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Bridge conditions in Bell County, Texas

654 inventoried bridges · 1 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

Bell County tracks close to typical: 1 of its 654 inventoried bridges (0.2%) are rated poor, against a national rate of about 7%.

1 of the 654 bridges in Bell County, Texas, are rated in poor condition (0.2%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
357 bridges (54.6%) are rated good and 296 (45.3%) fair.
The median Bell County bridge was built in 1984.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is West Central Ave over Nolan Creek (built 1920), carrying about 338 vehicles a day.

Good 54.6% · Fair 45.3% · Poor 0.2% of 654 bridges

Bridges rated poor

Every bridge in the county with a poor rating, busiest first. Poor means a major component is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale; it is a repair flag, not a closure notice.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
West Central Ave over Nolan Creek	1920	338	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Ih 35 over Skinner Branch	2017	146,391	Good
Ih 35 Ml over Lampasas River	2016	93,724	Fair
Ih 35 over Mitchell Branch	2017	93,724	Good
US 190 Ebml over Rosewood Drive	2022	89,400	Good
US 190 Wbml over Rosewood Drive	2022	89,400	Good
Ih 35 Ml & Fr over Bird Creek	2017	88,889	Good
Ih 14/US 190 over South Nolan Creek Branch	1976	88,524	Good
Ih 35 over Bird Creek Branch	2016	82,341	Good
Ih 14 / US 190 over South Nolan Creek Branch	1976	77,118	Fair
US 190 over South Nolan Creek	1976	77,070	Fair

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025. Counts cover inventoried highway bridges over 20 feet; ratings are reported by the state DOT.

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