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.
Good-condition bridges (112)
PERIMETER ROAD
GoodOver: WEST ANACOCO CREEK
VE 680 716, Sabine, LA
Built 1978 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 40
US0171
GoodOver: BAYOU TORO RELIEF
5.22 MI. NORTH OF LA 392, Sabine, LA
Built 2009 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 4,790
AILSTOCK RD
GoodOver: BEAR CREEK
0.87 MI. WEST OF LA 191, Sabine, LA
Built 1986 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 80
US0171
GoodOver: BAYOU SAN MIGUEL
0.96 MI. NORTH OF LA 120, Sabine, LA
Built 2002 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 5,192
US0171
GoodOver: MIDDLE RELIEF
1.24 MILES NORTH OF LA 12, Sabine, LA
Built 2002 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 5,192
US0171
GoodOver: BAYOU TORO
4.97 MI. NORTH OF LA 392, Sabine, LA
Built 1944 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 3,483
CENCHREA RD
GoodOver: MILL CREEK
CENCHREA ROAD, Sabine, LA
Built 1990 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 230
US0171
GoodOver: BAYOU TORO
4.97 MI. NORTH OF LA 392, Sabine, LA
Built 2009 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 4,790
US0171
GoodOver: MIDKIFF CREEK
0.33 MI. NORTH OF LA 474, Sabine, LA
Built 2004 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 2,726
US0171
GoodOver: MIDKIFF CREEK
0.98 MI. NORTH OF LA 474, Sabine, LA
Built 2004 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 2,726
LA0118
GoodOver: KIB CREEK
12.26 MI. EAST OF US 171, Sabine, LA
Built 2010 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,471
US0171
GoodOver: SAN JOSE CREEK
1.06 MI. S OF E JCT. LA 6, Sabine, LA
Built 2006 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 5,746
US0171
GoodOver: KCS RR
0.45 MI. NORTH OF LA 483, Sabine, LA
Built 2003 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 4,790
LA0191
GoodOver: BEECH BAYOU
2.08 MI. NORTH OF LA 1215, Sabine, LA
Built 1982 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,210
US0171
GoodOver: LEWIS CREEK
1.67 MI. NORTH OF LA 175, Sabine, LA
Built 2006 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 4,790
MARTHAVILLE RD
GoodOver: BAYOU DUPONT
MARTHAVILLE RD, Sabine, LA
Built 2012 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 200
LAKESIDE LOOP
GoodOver: ARNOLD CREEK
3.1 MI SW OF LA 191, Sabine, LA
Built 2017 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 250
TOBE NABOURS RD
GoodOver: HURRICANE CREEK
TOBE NABOURS ROAD, Sabine, LA
Built 2011 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 210
LA0476
GoodOver: NEGREET CREEK
2.8 MI NORTH OF LA 191, Sabine, LA
Built 1998 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,731
LA1216
GoodOver: LEWIS CREEK
9.0 MI EAST OF US 171, Sabine, LA
Built 1997 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 209
US0171
GoodOver: BAYOU TORO RELIEF
5.22 MI. NORTH OF LA 392, Sabine, LA
Built 2004 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 3,483
PROSPECT RD
GoodOver: BIG SKINNER CREEK
6.28 MI. SOUTH OF LA 474, Sabine, LA
Built 2004 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 85
MESHELL RD
GoodOver: EDMONDSON CREEK
MESHELL ROAD, Sabine, LA
Built 1990 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 120
US0171
GoodOver: PHILLIPS CREEK
0.51 MI. SOUTH OF LA 175, Sabine, LA
Built 1985 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 10,204
US0171
GoodOver: HARPOON BAYOU RELIEF
0.28 MI. SOUTH OF LA 175, Sabine, LA
Built 1985 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 10,204
US0171
GoodOver: HARPOON BAYOU
0.08 MI. SOUTH OF LA 175, Sabine, LA
Built 1985 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 10,204
LA0175
GoodOver: BAYOU-SCIE
5.54 MI. NORTH OF LA 1216, Sabine, LA
Built 1981 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,786
LA0174
GoodOver: HORSE HEAD CREEK
.27 M E OF W JCT. LA 483, Sabine, LA
Built 1983 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,099
LA0174
GoodOver: LOST BAYOU
2.07 M E OF E JCT. LA 483, Sabine, LA
Built 1983 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,099
LA0174
GoodOver: DAW BRANCH
2.82 MI. WEST OF LA 175, Sabine, LA
Built 1983 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,099
LA0174
GoodOver: SAN MIGUEL BAYOU
2.57 MI. WEST OF LA 175, Sabine, LA
Built 1983 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,099
LA0174
GoodOver: SAN MIGUEL BAYOU
.25 MI EAST OF LA 175, Sabine, LA
Built 1983 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 665
LA0473
GoodOver: AUTHUR CREEK
1.2 MI EAST OF LA 191, Sabine, LA
Built 1986 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 738
LA0473
GoodOver: LAKE CREEK
4.3 MI EAST OF LA 191, Sabine, LA
Built 1986 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 738
FREE RD
GoodOver: SAN MIGUEL CREEK
FREE ROAD, Sabine, LA
Built 2000 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 60
US0171
GoodOver: LEWIS CREEK
1.67 MI. NORTH OF LA 175, Sabine, LA
Built 1990 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 3,273
US0171
GoodOver: BAYOU SCIE RELIEF
1.22 MI. SOUTH OF LA 482, Sabine, LA
Built 1990 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 3,097
US0171
GoodOver: BAYOU SCIE
1.05 MI. SOUTH OF LA 482, Sabine, LA
Built 1990 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 3,097
LA1217
GoodOver: PHILLIP CREEK RELIEF
.7 MI NORTH OF LA 6, Sabine, LA
Built 1998 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,645
LA1217
GoodOver: PHILLIPS CREEK
0.78 MI. NORTH OF LA 6, Sabine, LA
Built 1998 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,645
LA1217
GoodOver: HARPOON BAYOU RELIEF
1.29 MI. NORTH OF LA 6, Sabine, LA
Built 1998 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,645
LA1217
GoodOver: HARPOON BAYOU
1.38 MI. NORTH OF LA 6, Sabine, LA
Built 1998 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,645
LA1217
GoodOver: KLONDIKE CREEK
4.21 MI. NORTH OF LA 6, Sabine, LA
Built 1998 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,645
LA0118
GoodOver: TORO CREEK
3.9 MI. E. JCT. US 171, Sabine, LA
Built 1997 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,471
LA0191
GoodOver: BEAVER CREEK
1.12 MI. SOUTH OF LA 473, Sabine, LA
Built 1976 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,700
LA1216
GoodOver: BAYOU SCIE
.74 MI EAST OF US 171, Sabine, LA
Built 1996 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 209
LA1216
GoodOver: BAYOU SCIE RELIEF
.94 MI EAST OF US 171, Sabine, LA
Built 1996 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 209
LA1216
GoodOver: BAYOU SCIE RELIEF
1.05 MI EAST OF US 171, Sabine, LA
Built 1996 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 209
Sneed Rd
GoodOver: Toro Creek
0.4 Ml NW of La 118, Sabine, LA
Built 2020 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 125
BAYOU DUPONT
GoodOver: MARTHAVILLE RD
1.56 MI N OF LA 1217, Sabine, LA
Built 2017 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 200
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