Top Ranked Texas Bridges

UP Salt Creek Bridge (Limestone County, Texas)
Rated 100% with 2 votes
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Salt Creek on Road
Open to traffic
Built 1912
Woodson Bridge (Shackelford County, Texas)
Rated 100% with 3 votes
Wire suspension bridge over Clear Fork Brazos River
Closed to all traffic
Built 1896. Remodeled in 1926 by Austin Bridge Co.
BNSF FM 390 Overpass (Washington County, Texas)
Rated 100% with 3 votes
Stone arch bridge over FM 390 on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic
Built 1920
Elysian Street Viaduct (Harris County, Texas)
Rated 99% with 2 votes
Steel stringer bridge over Buffalo Bayou on Elysian Street
Open to traffic
Built 1954
Briar Creek Bridge (Navarro County, Texas)
Rated 99% with 2 votes
Abandoned and bypassed pony truss bridge over Briar Creek .
Abandoned
Abandoned Concrete Bridge (Austin County, Texas)
Rated 98% with 2 votes
Abandoned concrete pony/through girder bridge over Bullinger Creek
Abandoned
Brackenridge Park Bridge (Bexar County, Texas)
Rated 98% with 4 votes
Lenticular through truss bridge over San Antonio River on Brackenridge Road in San Antonio
Open to two-lane traffic
Built 1890 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co.
Sugarloaf Mountain Bridge (Milam County, Texas)
Rated 98% with 2 votes
Parker through truss bridge over Little River on CR 264
Restored and open to pedestrians
Built 1896 - Relocated to current location 1940
Big Elm Creek Bridge (Falls County, Texas)
Rated 97% with 11 votes
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Big Elm Creek on CR 179
Open to traffic
Built likely in the 1870s.
Carpenters Bluff Bridge (Grayson County, Texas)
Rated 97% with 4 votes
Through truss bridge over Red River on Carpenters Bluff Road (formerly KO&T RR)
Open to one lane traffic and includes a Wagon Shelf extension of South deck
Built 1910; Renovated for auto use 1965, rehabilitated 1981
Northeast Texas Trail Cane Creek Bridge (Lamar County, Texas)
Rated 97% with 2 votes
Abandoned brick arch bridge over Cane Creek on Old railroad grade
Abandoned
Built 1887
Worley Bridge (Milam County, Texas)
Rated 97% with 4 votes
Pratt through truss bridge over San Gabriel River on Cr 428
Closed to all traffic
Built 1911
Briar Creek Bridge (Navarro County, Texas)
Rated 97% with 2 votes
Abandoned pony truss bridge over Briar Creek on FM 3041
Bypassed by a new bridge and abandoned
Bypassed in 1999
Bluff Dale Suspension Bridge (Erath County, Texas)
Rated 96% with 4 votes
Cable-stayed bridge over Puluxy River on CR 149 (Berry's Creek Road)
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1890 by the Runyon Bridge Co.; relocated 1934
HB&T Railway Bascule Bridge (Harris County, Texas)
Rated 95% with 7 votes
Abandoned through truss bridge over Buffalo Bayou on Railroad
Abandoned
Built 1912
South Llano River Bridge (Kimble County, Texas)
Rated 95% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over South Llano River on Loop 481 in Junction
Open to traffic
Built 1937
San Gabriel River Bridge (Milam County, Texas)
Rated 95% with 3 votes
Through truss bridge over San Gabriel River on CR 428
Open to traffic
Built 1911
Mission Espada Aqueduct (Bexar County, Texas)
Rated 94% with 3 votes
Stone arch bridge over Piedras Creek on Acequia Madre
Still carries water
Built between 1731 and 1745
San Saba River Bridge (San Saba County, Texas)
Rated 94% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over San Saba River on CR 204
Open to traffic
Built 1910
Oilfield Road Steel Pipe Bridge (Madison County, Texas)
Rated 93% with 2 votes
Abandoned steel stringer bridge over Unknown Stream on Oilfield Road
Bypassed
Hays Street Bridge (Bexar County, Texas)
Rated 92% with 3 votes
Whipple-Phoenix / Pratt through truss bridge over Union Pacific Railroad on Hays Street
Open to pedestrians
Built either in 1881 crossing the Nueces River or in 1887 crossing the Atchafalaya basin, and was moved to current location in 1908-1911. (available information disagrees)
Red River Bridge (Hardeman County, Texas)
Rated 92% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Red River on CR 112
Open to traffic
Built 1925
White Oak Bayou Bridge (Harris County, Texas)
Rated 92% with 2 votes
Concrete tee beam bridge over White Oak Bayou on Yale Street
Open to traffic
Built 1931
Bryant Station Bridge (Milam County, Texas)
Rated 92% with 3 votes
Bypassed through truss bridge over Little River on CR 106
Bypassed by new bridge.
