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Bridge conditions in Cameron County, Texas

354 inventoried bridges · 2 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

The federal inventory lists 354 bridges in Cameron County: 223 rated good, 129 fair, and 2 poor.

2 of the 354 bridges in Cameron County, Texas, are rated in poor condition (0.6%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
223 bridges (63.0%) are rated good and 129 (36.4%) fair.
The median Cameron County bridge was built in 2000.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is Minnesota Ave over Drainage Ditch (built 1960), carrying about 5,296 vehicles a day.

Good 63.0% · Fair 36.4% · Poor 0.6% of 354 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
Minnesota Ave over Drainage Ditch	1960	5,296	Poor
Stenger St over Ccwid #2 Drain Ditch	1980	500	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 77 over Hid #1 Drainage Ditch	2004	101,410	Good
US 77 over Ccdd #3 Lateral V	2004	96,376	Good
Us77/83nb-us2/83wb over US 77 Dixieland & Tyler	1971	92,873	Fair
US 83 over Rvsc RR / Palm Court Dr	2002	69,038	Good
US 83 over Drainage Ditch	2000	67,510	Good
US 77 SB over FM 801 (Ed Carey Dr)	2005	63,260	Fair
US 83 over Willacy Canal	2007	63,254	Good
US 83 EB Exit Ramp over Rvsc RR / Palm Court Dr	2002	60,904	Good
US 77 over Jackass Prairie Creek	1924	60,058	Fair
US 77 NB over F St	2005	50,624	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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