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SH 285 over Salado Creek

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

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

SH 285 over Salado Creek in Kleberg 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 1986, making it 39 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 7,554 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 36 of the 65 inventoried bridges in Kleberg County rated good (55.4%); 0 (0.0%) 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

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 77 Nbfr over Santa Gertrudis Creek	2022	32,000	Good
US 77 Sbfr over Santa Gertrudis Creek	2022	32,000	Good
US 77 Nbfr over Escondido Creek	2022	32,000	Good
US 77 Sbfr over Escondido Creek	2022	32,000	Good
US 77 Nbfr over Velederos Creek	2024	24,470	Good
US 77 SB Ml over Kleberg County Crossover	2018	19,300	Good