State profile · Below median Poor share

Texas bridge safety

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.

56,729
Public bridges
51.4%
Good condition
1.2%
Poor condition

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%

Texas vs national bridge condition

Texas - Good condition share 51.4%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

Texas - Poor-condition share 4.1%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.5%.

Texas in the national condition pattern

Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.

Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Texas has 56,729 bridges and a 1.2% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #3 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold. Scatter plot of 54 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 0k20k40k60k Public bridges in inventory (thousands) Poor-condition share (%) TX, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 56.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.23%AL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.35%AK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.89%AZ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.15%AR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.43%CA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 25.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.91%CO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.82%CT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.72%DE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.26%DC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.95%FL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.79%GA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.59%GU, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.77%HI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.53%ID, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.9%IL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.35%IN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.22%IA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 19.16%KS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.26%KY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.37%LA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 12.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.48%ME, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.41%MD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.56%MA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.88%MI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 11.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.27%MN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.44%MS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.03%MO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.95%MT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.81%NE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.9%NV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.14%NH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.51%NJ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 6.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.01%NM, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.51%NY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 17.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.43%NC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.76%ND, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 10.98%OH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.74%OK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 22.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.7%OR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.61%PA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.58%PR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 13.92%RI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.2%SC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.17%SD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 16.36%TN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 20.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.41%UT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.91%VT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.9%VI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 29.17%VA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.39%WA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.45%WV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 7.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 18.64%WI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.52%WY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.51%
Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Texas has 56,729 bridges and a 1.2% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #3 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold.

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

Read the rank neighborhood for Texas

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:

  • Nevada: 2,099 bridges · 1.14% Poor
  • Arizona: 8,573 bridges · 1.15% Poor
  • Texas: 56,729 bridges · 1.23% Poor
  • Delaware: 872 bridges · 1.26% Poor
  • Georgia: 15,069 bridges · 1.59% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in Texas

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.

Who maintains Texas’s inventory

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.

When Texas’s bridges were built

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.

Condition Distribution

Texas51.3%47.4%GoodFairPoor
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 2342 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 3230 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 783 Ellis 691 Erath 198 Falls 308 Fannin 307 Fayette 371 Fisher 145 Floyd 10 Foard 60 Fort Bend 795 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 4029 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 179 Jeff Davis 134 Jefferson 457 Jim Hogg 29 Jim Wells 186 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 710 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 163 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 1170 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

1.14% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$2,099

AZ

Arizona

1.15% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$8,573
Selected

TX

Texas

1.23% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$56,729

DE

Delaware

1.26% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$872

GA

Georgia

1.59% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$15,069

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.

CR 1565

Poor

Over: TIMBER CREEK

0.3 MI SE OF FM 898, Fannin, TX

Built 1987 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 50

CR 4020

Poor

Over: CANEY CREEK

0.6 MI S OF US 82, Fannin, TX

Built 1970 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 70

CR 3805

Poor

Over: SPRING CREEK

1.9 MI W OF SH 11, Fannin, TX

Built 1997 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 20

Shelby Ave

Poor

Over: Farber Creek Branch

0.6 Mi E of SH 66, Hunt, TX

Built 1935 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 2,410

CR 385 (16300)

Poor

Over: Little Sandy Creek

1.1 Mi N of FM 196, Lamar, TX

Built 1994 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 100

CR 15500

Poor

Over: Big Sandy Creek

1.0 Mi E of FM 1497, Lamar, TX

Built 1996 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 100

All Bridges in Texas

LOOKOUT RD

Good

Over: DRAW

3.4 MI SW OF COUNTY LINE, Bexar, TX

Built 1998 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 3,757

LOOKOUT RD

Good

Over: DRAW

2.1 MI SW OF COUNTY LINE, Bexar, TX

Built 1998 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 3,230

LONGFIELD RD

Good

Over: DRAW

0.2 MI W OF BLANCO RD, Bexar, TX

Built 1981 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 3,480

LOW BID CIRCLE

Good

Over: FRENCH CREEK

1.70 MI N OF GRISSOM RD, Bexar, TX

Built 1985 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,442

LULLWOOD AVE

Good

Over: DRAW

0.26 MI EAST OF CAPITAL, Bexar, TX

Built 1979 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 490

LUSKEY BLVD

Good

Over: DRAW

0.40 MI N OF CAMP BULLIS, Bexar, TX

Built 1986 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,717

MAGIC DR

Good

Over: DRAW

0.12 E OF FREDERICKSBURG, Bexar, TX

Built 1965 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,338

W MALONE AVE

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

0.01 MI E OF VIGNES, Bexar, TX

Built 1955 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 3,328

E MARKET ST

Good

Over: SAN ANTONIO RI EXTENSION

0.10 MI W OF BOWIE ST, Bexar, TX

Built 1967 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 18,350

MARNEY PLAZA

Good

Over: DRAW-NO NAME

0.1 MI W OF PLEASANTON RD, Bexar, TX

Built 1955 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 576

W MARTIN ST

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

0.60 MI E OF GEN MCMULLEN, Bexar, TX

Built 1958 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 6,010

W MAYFIELD AVE.