Built 1909; bypassed by a new bridge in 2002
San Gabriel River Bridge (Williamson County, Texas)
Rated 92% with 3 votes
Through truss bridge over San Gabriel River on CR 366
Closed to all traffic
Built 1922
Goodman Bridge (Nacogdoches County, Texas)
Rated 91% with 3 votes
Pony truss bridge over Angelina River on CR 789
Replaced, awaiting restoration and reassembly at park
Built 1929
BNSF US190 Overpass (Madison County, Texas)
Rated 90% with 2 votes
Steel stringer bridge over US 190 on Railroad (BNSF)
Open to traffic
Built 1934
Old Galveston Causeway (Galveston County, Texas)
Rated 89% with 2 votes
Modern lift bridge with concrete arch approach spans over Galveston Bay on BNSF Railway (and former highway)
Open to railroad traffic only
Built 1912, Oringinal Bascule replaced in 1989, 1989 bascule span replaced in 2012 by a lift span
SP Gudalupe River Bridge (Kendall County, Texas)
Rated 89% with 4 votes
Abandoned Parker Through Truss bridge over Gudalupe River on abandoned Railroad
Abandoned
Built 1900-1906
Brazos River Bridge (Somervell County, Texas)
Rated 89% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Brazos River on US 67 West bound lanes.
Open to traffic
Built 1947
UP San Gabriel River Bridge (Williamson County, Texas)
Rated 89% with 5 votes
Warren through truss Bridge over San Gabriel River on Railroad (UP)
Open to traffic
Ellen Trout Park Bridges (Angelina County, Texas)
Rated 88% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over City Lake on Railroad and Pedestrian Path
Open to traffic
Black Bridge (Lee County, Texas)
Rated 88% with 3 votes
Pratt through truss bridge
In storage
Built 1912 over railroad in Dime Box
Piano Bridge (Fayette County, Texas)
Rated 87% with 5 votes
Through truss bridge over East Navidad River on Piano Bridge Road
Reopened to traffic on April 2, 2012
Built 1885 by the King Bridge Company, rehabilitated 2011-12
Blanket Creek Bridge (Mills County, Texas)
Rated 87% with 2 votes
Pony truss bridge over Blanket Creek on CR 550
Closed to all traffic
Built 1912
Corpus Christi Ship Channel Bridge (Nueces County, Texas)
Rated 87% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Corpus Christi Ship Channel on US 181 in Corpus Christi
Open to traffic
Built 1959; rehabilitated 1987
Brackenridge Park Bowstring (Bexar County, Texas)
Rated 86% with 3 votes
Bowstring pony truss bridge over San Antonio River on Pedestrian Walkway in Brackenridge Park
Open to pedestrians
Built 1880 by the King Bridge & Iron Co. Moved from unknown original location in 1937 to Brackenridge Park.
CR 110 San Saba River Bridge (San Saba County, Texas)
Rated 86% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over San Saba River on CR 110 in San Saba
Open to traffic
Built 1939 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.
