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US 281 SB over SH 186

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

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

US 281 SB over SH 186 in Hidalgo 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 2003, making it 22 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 7,245 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 211 of the 421 inventoried bridges in Hidalgo County rated good (50.1%); 4 (1.0%) 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


Structure	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 204 ft
Location	7.45 Mi N of FM 490
NBI structure number	211090025507258
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 83 WB over Sp 115 (23RD St)	1967	57,971	Fair
US 83 EB over Sp 115 (23RD St)	1967	57,971	Fair
US 83 WB over Bu 83 FM 2061 & UP RR	1966	54,860	Good
US 83 WB over US 281 (N Cage Blvd)	1966	51,190	Fair
US 281 over S Main Drainage Ditch	2005	48,970	Good
US 83 WB over FM 1425 (mile 2 East Rd)	2007	48,000	Fair