Need Help on Multiplexed Circuit

[u/Grand-Ad7769]

I'm building a circuit to drive an 8×8 grid of 64 solenoids, where each solenoid needs to be individually controllable in both polarities (forward current, reverse current, or off).

My current plan is to use a multiplexed H-bridge matrix — 8 H-bridges driving the rows and 8 driving the columns — controlled by an Arduino. I'm planning to use 8 L293D ICs (each has 2 H-bridges, so 8 chips gives me the 16 I need).

My questions are:

1. Will this approach work as intended?
2. Are there any issues with using the L293D for this?
3. Is there a better way to do this overall?

[u/Grand-Ad7769]

Update: I plan to use 16 h-bridge circuits (8 row, 8 column) and control them with shift registers (so I only need 6 pins on my microcontroller)