Pecos River High Bridge (Val Verde County, Texas)
Rated 86% with 2 votes
Massive cantilevered deck truss bridge over Pecos River on the Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1944, replacing an earlier 1892 viaduct
Eliasville Through Truss (Young County, Texas)
Rated 86% with 2 votes
Pratt Through Truss bridge over Clear Fork of the Brazzos
Abandoned
Built 1928 now bypassed
Crockett Street Bridge (Bexar County, Texas)
Rated 85% with 2 votes
Lenticular pony truss bridge over San Antonio River on Crockett Street in San Antonio
Open to traffic
Built 1891 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co.
Crane Road Bridge (Crane County, Texas)
Rated 85% with 3 votes
Abandoned through truss bridge over Pecos River on the Old Crane Road, east of Imperial
Abandoned with deck missing
Ballinger CR 129 Pony Truss (Runnels County, Texas)
Rated 85% with 2 votes
Abandoned polygonal Warren pony truss bridge over Colorado River on Road
Abandoned
Green Creek Bridge (Erath County, Texas)
Rated 84% with 3 votes
Through truss bridge over Green Creek on CR 270
Open to traffic
Built 1906 by the King Bridge Co.; rehabilitated for vehicular use in 1991
Grove Creek Bridge (Hill County, Texas)
Rated 84% with 2 votes
Pony truss bridge over Grove Creek on CR 3136 N
Open to traffic
UP Guadalupe River Bridge (Victoria) (Victoria County, Texas)
Rated 84% with 2 votes
Pratt through truss bridge over Guadalupe River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1927
Brushy Creek Bridge (Williamson County, Texas)
Rated 84% with 4 votes
Through truss bridge over Brushy Creek on CR 434
Open to traffic
Built 1930
UP Brazoria River Bridge (Brazoria County, Texas)
Rated 83% with 3 votes
Swing through truss bridge over Brazoria River on the Union Pacific Railroad at Brazoria
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1907
Southern Pacific Railroad Bridge 1917 (El Paso County, Texas)
Rated 83% with 2 votes
Deck truss bridge over Rio Grande on Southern Pacific Railroad
Open to rail traffic
Built 1917
UP Clear Creek Bridge (Waller County, Texas)
Rated 83% with 2 votes
Warren deck truss with all verticals bridge over Clear Creek on Railroad
Open to traffic
Canadian River Wagon Bridge (Hemphill County, Texas)
Rated 82% with 4 votes
Twenty-one span through truss bridge over Canadian River on US 60/US 83 at Canadian
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1916 by the Canton Bridge Co.; four additional spans added 1923; bypassed by new bridge in 1953; rehabilitated and opened to pedestrian traffic in 2000
Oriana Bridge (Stonewall County, Texas)
Rated 82% with 4 votes
Cameback through truss, located wsw of Peacock, Texas. At one time a main road between Jayton and Aspermont.
Traffic no longer allowed.
Built 1917 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.; modified 1918 by Austin Brothers; closed to traffic 1995
Maury Maverick Bridge (Brazoria County, Texas)
Rated 81% with 2 votes
Polygonal Warren pony truss bridge over Mustang Bayou on the Tom Blakeny Hike and Bike Trail
Open to pedestrians
Built 1932 on Jendrusch Road in Karnes County. Relocated here in 2003 to this location.
Plum Creek Bridge (Caldwell County, Texas)
Rated 81% with 2 votes
Abandoned pony truss bridge over Plum Creek on Crane Lane (CR 300 - formerly US 183)
Abandoned
Old Highway 80 Bridge (Harrison County, Texas)
Rated 81% with 2 votes
Abandoned truss bridge over Wards Creek on Old US Route 80 (CR3810)
Not passable by vehicle, foot traffic only. Abandoned segment of old US Route 80.
