Total bridges
195
Public highway bridges in Sabine County
County profile · official public datasets
Sabine County, LA
195 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 57.4% rated Good, 31.8% Fair, 10.8% Poor.
- 195
- Public bridges
- 57.4%
- Good condition
- 10.8%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Sabine County posts a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- 34th
- of 64 on Poor share
- 10.8%
- Poor-condition share
- 195
- public highway bridges
- 1983
- avg year built
Poor is an FHWA condition category from the lowest applicable component rating (4 or below), not a live crossing-safety or closure decision. Rankings cover counties with at least five public highway bridges.
Sabine County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Sabine County ranks #34 of 64 Louisiana counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 10.8%). Sabine County, Louisiana contains 195 public highway bridges. Roughly 57.4% are rated “Good,” 31.8% “Fair,” and 10.8% “Poor.” Poor means the lowest applicable deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert rating is 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. It is a condition category, not a live safety or closure decision.
Responsible agencies inspect covered bridges on risk-based intervals under current NBIS rules and submit inventory data to FHWA annually. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county. Use the “Sort by” controls to change the ordering, and click any row for its reported inspection date, traffic count, and condition fields.
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.
Good condition
57.4%
112 of 195 rated 7-9
Fair condition
31.8%
62 of 195 rated 5-6
Poor condition
10.8%
21 of 195 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#34 of 64
Among Louisiana counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 195 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 57.4% (112)
Fair 31.8% (62)
Poor 10.8% (21)
Sabine County's Poor-condition bridges carry 18,416 vehicle crossings a day
That is 5% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 10.8% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 877 crossings a day against 2,025 for a Good-condition one. A Poor rating is a condition category, not a closure or a live safety judgement; it means the lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below.
Computed over the 195 of 195 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
32.8% of Sabine County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
64 of the 195 bridges with a recorded construction year were built in 1974 or earlier. Age alone is not a defect: a well-maintained older bridge can rate Good, and 57.4% of this county's inventory does. Even so, this older cohort is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn, which is why the age profile below matters alongside the condition split above.
Cutoff derives from the 2024 release year minus a 50-year design life. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
One structure carries 34.6% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
LA0006 over SAN JOSE CREEK, built 1950, carries 6,363 vehicles a day, the most of any Poor-rated structure here. The county's Poor-condition exposure is concentrated rather than evenly spread, so the 21-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 18,416 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Sabine County's bridges were built
195 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1920s 3
1920–1929
3 bridges
- 1930s 3
1930–1939
3 bridges
- 1940s 3
1940–1949
3 bridges
- 1950s 15
1950–1959
15 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
39 bridges
- 1970s 13
1970–1979
13 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
37 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
31 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
40 bridges
- 2010s 9
2010–2019
9 bridges
- 2020s 2
2020–2029
2 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 2000s, when 40 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 20.5% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 15 to 24 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1983) matches the Louisiana average (1982).
How Sabine County compares with Louisiana's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Louisiana counties nearest Sabine County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 10.8% Poor share is the 3rd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1983 against a peer-group mean of 1979 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 63 Louisiana counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richland County | 207 | 21.3% | 67.6% | 11.1% | 1979 |
| De Soto County | 201 | 27.9% | 67.2% | 5% | 1980 |
| LaSalle County | 195 | 60% | 34.4% | 5.6% | 1983 |
| Sabine County (this page) | 195 | 57.4% | 31.8% | 10.8% | 1983 |
| Webster County | 194 | 21.6% | 53.1% | 25.3% | 1975 |
| Bienville County | 190 | 20% | 51.6% | 28.4% | 1979 |
Each share is of that county's own total tracked bridges; peers are the counties with 5 or more bridges whose inventory size is closest to Sabine County's. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
Nationwide counties with similar inventory size or average build year
Two NBI-derived peer sets for Sabine County, both outside Louisiana so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside LA (195 bridges here).
- Otero County, CO · 195 bridges
- Lucas County, IA · 195 bridges
- Wilson County, NC · 195 bridges
- Williamsburg County, SC · 195 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside LA (1983 here).
