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SH 16 over Frio River

McMullen County, Texas · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

SH 16 over Frio River in McMullen County, Texas, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1954 and reconstructed in 1995, making it 71 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 5,109 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 2 of the 63 inventoried bridges in McMullen County rated poor (3.2%); 2 (3.2%) are rated poor.
A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.

Component ratings


Structure	Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 681 ft
Location	0.25 Mi S of SH 72 West
NBI structure number	151620051702022
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
SH 16 over Salt Branch	1956	4,179	Fair
SH 16 over Frio River Relief	1956	3,301	Fair
SH 16 over San Miguel Creek	1954	2,856	Poor
SH 16 over Bruce Branch	1954	2,856	Good
FM 624 over Nueces River	1964	2,856	Good
FM 624 over Nueces River Relief #1	1964	2,856	Good