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US 281 over Draw

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

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

US 281 over Draw in Blanco County, Texas, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1960, making it 65 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 6,015 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 37 of the 63 inventoried bridges in Blanco County rated good (58.7%); 0 (0.0%) are rated poor.
Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is open, no restriction (NBI item 41).
Its condition class and component ratings are unchanged from the 2024 inventory.
Its most recent inspection on record is dated April 2023, on a 24-month routine inspection cycle.
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.

Component ratings

Component	Rating (2024)	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	7	7	Good condition


Structure	Concrete culvert
Length	about 22 ft
Location	1.75 Mi N of FM 1623
NBI structure number	140160025301039
Condition class	Good
Traffic status (item 41)	Open, no restriction
Last inspection (item 90)	April 2023
Inspection interval (item 91)	24 months
Scour (item 113)	8: foundations stable, scour above the top of the footing

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 281 over Deer Creek	1962	17,382	Good
US 281 over Town Creek	1960	15,887	Good
US 281 over Blanco River	1960	15,388	Fair
US 281 over Durham Branch	1960	15,388	Good
US 281 over Stribling Creek	1929	13,108	Good
US 281 over Dry Cypress Creek	1930	13,108	Fair