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
DALLAS N. TOLLWAY
UnknownOver: DNT
0.25 MI N OF LBJ FRWY, Dallas, TX
Built 1983 ADT: 1,660
DALLAS NO TOLLWAY
UnknownOver: DNT
0.3 MI S OF LBJ FREEWAY, Dallas, TX
Built 1983 ADT: 7,600
DALLAS N TOLLWAY
UnknownOver: DNT
DNT AT OAK LAWN AVE, Dallas, TX
Built 2007 ADT: 42,016
DALLAS NO TOLLWAY
UnknownOver: DNT
0.1 MI S OF HARVEST HILL, Dallas, TX
Built 1966 ADT: 35,000
DALLAS N TOLLWAY
UnknownOver: DNT
0.4 MI N OF UNIVERSITY BL, Dallas, TX
Built 1966 ADT: 20,235
DALLAS NO TOLLWAY
UnknownOver: DNT
0.2 MI S OF LEMMON AVE, Dallas, TX
Built 1966 ADT: 8,120
NORTHAVEN RD
UnknownOver: DALLAS NORTH TOLLWAY
0.48 MI W OF PRESTON RD, Dallas, TX
Built 1966 ADT: 125,690
MEADERS LN
UnknownOver: MEADERS LN
0.48 MI N OF WALNUT HILL, Dallas, TX
Built 1966 ADT: 125,690
DALLAS N TOLLWAY
UnknownOver: DALLAS N TOLLWAY
0.48 MI N OF ALPHA RD, Dallas, TX
Built 1983 ADT: 12,340
DALLAS NO TOLLWAY
UnknownOver: DNT
0.4 MI SW OF CEDAR SPRGS, Dallas, TX
Built 1966 ADT: 23,620
PARK LN
UnknownOver: DALLAS N TOLLWAY
0.4 MI S OF WALNUT HILL, Dallas, TX
Built 1966 ADT: 125,690
UNIVERSITY BLVD
UnknownOver: UNIVERSITY BLVD
0.3 MI W OF DOUGLAS BLVD, Dallas, TX
Built 1966 ADT: 125,690
DALLAS N TLWY SB
UnknownOver: DNT SB
0.2 MI S OF OAK LAWN AVE, Dallas, TX
Built 1966 ADT: 59,800
DALLAS N TOLLWY SB
UnknownOver: DALLAS N TOLLWAY SB
0.5 MI N OF LBJ FWY, Dallas, TX
Built 1983 ADT: 154,375
DALLAS NO. TOLLWAY
UnknownOver: DNT
1.2 MI S OF LBJ FREEWAY, Dallas, TX
Built 1966 ADT: 35,000
DALLAS N. TOLLWAY
UnknownOver: DNT
1.8 MILES NORTH OF IH 35E, Dallas, TX
Built 1966 ADT: 41,340
BORDEAUX AVE
UnknownOver: BORDEAUX AVENUE
0.8 MI S OF MOCKINGBIRD, Dallas, TX
Built 1966 ADT: 107,152
BEVERLY DRIVE
UnknownOver: BEVERLY DRIVE
0.3 MI S OF MOCKINGBIRD, Dallas, TX
Built 1966 ADT: 107,152
ARAPAHO RD
UnknownOver: ARAPAHO RD
0.7 MI S OF KELLER SPRING, Dallas, TX
Built 1983 ADT: 28,370
MOCKINGBIRD LANE
UnknownOver: MOCKINGBIRD LANE
0.7 MI S OF UNIV BLVD, Dallas, TX
Built 1966 ADT: 75,000
COMMERCE ST
UnknownOver: COMMERCE ST
0.8 MI W OF IH 35E, Dallas, TX
Built 1930
UT SW BUS BRIDGE
UnknownOver: INWOOD WB TO H HINES SB
AT INWOOD AND H. HINES, Dallas, TX
Built 1992 ADT: 37,805
HARRY HINES NB
UnknownOver: INWOOD RD
0.7 MI SE OF MOCKINGBIRD, Dallas, TX
Built 1958 ADT: 10,000
HARRY HINES BLVD
UnknownOver: MOCKINGBIRD LANE
1.2 MI E OF IH 35E, Dallas, TX
Built 1963 ADT: 37,059
HARRY HINES BLVD
UnknownOver: HARRY HINES BLVD
0.2 MI NW OF DNT, Dallas, TX
Built 1960 ADT: 34,315
HARRY HINES SB
UnknownOver: HARRY HINES SB
