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Bridge conditions in Dallas County, Texas

3,261 inventoried bridges · 37 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Dallas County tracks close to typical: 37 of its 3,261 inventoried bridges (1.1%) are rated poor, against a national rate of about 7%.

37 of the 3,261 bridges in Dallas County, Texas, are rated in poor condition (1.1%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
1,387 bridges (42.5%) are rated good and 1,837 (56.3%) fair.
The median Dallas County bridge was built in 1982.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is Ih 35E over Oak Lawn Ave & Turtle Ck (built 1959), carrying about 194,462 vehicles a day.

Good 42.5% · Fair 56.3% · Poor 1.1% of 3,261 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
Ih 35E over Oak Lawn Ave & Turtle Ck	1959	194,462	Poor
IH 45 NB Conn C over Ih 30	1961	194,353	Poor
Ih 635 over Draw	1969	182,015	Poor
IH 35E NB Conn over Dart & Dnt	1967	146,500	Poor
Ih 30 over Lake Ray Hubbard	1995	141,993	Poor
Ih 45 over UPRR & Miller Ferry Rd	1954	95,059	Poor
Ih 345 SB over IH 30 US 75 Dart Rail	1971	90,190	Poor
Ih 345 NB over IH 30 US 75 DART etc	1971	90,190	Poor
Ih 30 Wbml over Ih 635	1971	81,504	Poor
Ih 635 WB over Kcr RR	1967	76,110	Poor
Ih 635 EB over Kcs RR	1967	76,110	Poor
Ih 635 EB over SH 78 & Kcs RR	1967	76,110	Poor
SS348NB to IH35 NB over Ih 35E SB	1970	66,000	Poor
Denton Tap Road over Cottonwood Branch	1955	27,670	Poor
IH 35E SB Conn over Ih 35E & Dart	1966	24,132	Poor
Ih 635 Conn C over Ih 635/US 80	1971	16,420	Poor
IH 45 NB to IH 30 over Louise St & Dawson St	1972	14,240	Poor
Hillcrest Rd NB over White Rock Creek	1974	14,029	Poor
Pleasant Run Rd over Ten Mile Creek	1966	13,520	Poor
E Kiest Blvd over Lancaster Kiest Shop Ctr	1959	13,102	Poor
Military Parkway over White Rock Creek Trib	1940	12,837	Poor
Ih 635 Conn D over Ih 635/US 80	1971	12,819	Poor
US 80 Conn B over US 80	1971	11,221	Poor
St Francis Ave NB over Ih 30	1959	10,295	Poor
Westmoreland Rd SB over Five Mile Creek	1960	10,163	Poor
S Second Ave SB over Trib of White Rock Creek	1930	6,988	Poor
Second Avenue SB over Trib White Rock Crk	1930	4,919	Poor
Matthew Rd over Trailwood Branch	1978	4,102	Poor
US 80 Conn A over US 80	1971	3,105	Poor
Belt Line Rd over Keller Branch	1960	2,985	Poor
St Francis Ave SB over Ih 30	1959	2,597	Poor
Briarwood Dr over Duck Creek	1960	1,832	Poor
Quartet Dr over Ricketts Branch	1970	1,791	Poor
East Fork Rd over Duck Creek	1950	729	Poor
Barnes Bridge Rd over Duck Creek	1950	645	Poor
Parkinson Rd over Ten Mile Creek Trib	1991	203	Poor
Berry Rd over N Mesquite Creek Trib	1945	100	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Ih 635 over Drainage Ditch	1967	309,861	Fair
Ih 635 EB Ramp over Dnt	2013	309,861	Good
IH 635 TEXpress over Dallas North Tollway	2014	309,861	Good
Valley View Lane over IH 635 Mngd Lanes	2014	260,970	Good
Ih 635 Ebml over Ih 635 Expressway EB	2013	260,970	Good
Ih 35E over Drainage Ditch	1963	234,589	Fair
Ih 635 WB over Ih 35E	1977	229,928	Fair
Ih 35E over Drainage DItch	1962	229,166	Fair
Ih-635 Wbfr over White Rock Creek	2013	221,000	Good
IH635 Ebfr over White Rock Creek	2013	221,000	Good

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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