Jonah Bridge (Williamson County, Texas)
Rated 80% with 5 votes
Lost Through truss bridge over San Gabriel River
Destroyed by flood
Dunlavy Street Bridge (Harris County, Texas)
Rated 79% with 2 votes
Steel through arch bridge over US 59 on Dunlavy Street in Houston
Open to traffic
Built 2000
T&NO Jensen Drive Overpass (Harris County, Texas)
Rated 79% with 2 votes
Steel stringer bridge over Jensen Drive on Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1939
Washington Avenue Bridge (McLennan County, Texas)
Rated 79% with 9 votes
Through truss bridge over Brazos River on Washington Avenue in Waco
Open to traffic
Built 1901
TIBR Sabine River Bridge (Newton County, Texas)
Rated 79% with 5 votes
Warren through truss bridge over Sabine River on Railroad (TIBR)
Open to traffic
UP Trinity River Bridge (Polk County, Texas)
Rated 78% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Trinity River on Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1917, partially collapsed in 2004, subsequently repaired
North Bosque River Bridge (Erath County, Texas)
Rated 77% with 3 votes
Pratt through truss bridge over North Bosque River on CR 270
Open to traffic
Built 1921
Pecos River Bridge (Val Verde County, Texas)
Rated 77% with 3 votes
Deck truss bridge over Pecos River on US 90
Open to traffic
Built 1957
TRE Lattice Bridge (Dallas County, Texas)
Rated 76% with 2 votes
Lattice through truss bridge over the old channel of Trinity River on Trinity Railway Express
Open to traffic
Washburn Tunnel (Harris County, Texas)
Rated 76% with 3 votes
Tunnel under Houston Ship Channel on Federal Road
Open to traffic
Built 1950
Plemons Bridge (Hutchinson County, Texas)
Rated 76% with 2 votes
Thirty-span Warren pony truss bridge over the Canadian River on CR 225
Closed to traffic
Built 1926
Yellow Bayou Bridge (Newton County, Texas)
Rated 76% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Yellow Bayou on St. John Rd. (CR 2053)
Bypassed by new bridge
Built 1930
Graustark Street Bridge (Harris County, Texas)
Rated 75% with 2 votes
Steel through arch bridge over US59 on Graustark Street
Open to traffic
Built 2005
San Antonio Zoo Railroad Bridge (Bexar County, Texas)
Rated 74% with 2 votes
Warren through truss bridge over San Antonio River on San Antonio Zoo Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1956
Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge (Dallas County, Texas)
Rated 74% with 2 votes
Cable-stayed bridge over Trinity River on Singleton Blvd / Woodall Rodgers Fwy
Open to traffic
Built 2012
UP Trinity River Bridge (Dallas County, Texas)
Rated 74% with 2 votes
Warren through truss bridge over Trinity River on Railroad (UP)
Open to traffic
Barker Bridge (Williamson County, Texas)
Rated 74% with 4 votes
Bridge over Brushy Creek on Old CR457
Unknown disposition
Used to carry Hwy 95 until bypassed in mid-1960's.
Pecos River Bridge (Crockett County, Texas)
Rated 73% with 2 votes
Parker through truss bridge over Pecos River on SH 290
Open to traffic
Built 1933
Bypassed North Bosque River Bridge (Erath County, Texas)
Rated 73% with 2 votes
Abandoned pony truss bridge over North Bosque River on Old CR 270
Abandoned
Fred Hartman Bridge (Harris County, Texas)
Rated 73% with 4 votes
Pair of cable-stayed bridges over Houston Ship Channel on TX 146 in Houston
Open to traffic
Built 1995
GRR San Gabriel River Bridge (Williamson County, Texas)
Rated 73% with 2 votes
Parker through truss bridge over San Gabriel River on Georgetown Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1903
Burr's Ferry Bridge (Newton County, Texas)
Rated 72% with 3 votes
Through truss bridge over Sabine River on TX 63/LA 8
Open to traffic
Built 1937
Waldrip Bridge (Coleman County, Texas)
Rated 71% with 8 votes
Through truss bridge over Colorado River on CR 220
Rehabilitated in 2011 and now open for traffic.
Built 1911