0.7 MI SE OF MOCKINGBIRD, Dallas, TX
Built 1958 ADT: 10,000
Santa Fe Avenue
UnknownOver: ERVAY STREET
0.20 Mi NW of Grand Ave, Dallas, TX
Built 1950 ADT: 5
Kelly Avenue
UnknownOver: S HARWOOD ST
0.25 Mi NW of Grand Ave, Dallas, TX
Built 1952 ADT: 3,100
E KIEST BLVD
UnknownOver: LANCASTER KIEST SHOP CTR
0.10 MI NE OF SH 342, Dallas, TX
Built 1959 ADT: 50
S MARSALIS AVE NB
UnknownOver: CEDAR CK/CLARENDON/RR/15
0.3 MI S OF IH 35E, Dallas, TX
Built 1956 ADT: 6,000
S MARSALIS AVE NB
UnknownOver: ZOO ACCESS RD
0.6 MI S OF IH 35E, Dallas, TX
Built 1956 ADT: 100
S MARSALIS AVE SB
UnknownOver: CEDAR CK/CLARENDON/RR/15
0.3 MI S OF IH 35E, Dallas, TX
Built 1956 ADT: 6,000
S MARSALIS AVE SB
UnknownOver: ZOO ACCESS RD
0.6 MI S OF IH 35E, Dallas, TX
Built 1956 ADT: 100
MILITARY PARKWAY
UnknownOver: LAWNVIEW AVENUE
1.05 MI W OF J MILLER RD, Dallas, TX
Built 1965 ADT: 10,000
MOCKINGBIRD LANE
UnknownOver: FISHER RD WILLIAMSON CRK
0.9 MI E OF ABRAMS RD, Dallas, TX
Built 1955 ADT: 250
MOCKINGBIRD LANE
UnknownOver: WEST LAWTHER DR NB
0.5 MI W OF BUCKNER BLVD, Dallas, TX
Built 1965 ADT: 6,000
MOCKINGBIRD LANE
UnknownOver: WHITE ROCK LAKE
0.3 MI W OF BUCKNER BLVD, Dallas, TX
Built 1965 ADT: 1,000
MALCOLM X BLVD
UnknownOver: DART RR, HICKORY ST
0.55 MI N OF MLK JR BLVD, Dallas, TX
Built 1937 ADT: 6,389
ROYAL LANE EB
UnknownOver: WHITE ROCK CRK & DART
0.1 MI EAST OF US 75, Dallas, TX
Built 1991 ADT: 3,000
ROYAL LANE WB
UnknownOver: WHITE ROCK CRK & DART
0.1 MI EAST OF US 75, Dallas, TX
Built 1991 ADT: 3,000
ROYAL LANE
UnknownOver: ROYAL LN
0.6 MI E OF INWOOD RD, Dallas, TX
Built 1966 ADT: 125,690
SANDY LAKE ROAD
UnknownOver: ELM FORK TRINITY RIVER
1.5 MI W OF IH 35E, Dallas, TX
Built 2000 ADT: 300
Sylvan Ave
UnknownOver: Canada Dr EB
0.6 Mi S of IH 35E, Dallas, TX
Built 2015 ADT: 10,500
VICTORY AVE
UnknownOver: AA CENTER ACCESS RD
0.4M N OF CONTINENTAL AVE, Dallas, TX
Built 2001 ADT: 150
WALNUT HILL LN
UnknownOver: DALLAS N TOLLWAY
0.65 MI E OF INWOOD RD, Dallas, TX
Built 1966 ADT: 125,690
W Pleasant Run Rd
UnknownOver: Miller Ferry Rd & UP RR
0.40 MI SW of IH 45, Dallas, TX
Built 2014 ADT: 600
E 37th St
UnknownOver: Passport Ave
0.2 Mi S of S Airfield Dr, Dallas, TX
Built 1999 ADT: 3,300
S Garage Dr
UnknownOver: Passport Ave
0.4 Mi S of S Airfield Dr, Dallas, TX
Built 1999 ADT: 3,300
ARAPAHO RD
UnknownOver: ARAPAHO RD.
0.6 MI W OF ADDISION RD, Dallas, TX
Built 2005 ADT: 33,527
Skillman St
UnknownOver: IH 635 EB
3.17 Mi E of US 75, Dallas, TX
Built 2023 ADT: 74,500
Showing 2,851-2,900 of 56,740 bridges
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