- Dallas County, TX · avg 1983 · 3,230 bridges
- Bexar County, TX · avg 1983 · 2,342 bridges
- Sedgwick County, KS · avg 1983 · 1,333 bridges
- Will County, IL · avg 1983 · 649 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
All bridges (195)
US0171
FairOver: BAYOU SAN MIGUEL
2.68 MI. SOUTH OF LA 1218, Sabine, LA
Built 1963 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 4,790
LA0483
FairOver: CREEK
5.03 MI. NORTH OF US 171, Sabine, LA
Built 1929 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 525
LA0474
FairOver: DRY CREEK
6.70 MI EAST OF LA 191, Sabine, LA
Built 1956 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 1,105
LA0474
FairOver: NASHES CREEK
4.28 MI EAST OF LA 191, Sabine, LA
Built 1956 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 1,105
LA0483
FairOver: CREEK
3.58 MI. NORTH OF US 171, Sabine, LA
Built 1929 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 525
LA1216
FairOver: DITCH
8.7 MI EAST OF US 171, Sabine, LA
Built 1966 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 209
US0171
FairOver: BAYOU SAN MIGUEL
0.96 MI. NORTH OF LA 120, Sabine, LA
Built 1963 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 4,790
US0171
FairOver: BEAR CREEK
3.96 MI. NORTH OF LA 174, Sabine, LA
Built 1963 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 5,228
LA0174
FairOver: ESTES CREEK
4.16 MI. EAST OF LA 191, Sabine, LA
Built 1957 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,064
LA0118
FairOver: GOODSON CREEK
6.52 MI EAST OF US 171, Sabine, LA
Built 1961 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,471
LA0191
FairOver: BOSSIER BAYOU
3.2 MI NORTH OF LA 174, Sabine, LA
Built 1960 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 610
US0171
FairOver: MIDDLE RELIEF
1.24 MI. NORTH OF LA 120, Sabine, LA
Built 1963 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 4,790
LA0191
FairOver: CREEK
3.3 MI NORTH OF LA 174, Sabine, LA
Built 1960 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 610
LA0474
FairOver: CREEK
3.37 MI EAST OF LA 191, Sabine, LA
Built 1956 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 1,105
LA0191
FairOver: BAYOU SAN MIGUEL
0.94 M N OF S JCT LA 482, Sabine, LA
Built 1967 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,210
US0171
FairOver: CHOCTAW BAYOU
1.1 MI. NORTH OF LA 174, Sabine, LA
Built 1962 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 4,790
LA0118
FairOver: DRY CREEK
14.06 MI. EAST OF US 171, Sabine, LA
Built 1985 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 1,471
HOLLY GROVE RD
FairOver: BAYOU BONNA VISTA
HOLLY GROVE ROAD, Sabine, LA
Built 1992 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 270
LA0191
FairOver: TURNER CREEK
2.5 MI NORTH OF LA 476, Sabine, LA
Built 1976 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,566
US0171
FairOver: BAYOU SAN PATRICIO
2.6 MI. NORTH OF LA 483, Sabine, LA
Built 1977 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 3,585
US0171
FairOver: CASTOR BAYOU
3.83 MI. NORTH OF LA 483, Sabine, LA
Built 1990 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,249
LA0175
FairOver: CREEK
6.28 MI. NORTH OF LA 1216, Sabine, LA
Built 1946 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,786
LA0175
FairOver: CREEK
1.05 M N OF N JCT LA 175, Sabine, LA
Built 1950 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,587
LA0175
FairOver: CREEK
3.03 M N OF N JCT. LA 120, Sabine, LA
Built 1949 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,587
LA0175
FairOver: CREEK
0.95 MI. NORTH OF LA 174, Sabine, LA
Built 1934 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,900
LA0174
FairOver: CREEK
2.7 MI EAST OF LA 191, Sabine, LA
Built 1957 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,064
LA0483
FairOver: CREEK
2.7 MI NORTH OF US 171, Sabine, LA
Built 1924 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 525
LA0191
FairOver: MACDONALD BAYOU
1.0 MI NORTH OF LA 174, Sabine, LA
Built 1959 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 610
LA0191
FairOver: CREEK
1.1 MI NORTH OF LA 174, Sabine, LA
Built 1959 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 610
LA3229
FairOver: CREEK
.55 MI SOUTH OF LA482, Sabine, LA
Built 1961 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 543
LA3229
FairOver: CREEK
1.73 MI SOUTH OF LA 482, Sabine, LA
Built 1961 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 543
LA3229
FairOver: UNNAMED CREEK
3.33 MI SOUTH OF LA 482, Sabine, LA
Built 1961 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 543
GEORGIA AVE
FairOver: SAN JOSE CREEK TRIB.
0.04 MI. WEST OF US 171, Sabine, LA
Built 1987 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5,100
LA0006
FairOver: TOLEDO BEND LAKE
2.02 MI. WEST OF LA 191, Sabine, LA
Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,030
LA0175
FairOver: BAYOU SAN MIGUEL RELIEF
1.94 M N OF N JCT. LA 120, Sabine, LA
Built 1934 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,587
LA0175
FairOver: NORTH FORK CREEK
7.87 M N OF N JCT. LA 120, Sabine, LA
Built 1934 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,900
TRAM ROAD
FairOver: LYLES CREEK
VE757727, Sabine, LA
Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 40
TRAM ROAD
FairOver: LITTLE SANDY CREEK
VE 765 716, Sabine, LA
Built 1964 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 40
LA0191
FairOver: BRUSHY CREEK
.3 MI NORTH OF LA 474, Sabine, LA
Built 1976 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 2,968
THRYRA JOHNSON RD
FairOver: SAN MIGUEL BAYOU
THYRA JOHNSON ROAD, Sabine, LA
Built 1993 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 120
LA0118
FairOver: LEWING CREEK
1.85 MI. EAST OF US 171, Sabine, LA
Built 1977 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,471
LA0191
FairOver: WALL CREEK
1.3 MI SOUTH OF LA 474, Sabine, LA
Built 1976 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 2,785
LA0191
FairOver: NEGREET-CREEK
.05 MI NORTH OF LA 476, Sabine, LA
Built 1976 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 2,391
LA0191
FairOver: BAYOU LANANA
2.13 MI. NORTH OF LA 6, Sabine, LA
Built 1968 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,210
LA0191
FairOver: BAYOU SCIE
0.11 MI. NORTH OF LA 475, Sabine, LA
Built 1982 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,210
LA0191
FairOver: BAYOU SAN PATRICIO
.5 MI NORTH OF LA 1218, Sabine, LA
Built 1980 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 904
LA0191
FairOver: BAYOU SCIE BRANCH
0.26 MI. NORTH OF LA 475, Sabine, LA
Built 1982 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,210
LA0006
FairOver: TOLEDO BEND RES.
3.45 MI WEST OF LA 191, Sabine, LA
Built 1967 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 3,030
LA0118
FairOver: LYLES CREEK
16.04 MI. EAST OF US 171, Sabine, LA
Built 1982 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,471
US0171
FairOver: KCS RR
0.45 MI. NORTH OF LA 483, Sabine, LA
Built 2003 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 3,585
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