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.

All Bridges in Texas

SH 199/Henderson

Good

Over: FWWR & Trinity Bypass

0.1 Mi. W of White Settle, Tarrant, TX

Built 2021 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 32,209

BU 287

Good

Over: WRAY BRANCH

0.20 MI NW OF IH 20, Tarrant, TX

Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,460

BU 287 P

Good

Over: VILLAGE CREEK

0.45 MI SE OF IH 20, Tarrant, TX

Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20,978

BU 287 P

Good

Over: ELM BRANCH

0.60 MI SE OF IH 20, Tarrant, TX

Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 17,410

LP 496/BUS 287 P

Good

Over: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD

0.3 MI N OF W BROAD ST, Tarrant, TX

Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 14,775

RIVERSIDE DR

Good

Over: US 287

0.40 MI SE OF SH 180, Tarrant, TX

Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 14,240

US 287

Good

Over: ROSEDALE ST

0.30 MI S OF VICKERY BD, Tarrant, TX

Built 2004 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 52,000

SP280EB to IH35 NB

Good

Over: SP 280

0.1 MI E OF IH 35W, Tarrant, TX

Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 31,000

Chambers Street

Good

Over: US 287

0.50 Mi. SE of IH-35W, Tarrant, TX

Built 2016 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,655

US 287 NB to 35 NB

Good

Over: ROW

0.5 Mi. Mi. N. of Chamber, Tarrant, TX

Built 2019 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,016

US 287 NB

Good

Over: KENN-LITTLE SCHL RD

0.30 MI S OF IH 20, Tarrant, TX

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 37,312

US 287 SB

Good

Over: KENN-LITTLE SCHL RD

0.30 MI S OF IH 20, Tarrant, TX

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 37,792

US 287 NB

Good

Over: TURNER-WARNELL RD

1.4 MI N OF FM 157, Tarrant, TX

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 33,898

US 287 SB

Good

Over: TURNER-WARNELL RD

1.4 MI N OF FM 157, Tarrant, TX

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 33,406

US 287 NB

Good

Over: HAWKINS-CALLENDER RD

0.6 MI N OF FM 157, Tarrant, TX

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 33,898

FM 157 SB

Good

Over: US 287

0.4 MI N OF DEBBIE LANE, Tarrant, TX

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,350

FM 157 NB

Good

Over: US 287

0.40 MI N OF DEBBIE LANE, Tarrant, TX

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,350

US 287 NB

Good

Over: DEBBIE LANE

0.4 MI S OF FM 157, Tarrant, TX

Built 1982 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 31,357

US 287 SB

Good

Over: DEBBIE LANE

0.4 MI S OF FM 157, Tarrant, TX

Built 1982 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 29,622

BROAD ST

Good

Over: US 287

2.6 MI S OF FM 157, Tarrant, TX

Built 1982 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 23,845

US 287 NB

Good

Over: UNION PACIFIC RR

3.25 MI S OF FM 157, Tarrant, TX

Built 1982 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 19,725

US 287 SB

Good

Over: UNION PACIFIC RR

3.25 MI S OF FM 157, Tarrant, TX

Built 1982 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 18,022

HERITAGE PKWY EB

Good

Over: US 287

3.70 MI S OF FM 157, Tarrant, TX

Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,700

US 287 NB FRTG RD

Good

Over: WALNUT CREEK

2.0 MI S OF FM 157, Tarrant, TX

Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,200

US 287 SB FTG RD

Good

Over: Walnut Creek

2.0 MI S OF FM 157, Tarrant, TX

Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,520

WALNUT CREEK NBTA

Good

Over: US 287

1.40 MI S OF FM 157, Tarrant, TX

Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 150

Walnut Creek SBTA

Good

Over: US 287

1.40 MI S OF FM 157, Tarrant, TX

Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 150

BROAD ST N TURN

Good

Over: US 287

2.6 MI S of FM 157, Tarrant, TX

Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,000

FM 730 SB

Good

Over: Walnut Creek

1.7 Mi N of SH 199, Tarrant, TX

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,062

FM 730 NB

Good

Over: Walnut Creek

1.7 Mi N of SH 199, Tarrant, TX

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,919

SH 114 WB

Good

Over: DOVE ROAD

1.3 MI E OF DENTON CO LN, Tarrant, TX

Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 37,740

SH 114 EB

Good

Over: DOVE ROAD

1.3 MI E OF DENTON CO LN, Tarrant, TX

Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 37,740

CARROLL AVE

Good

Over: SH 114

CARROLL AVE/SH 114, Tarrant, TX

Built 2004 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 17,612

SH 114 WB

Good

Over: WHITE CHAPEL BLVD

SH 114 OVER WHITE CHAPEL, Tarrant, TX

Built 2004 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 96,486

SH 114 EB

Good

Over: WHITE CHAPEL BLVD

SH114EB OVER WHITE CHAPEL, Tarrant, TX

Built 2004 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 96,486

SH-114 EB

Good

Over: W KIRKWOOD BLVD

4.1 MI N OF FM 1709, Tarrant, TX

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 75,210

SH-114 WB

Good

Over: W KIRKWOOD BLVD

4.1 MI NW OF FM 1709, Tarrant, TX

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 75,210

INTERNATIONAL PKWY

Good

Over: GRAPEVINE CREEK

0.3 MI. N. OF DFW N. GATE, Tarrant, TX

Built 2013 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 191,155

SP 103 (MAIN ST)NB

Good

Over: SH 114

SPUR 103 @ SH114/121 INT, Tarrant, TX

Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20,000

SP 103(MAIN ST) SB

Good

Over: SH 114 & SH 121

SPUR 103 @ SH114/121 INT, Tarrant, TX

Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20,000

SH 121 NB

Good

Over: SH 114 ML & INTL PKWY SB

SH121/114 JCT N OF DFW, Tarrant, TX

Built 2011 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 89,650

INT PKY NB/SH114EB

Good

Over: FUTURE INTL PKWY NBFR

INTL PKWY-SH114 INT, Tarrant, TX

Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,500

SH 114 EB ON RAMP

Good

Over: SH 114 EB OFF RAMP

0.5 MI. E. OF TEXAN TRAIL, Tarrant, TX

Built 2013 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,700

SH121NB to IH635EB

Good

Over: INTL PKY SB to SH 114 EB

1.0 MI. E. OF TEXAN TRAIL, Tarrant, TX

Built 2013 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 87,998

WILLIAM D TATE AVE

Good

Over: SH 114

0.5 MI N OF SH 121/SH 114, Tarrant, TX

Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,577

SH 121 SB

Good

Over: SH 114 WB

E. OF SH 121/114 JCT, Tarrant, TX

Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 89,650

SH 121 SB

Good

Over: SH 114

0.2 MI. W. OF MAIN ST., Tarrant, TX

Built 2013 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 61,900

INTL PKWY NB

Good

Over: SH 114

0.25 MI. N. OF DFW ENTR., Tarrant, TX

Built 2013 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 45,400

SH121NB TO IH635EB

Good

Over: SH 114 WB to INTL PKY NB

SH 121 NB @ INTL PKWY NB, Tarrant, TX

Built 2013 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 33,000

TEXAN TRL (BU 114)

Good

Over: SH 114 & SH 121

1.0 MI. E. OF MAIN STREET, Tarrant, TX

Built 2013 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 72,400

Showing 40,201-40,250 of 56,729 bridges

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

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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Every figure on PlainBridges is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. Texas Good/Fair/Poor shares and county rollups on this page are computed from the same NBI extract as the national boards; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2024 NBI release. NBI condition categories reflect the latest reported inventory record, not a live safety, closure, or travel decision.