Good

Over: SIX MILE CREEK

0.26 MI W OF ZARZAMORA ST, Bexar, TX

Built 1985 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 3,140

W MAYFIELD AVE

Good

Over: DRAW-NO NAME

0.1 MI W OF PLEASANTON RD, Bexar, TX

Built 1993 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 919

MC CAULEY AVE

Good

Over: DRAW

0.1 MI W OF PLEASANTON RD, Bexar, TX

Built 1993 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,092

MCMULLEN ST

Good

Over: ROCKWOOD CREEK

0.2 MI W OF S PRESA ST, Bexar, TX

Built 1967 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 600

MEDICAL DR

Good

Over: ZARZAMORA CREEK

0.3 MI N OF BABCOCK RD, Bexar, TX

Built 1967 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 17,332

MELISSA DR

Good

Over: DRAW

0.1 MI E OF CAROLWOOD, Bexar, TX

Built 1962 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 100

W MILITARY DR

Good

Over: DRAW

0.20 MI E OF LOOP 1604, Bexar, TX

Built 1986 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 12,564

MISSION RIDGE

Good

Over: PANTHER SPRING CRK

0.1 MI E OF BLANCO, Bexar, TX

Built 1986 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,565

Mission Rd.

Good

Over: Draw

0.6 MI S OF MILITARY DR., Bexar, TX

Built 2023 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,867

MITCHELL ST

Good

Over: ROCKWOOD CREEK

0.14 MI W OF S PRESA ST., Bexar, TX

Built 1967 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,785

W NUEVA ST

Good

Over: SAN PEDRO CREEK

0.08 MI W OF FLORES ST, Bexar, TX

Built 2022 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 4,810

OAKDALE DR

Good

Over: DRAW

0.15 MI SW OF IH 10, Bexar, TX

Built 1974 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 500

ENRIQUE BARRERA PW

Good

Over: TRIB OF LEON CR

0.45 MI NE OF US 90, Bexar, TX

Built 2012 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 8,937

E OLMOS DR

Good

Over: SIDE OF HILL @ OLMOS DAM

0.52 MI NE OF DEVINE RD, Bexar, TX

Built 1980 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 3,771

OLMOS CREEK DR

Good

Over: TRIB OF OLMOS CR

0.07 MI SW OF FM 1535, Bexar, TX

Built 1991 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,505

OMICRON DR

Good

Over: TRIB OF LUCAS CRK

0.11 MI N OF LAMBDA DR, Bexar, TX

Built 1990 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,269

OMICRON DR

Good

Over: LUCAS CREEK

0.90 MI NW OF LAMBDA DR, Bexar, TX

Built 1990 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 950

PERRIN BEITEL RD

Good

Over: BEITEL CREEK

0.44 MI S OF LP 410, Bexar, TX

Built 1975 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 17,446

PERRIN CENTRAL

Good

Over: DRAIN

0.10 MI W OF PERRIN BITL, Bexar, TX

Built 1986 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 3,531

PLEASANTON RD

Good

Over: DRAW

2.70 MI S OF IH 410, Bexar, TX

Built 1990 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 3,491

PROTON RD

Good

Over: LORENCE CREEK

0.12 MI E OF SIGMA RD, Bexar, TX

Built 1985 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 929

PROTON RD

Good

Over: TRIB OF LORENCE CR

0.15 MI E OF SIGMA RD, Bexar, TX

Built 1985 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 230

W PYRON AVE

Good

Over: DRAW

0.16 MI E OF TABOR AVE, Bexar, TX

Built 1993 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,424

QUINTA RD

Good

Over: DRAIN

0.03 MI S OF ROLAND RD, Bexar, TX

Built 1985 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,183

RED MAPLE WOOD

Good

Over: OLMOS CREEK

0.15 MI NW OF DE ZAVALA, Bexar, TX

Built 1985 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,000

REXFORD DR

Good

Over: DRAW-NO NAME

0.20 MI E JONES MLTSBRGR, Bexar, TX

Built 1989 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 136

RICHLAND HILLS DR

Good

Over: DRAW

2.30 MI NW OF IH 410, Bexar, TX

Built 1995 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 7,852

RIDGE PATH

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

0.15 MI W OF TEZEL RD, Bexar, TX

Built 1987 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,540

RITTIMAN RD

Good

Over: ROSILLO CREEK

1.30 MI E OF IH 35, Bexar, TX

Built 1998 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 21,308

ROCKWELL BLVD

Good

Over: DRAIN

0.02 MI S OF ANSLEY BLVD, Bexar, TX

Built 2009 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,840

ROSEHEART DR

Good

Over: DRAW

0.20 MI E OF BULVERDE RD, Bexar, TX

Built 2000 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 920

ROUSSEAU RD

Good

Over: DRAW

0.05 MI N OF FM 1957, Bexar, TX

Built 1976 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,711

RUIZ ST

Good

Over: DRAW

0.05 MI W OF NW 26TH ST, Bexar, TX

Built 1940 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,827

N SAN FELIPE AVE

Good

Over: APACHE CREEK

0.20 MI S OF CULEBRA RD, Bexar, TX

Built 1978 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,700

SCHOOL ST

Good

Over: ROCKWOOD CREEK

0.20 MI W OF S PRESA ST, Bexar, TX

Built 1967 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,170

SENISA SPRINGS

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

1.15 MI NW OF WESTOVER, Bexar, TX

Built 1995 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 498

SHADY WINDS

Good

Over: DRAW

0.30 MI E OF MISTY TRAIL, Bexar, TX

Built 1995 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 438

E SONTERRA BLVD WB

Good

Over: LORENCE CREEK

0.06 MI E OF SIGMA RD, Bexar, TX

Built 1998 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 5,000

STEVES AVE

Good

Over: ROCKWOOD CREEK

0.07 MI W OF S PRESA ST, Bexar, TX

Built 1960 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 6,192

Showing 36,201-36,250 of 56,729 bridges

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

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