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Bridge conditions in Nolan County, Texas

163 inventoried bridges · 5 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

The federal inventory lists 163 bridges in Nolan County: 72 rated good, 86 fair, and 5 poor.

5 of the 163 bridges in Nolan County, Texas, are rated in poor condition (3.1%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
72 bridges (44.2%) are rated good and 86 (52.8%) fair.
The median Nolan County bridge was built in 1960.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is SH 70 / Bus 20 over Ih 20 WB (built 1961), carrying about 5,510 vehicles a day.

Good 44.2% · Fair 52.8% · Poor 3.1% of 163 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
SH 70 / Bus 20 over Ih 20 WB	1961	5,510	Poor
SH 70 over Cottonwood Creek	1926	4,614	Poor
CR 314 over Antelope Creek	1935	69	Poor
CR 181 over Robertson Creek	1950	22	Poor
CR 314 over Draw	1940	17	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Ih 20 over Drainage Ditch	1954	25,750	Fair
Ih 20 over Town Creek	1961	24,170	Fair
Ih 20 over Draw	1961	24,170	Fair
Ih 20 Ml & Nfr over Draw	1961	24,170	Fair
Ih 20 over Draw	1960	20,180	Fair
Ih 20 over Draw	1960	20,180	Fair
Ih 20 over Draw	1925	18,360	Fair
Ih 20 Ml & Nfr over Cottonwood Creek Branch	1967	18,360	Fair
Ih 20 Ml & Nfr over Cottonwood Creek Branch	1967	18,360	Good
Ih 20 Ml & Nfr over Cedar St Creek	1958	18,154	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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