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SH 173 over Trib of Bandera Creek

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

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

SH 173 over Trib of Bandera Creek in Bandera 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 1963 and reconstructed in 1990, making it 62 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 6,349 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 41 of the 66 inventoried bridges in Bandera County rated good (62.1%); 1 (1.5%) 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.

Component ratings


Structure	Concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 80 ft
Location	1.9 Mi SE of FM 2828
NBI structure number	150100042106031
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
SH 16 over Drean Creek	1936	11,033	Fair
SH 16 over Mud Creek	1965	11,033	Good
SH 16 over Bandera Creek	1978	11,033	Good
SH 16 over Draw	1983	10,816	Good
SH 16 over Dry Hollow	1982	9,987	Good
SH 16 over Draw	1982	9,987	Fair