State profile · Below national median SD

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.

NV

Nevada

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

TX

Texas

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

DE

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

SPRING CREEK RD

Good

Over: DRAW

1.30 MI W OF GRAHAMS RD, Grayson, TX

Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 30

ROLAND RD

Good

Over: S BR OF BIG MINERAL CK

1.33 MI N OF US 82, Grayson, TX

Built 2023 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 249

SMITH OAK RD

Good

Over: BLUE CREEK

0.10 MI N OF US 82, Grayson, TX

Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 330

GRAY BOTTOM RD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

0.80 MI E OF FM 2729, Grayson, TX

Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 40

CRAWFORD ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB OF BIG MINERAL ARM

0.3 MI E of FM 901, Grayson, TX

Built 2023 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 40

BALL RD

Good

Over: PILOT GROVE CREEK

1.15 MI W OF PILOT GROVE, Grayson, TX

Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 40

JOE DAVIS RD

Good

Over: W FORK PILOT GROVE CREEK

1.15 MI E OF FM 2729, Grayson, TX

Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

GORDON RD

Good

Over: DRAW

1.75 MI S OF FM 121, Grayson, TX

Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 40

BARTLEY RD

Good

Over: DESERT CREEK

0.90 MI E OF SH 160, Grayson, TX

Built 2013 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 30

TAYLOR RD

Good

Over: PILOT GROVE CREEK

0.30 MI W OF DURHAM RD, Grayson, TX

Built 2007 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 30

ANDERSON RD

Good

Over: TRIB PILOT GROVE CREEK

0.70 MI S OF TAYLOR RD, Grayson, TX

Built 2008 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 40

YELLOW BRIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF PILOT GROVE CK

0.85 MI W OF DURHAM RD, Grayson, TX

Built 2021 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 88

RILEY RD

Good

Over: BIG MINERAL CREEK

1.50 MI N OF US 82, Grayson, TX

Built 1995 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 230

GAGE RD

Good

Over: DEAVER CREEK

1.35 MI W OF SOUTHMAYD RD, Grayson, TX

Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

HACKLEMAN RD

Good

Over: MUSTANG CREEK

0.10 MI E OF FM 901, Grayson, TX

Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 70

LAWRENCE LN

Good

Over: HARRIS CREEK

0.95 MI N OF PLAINVIEW RD, Grayson, TX

Built 1999 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

CARPENTERS BLUFF

Good

Over: CHOCTAW CREEK

2.80 MI N OF FM 1753, Grayson, TX

Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 220

CARPENTERS BLUFF

Good

Over: RED RIVER

5.6 Miles east of FM 1753, Grayson, TX

Built 2017 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,500

CHOCTAW BOTTOM RD

Good

Over: CHOCTAW CREEK

1.30 MI N OF FM 1753, Grayson, TX

Built 1999 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 60

WHITAKER RD

Good

Over: EAST PRONG WHITES CREEK

1.35 MI E OF FM 3356, Grayson, TX

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20

WHITAKER RD

Good

Over: W PRONG WHITES CR

0.70 MI E OF FM 3356, Grayson, TX

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20

FRIENDSHIP RD

Good

Over: DRAW

0.85 MI N OF SH 56, Grayson, TX

Built 1995 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 410

THERESA RD

Good

Over: IRON ORE CREEK

0.1 MI S OF LP 503, Grayson, TX

Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 178

LOY LAKE RD

Good

Over: IRON ORE CREEK

0.30 MI E OF FM 131, Grayson, TX

Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 250

BILL HOLDER RD

Good

Over: TRIB OF BRUSHY CREEK

1.40 MI W OF FM 901, Grayson, TX

Built 1997 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 70

GREER RD

Good

Over: BRUSHY CREEK

1.30 MI S OF FM 901, Grayson, TX

Built 2020 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

STUCKEY RD

Good

Over: TRIB OF WALNUT CREEK

0.10 MI E OF GORDONVILLE, Grayson, TX

Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20

OLD SADLER RD

Good

Over: SANDY CREEK

1.10 MI E OF FM 901, Grayson, TX

Built 1999 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 70

JEWELL LN

Good

Over: SANDY CREEK

0.15 MI N OF KNIGHT RD, Grayson, TX

Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 40

RICH ROAD

Good

Over: RED BRANCH CREEK

1.50 MI NW OF US 377, Grayson, TX

Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10

BURROWS CHAPEL RD

Good

Over: TRIB OF ROCK CREEK

1.80 MI NE OF FM 901, Grayson, TX

Built 2007 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 30

SEIBERT HILL RD

Good

Over: MUSTANG CREEK

1.10 MI W OF SPALDING RD, Grayson, TX

Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 120

MARILEE RD

Good

Over: LITTLE ELM CREEK

1.80 MI W OF SH 289, Grayson, TX

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

FALLON DR

Good

Over: TRIB OF IRON ORE CREEK

0.5 MI E OF US 75, Grayson, TX

Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,400

GRAND AVE

Good

Over: UPRR & FRISCO RD

0.3 MI. E. OF SH 91, Grayson, TX

Built 1981 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,440

S TRAVIS STREET

Good

Over: POST OAK CREEK

0.53 MI NE OF US 75, Grayson, TX

Built 2023 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,435

SH 31 WB

Good

Over: SABINE RIVER

3.45 MI NE OF IH 20, Gregg, TX

Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,740

BU 259 G

Good

Over: Railroad (UP)

2.72 MI SW OF IH 20, Gregg, TX

Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,640

SH 31 WB

Good

Over: SABINE RIVER RELIEF NO 1

1.40 MI NE OF IH 20, Gregg, TX

Built 2004 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,740

SH 31 WB

Good

Over: SABINE RIVER RELIEF NO 2

1.60 MI NE OF IH 20, Gregg, TX

Built 2004 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,740

SH 31 WB

Good

Over: SABINE RIVER RELIEF NO 3

2.05 MI NE OF IH 20, Gregg, TX

Built 2004 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,740

SH 31 WB

Good

Over: SABINE RIVER RELIEF NO 4

2.80 MI NE OF IH 20, Gregg, TX

Built 2004 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,740

SS 63 (McCann Rd)

Good

Over: Pedestrian/Bicycle Path

0.5 MI N of US 80, Gregg, TX

Built 2021 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 19,801

US 259

Good

Over: RABBIT CREEK

1.37 MI SW OF IH 20, Gregg, TX

Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,610

US 259

Good

Over: Rail(UP)/N BigHeadCrTr

0.69MI N OF INT OF FM 349, Gregg, TX

Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,610

US 259

Good

Over: BARNETT CREEK

1.1 MI N OF FM 2204, Gregg, TX

Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,100

US 259

Good

Over: Bighead Cr Tr

.21MI NOF FM 349, Gregg, TX

Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,100

FM 1249

Good

Over: Bighead Cr

0.65 MI E OF US 259, Gregg, TX

Built 1982 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,760

SS 502 (Judson Rd)

Good

Over: Pedestrian/Bicycle Path

1.21 MI N OF LOOP 281, Gregg, TX

Built 2021 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,136

IH 20 EB

Good

Over: RABBIT CREEK

0.40 MI E OF SH 31, Gregg, TX

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 17,750

Showing 48,101-48,150 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.

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