CREEK
2.30 MI S OF SH 103, Angelina, TX
Over: ROSEY BAYOU
0.45 MI SW OF FM 1733, Houston, TX
Over: BIG ELKHART CREEK
2.0 MI FROM END FM 2544, Houston, TX
Over: KELLISONS CREEK
2.7 MI NW OF FM 230, Houston, TX
Over: PALO GAUCHO BAYOU
0.80 MI SE OF SH 103, Sabine, TX
Over: AYISH BAYOU
0.10 MI E OF SH 21, San Augustine, TX
Over: CHAMBERS CREEK
3.4 MI N FM139 AT FM 2427, Shelby, TX
Over: FLAT FORK CREEK TRIB
1.2 MI SE OF SH 87, Shelby, TX
Over: E FORK CHOC BYU
0.10 MI E OF IOWA RD, Brazoria, TX
Over: Brazos River
2.50 MI N OF SH 36, Fort Bend, TX
Over: BIG CREEK TRIBUTARY
0.40 MI NW OF FM 2977, Fort Bend, TX
Over: MOUND CREEK
2.55 MI SW OF SH 36, Fort Bend, TX
Over: DRAINAGE DITCH
1.85 MI SE OF VRLLA RD, Fort Bend, TX
Over: FAIRCHILDS CREEK TRIB
1.15 MI SE OF KUNZ RD, Fort Bend, TX
Over: BRAZOS RIVER AUTH CANAL
0.05 MI S OF EVERGREEN, Fort Bend, TX
Over: SEABOURNE CREEK
0.10 MI W OF BAMORE RD, Fort Bend, TX
Over: DRAINAGE DITCH
0.1 MI NW OF NEEDVILLE RD, Fort Bend, TX
Over: HCFCD DITCH
1.8 MI W OF HUFF-NEWCANEY, Harris, TX
Over: THREEMILE CREEK
1.63 MI FROM WALLER C/L, Montgomery, TX
Over: CANEY CREEK DRAW
0.5 MI E OF FM 1484, Montgomery, TX
Over: BRAZOS RIVER DRAW
1.80 MI S OF IH 10, Waller, TX
Over: CLEAR CREEK
1.25 MI N OF FM 1456, Austin, TX
Over: SANDY BRANCH
0.33 MI E OF IH 10, Colorado, TX
Over: SH 111
0.18 MI EAST OF BU 77A, DeWitt, TX
Over: YORKTOWN CREEK
0.01 MI W OF FM 240, DeWitt, TX
Over: BAYLOR CREEK
1.70 MI NE OF SH 71, Fayette, TX
Over: PIN OAK CREEK
1.15 MI N OF FM 2237, Fayette, TX
Over: US 90
1.0 MI E OF FM 1680, Gonzales, TX
Over: IH 10
0.00 MI E OF SH 97, Gonzales, TX
Over: SANDIES CREEK
0.85 MI NE OF US 87, Gonzales, TX
Over: LONE TREE CREEK
2.4 MI NW OF JCT YORK RD, Victoria, TX
Over: DRAW
0.3 MI. E. OF CR 307, Wharton, TX
Over: E CARANCAHUA DRAW
0.5 MI E OF FM 441, Wharton, TX
Over: GRASSY CREEK
1.4 MI E OF FM 2104, Bastrop, TX
Over: WEST YEGUA CREEK
7.7 MI NW OF US 77, Lee, TX
Over: MIDDLE YEGUA CREEK
7.45 MI N OF FM 1624, Lee, TX
Over: NORTH SAN GABRIEL RI
1.50 MI S OF FM 3405, Williamson, TX
Over: DRAW
2.6 MI S OF FM 971, Williamson, TX
Over: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
0.6 MI N OF IH 35, Comal, TX
Over: FM 1581
IH 35 at FM 1581, Frio, TX
Over: IH 10
1.75 MI W OF CALDWELL C/L, Guadalupe, TX
Over: YORK CREEK
2.90 MI E OF SH 123, Guadalupe, TX
Over: GUADALUPE RIVER
0.24 MI S OF SH 27, Kerr, TX
Over: IH 37 SB
3.55 MI W OF SH 286, Nueces, TX
Showing 851-900 of 56,729 bridges
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). Poor condition is an inspection-record category, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult the bridge owner for current status.
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