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Texas bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and structural-deficiency data for every public highway bridge in Texas — drawn straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

56,740
Public bridges
41.9%
Good condition
1.1%
Poor condition
1.1%
Structurally deficient

Total Bridges

56,740

Public highway bridges in Texas

Good Condition

41.9%

23,781 bridges rated 7-9

-8.1pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

1.1%

642 bridges rated 0-4

Structurally Deficient

1.1%

642 bridges flagged for repair priority

-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 — Structurally deficient share 3.8%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

Condition Distribution

Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Texas (FHWA NBI)

Texas50.9%47.7%GoodFairPoor (structurally deficient)
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Texas (FHWA NBI)

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 on the structurally deficient leaderboard (lower share = better)

States are ranked by share of bridges flagged structurally deficient — the FHWA classification for any span where deck, superstructure, or substructure carries a condition rating of 4 or below. Lower percentages indicate stronger maintenance funding and inspection follow-through. States here sit immediately above and below Texas on the same metric.

32

Nevada

1.07% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$2,152
Selected

48

Texas

1.13% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$56,740

10

Delaware

1.25% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$878

Bridges Needing Most Attention in Texas

Six lowest-condition bridges in Texas, ranked by composite NBI rating. Each is inspected at least every 24 months.

All Bridges in Texas

BELT LINE RD SB

Fair

Over: W FORK TRINITY RIVER

0.25 MI N OF IH 30, Dallas, TX

Built 2004 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 36,816

BELT LINE RD SB

Fair

Over: W FK TRINITY RI REL #2

0.65 MI N OF IH 30, Dallas, TX

Built 2004 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 37,094

BELT LINE RD NB

Fair

Over: W FK TRINITY RI REL #2

0.65 MI N OF IH 30, Dallas, TX

Built 2004 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 14,200

BELT LINE RD NB

Fair

Over: W FORK TRINITY RIVER

0.25 MI N OF IH 30, Dallas, TX

Built 2004 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 36,816

BELT LINE RD NB

Fair

Over: W FK TRINITY RI REL #1

0.35 MI N OF IH 30, Dallas, TX

Built 2004 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 18,547

BELT LINE RD SB

Fair

Over: W FK TRINITY RI REL #1

0.35 MI N OF IH 30, Dallas, TX

Built 2004 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 18,547

EGYPTIAN WAY

Fair

Over: TRIB OF JOHNSON CR

0.06 MI W OF SH 161 SBFR, Dallas, TX

Built 2007 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,996

LAKE RIDGE PKWY SB

Fair

Over: FISH CREEK

1.0 MI S OF IH 20, Dallas, TX

Built 2013 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 23,049

POLLOCK PLACE RD

Fair

Over: SUMP LAKE

0.20 MI E OF L. STAR PKWY, Dallas, TX

Built 2004 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

ROY ORR BLVD SB

Fair

Over: W FK TRINITY RIVER

0.30 MI N OF CARRIER PKWY, Dallas, TX

Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,352

Dewitt Rd

Fair

Over: Long Branch

0.2 Mi N of SH 78, Dallas, TX

Built 2010 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,400

DENTON DR

Fair

Over: RAWHIDE CREEK

0.5 MI S OF VALLEY VIEW, Dallas, TX

Built 2010 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,621

LUNA RD

Fair

Over: FARMERS BRANCH

0.2 MI S OF IH 635, Dallas, TX

Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 15,014

SENLAC DRIVE

Fair

Over: COOKS BRANCH CREEK

0.3 MI N OF VALLEY VIEW, Dallas, TX

Built 1982 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,011

VALLEY VIEW LN WB

Fair

Over: ELM FORK TRINITY RIVER

0.15 MI N OF LBJ FRWY, Dallas, TX

Built 1984 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 18,238

VALLEY VIEW LN EB

Fair

Over: ELM FORK TRINITY RIVER

O.15 MI N OF LBJ FRWY, Dallas, TX

Built 1984 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 18,238

BELT LINE RD EB

Fair

Over: HUTTON BRANCH

0.4 MI W OF IH 35E, Dallas, TX

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 15,655

HUTTON DR

Fair

Over: TRIB OF HUTTON BRANCH

0.17 MI N OF VALWOOD PKWY, Dallas, TX

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,307

VAN HORN DR

Fair

Over: TRIB NEWTON CREEK

0.3 MI N of Telephone Rd, Dallas, TX

Built 2013 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 231

N HOUSTON SCHOOL

Fair

