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Bridge conditions in Taylor County, Texas

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

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

2 of the 420 bridges the federal inventory lists in Taylor County are rated poor; the rest split 183 good and 235 fair.

2 of the 420 bridges in Taylor County, Texas, are rated in poor condition (0.5%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
183 bridges (43.6%) are rated good and 235 (56.0%) fair.
The median Taylor County bridge was built in 1961.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is CR 172 over Red Bank Creek (built 1922), carrying about 85 vehicles a day.

Good 43.6% · Fair 56.0% · Poor 0.5% of 420 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
CR 172 over Red Bank Creek	1922	85	Poor
3RD Street over South Diversion Ditch	1961	30	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 83 and Frtg Rds over Buttonwillow Creek	1959	30,796	Fair
Ih 20 over Bull Wagon Creek	1957	28,925	Fair
Ih 20 & Nfr over Indian Creek	1957	28,925	Fair
Ih 20 & Fr over Mulberry Creek Branch	1927	28,499	Fair
Ih 20 over Draw	1961	28,487	Fair
Ih 20 WB over US 83/US 277	2009	28,487	Good
Ih 20 over Drainage Ditch	1961	28,487	Fair
US 83 over Elm Creek Relief	1957	27,497	Good
US 83 / US 277 over Elm Creek Relief	1957	27,497	Fair
US 83 / US 277 over Elm Creek Relief	1957	27,497	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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