US 259 NB over Sl 281

Gregg County, Texas · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

• US 259 NB over Sl 281 in Gregg County, Texas, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
• Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
• It was built in 1979, making it 46 years old at the 2025 inventory.
• It carries about 8,086 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2018).
• Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
• It is one of 97 of the 241 inventoried bridges in Gregg County rated good (40.2%); 1 (0.4%) are rated poor.
• A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

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Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Texas department of transportation.

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