Over: DRAW

0.5 MI N of W Pleasant, Dallas, TX

Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 631

SANDY LAKE ROAD

Fair

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

1.2 MI E OF SH 121, Dallas, TX

Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,389

FREEPORT PKWY

Fair

Over: COTTONWOOD BRANCH

0.4 MI S OF SANDY LAKE RD, Dallas, TX

Built 2015 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,297

LONE STAR CIRCLE

Fair

Over: MOUNTAIN CREEK

2000 Mountain Creek Pkwy,, Dallas, TX

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 96

SH 24

Fair

Over: JERNIGAN CREEK

4.0 Mi. NE of Hunt Co. Ln, Delta, TX

Built 2016 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,190

SH 19

Fair

Over: SOUTH SULPHUR RIVER

0.10 MI NW OF HOPKINS C/L, Delta, TX

Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,989

FM 3388

Fair

Over: JOHNS CREEK

0.30 mi. N. of FM 64, Delta, TX

Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 137

FM 895

Fair

Over: LAKE CREEK

1.10 MI S OF FM 198, Delta, TX

Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 127

FM 904

Fair

Over: BARNETT CREEK

0.30 MI S OF FM 3132, Delta, TX

Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 628

CR 1150

Fair

Over: Lake Creek

2.4 Mi N of FM 895, Delta, TX

Built 2013 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 30

US 377

Fair

Over: ROARK BRANCH

2.75 MI S OF IH 35E, Denton, TX

Built 1942 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,879

US 377

Fair

Over: HICKORY CREEK RELIEF

2.55 MI S OF IH 35E, Denton, TX

Built 1942 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,879

FM 428

Fair

Over: CLEAR CREEK

2.00 MI NE OF LP 288, Denton, TX

Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,142

FM 428

Fair

Over: ELM FORK TRINITY RIVER

5.65 MI NE OF LP 288, Denton, TX

Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,969

IH 35W NBML

Fair

Over: HICKORY CRK

2.10 MI S OF FM 1515, Denton, TX

Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 27,136

IH 35W NB ON RAMP

Fair

Over: CATHERINE BRANCH

1.70 MI S OF FM 1171, Denton, TX

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 470

US 380

Fair

Over: N HICKORY CREEK

3.25 MI W OF IH 35, Denton, TX

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 24,041

US 380 EB

Fair

Over: Dry Fork Hickory Creek

2.5 MI W of IH 35, Denton, TX

Built 2015 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,908

US 377/380 EB

Fair

Over: ELM FK TRINITY RIV REL 2

4.00 MI E OF LP 288, Denton, TX

Built 1999 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 18,536

IH 35 SBML

Fair

Over: CLEAR CREEK

2.05 MI S OF FM 455, Denton, TX

Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 34,970

IH 35E SBML

Fair

Over: TIMBER CREEK

2.60 MI NW OF DALLAS C/L, Denton, TX

Built 1939 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 70,035

IH35E NB & Express

Fair

Over: ELM FK TRINITY RIV REL 2

0.30 MI NW OF DALLAS C/L, Denton, TX

Built 1939 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 74,860

IH 35E NBML

Fair

Over: TIMBER CREEK

2.60 MI NW OF DALLAS C/L, Denton, TX

Built 1957 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 74,860

IH 35E NBFR

Fair

Over: TIMBER CREEK

1.10 MI NW OF DALLAS C/L, Denton, TX

Built 1982 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 14,460

IH 35E SBFR

Fair

Over: ELM FORK TRINITY RIVER

0.65 MI NW OF DALLAS C/L, Denton, TX

Built 1982 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,450

IH 35E NBFR

Fair

Over: TIMBER CREEK

2.60 MI NW OF DALLAS C/L, Denton, TX

Built 1983 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 14,460

IH 35E SBFR

Fair

Over: TIMBER CREEK

2.60 MI NW OF DALLAS C/L, Denton, TX

Built 1983 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,450

IH 35E SBML

Fair

Over: TIMBER CREEK

1.10 MI NW OF DALLAS C/L, Denton, TX

Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 70,035

IH 35E NBML

Fair

Over: TIMBER CREEK

1.10 MI NW OF DALLAS C/L, Denton, TX

Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 74,860

IH 35E SBFR

Fair

Over: ELM FK TRINITY RIV REL 2

0.30 MI NW OF DALLAS C/L, Denton, TX

Built 1995 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 14,607

SH 114 EB

Fair

Over: BNSF RAILROAD

2.0 MI. W. OF FM 156, Denton, TX

Built 1997 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 21,635

Showing 26,951-27,000 of 56,740 bridges

Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial.

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). A "structurally deficient" rating is a repair-priority signal, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult a qualified civil engineer before making decisions based on this data.