Total bridges
93
Public highway bridges in Sabine County
County profile · official public datasets
Sabine County, TX
93 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 50.5% rated Good, 48.4% Fair, 1.1% Poor.
- 93
- Public bridges
- 50.5%
- Good condition
- 1.1%
- 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 rated county bridge inventory.
- 134th
- of 247 on Poor share
- 1.1%
- Poor-condition share
- 93
- public highway bridges
- 1979
- 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 #134 of 247 Texas counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 1.1%). Sabine County, Texas contains 93 public highway bridges. Roughly 50.5% are rated “Good,” 48.4% “Fair,” and 1.1% “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
50.5%
47 of 93 rated 7-9
Fair condition
48.4%
45 of 93 rated 5-6
Poor condition
1.1%
1 of 93 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#134 of 247
Among Texas counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 93 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 50.5% (47)
Fair 48.4% (45)
Poor 1.1% (1)
Sabine County's Poor-condition bridges carry 4,992 vehicle crossings a day
That is 5% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 1.1% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry more traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 4,992 crossings a day against 600 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 93 of 93 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
52.7% of Sabine County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
49 of the 93 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 50.5% 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 100% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
US 96 over MCKIM CREEK, built 1964, carries 4,992 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 1-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 4,992 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
93 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1920s 2
1920–1929
2 bridges
- 1930s 1
1930–1939
1 bridges
- 1940s 3
1940–1949
3 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
18 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
25 bridges
- 1970s 2
1970–1979
2 bridges
- 1980s 9
1980–1989
9 bridges
- 1990s 6
1990–1999
6 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
16 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
11 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1960s, when 25 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 26.9% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 55 to 64 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1979) matches the Texas average (1980).
How Sabine County compares with Texas's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Texas counties nearest Sabine County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 1.1% Poor share is the 4th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1979 against a peer-group mean of 1964 is 15 years newer.
Showing the 5 closest of 246 Texas counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Augustine County | 94 | 46.8% | 53.2% | 0% | 1979 |
| Sabine County (this page) | 93 | 50.5% | 48.4% | 1.1% | 1979 |
| Sutton County | 92 | 39.1% | 60.9% | 0% | 1961 |
| Childress County | 91 | 47.3% | 50.5% | 2.2% | 1964 |
| Lampasas County | 91 | 50.5% | 49.5% | 0% | 1958 |
| San Saba County | 90 | 55.6% | 43.3% | 1.1% | 1960 |
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 Texas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside TX (93 bridges here).
- Baker County, FL · 93 bridges
- Banks County, GA · 93 bridges
- Haralson County, GA · 93 bridges
- Alexander County, IL · 93 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside TX (1979 here).
- Pima County, AZ · avg 1979 · 1,150 bridges
- Jefferson County, KY · avg 1979 · 662 bridges
- Spartanburg County, SC · avg 1979 · 638 bridges
- McPherson County, KS · avg 1979 · 586 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Fair-condition bridges (45)
FDR 111
FairOver: SIX MILE CREEK
1.3 MI S OF SH87, Sabine, TX
Built 1978 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 50
FDR 153
FairOver: PIGEON CREEK
1.5 MI W FROM END FM2343, Sabine, TX
Built 1978 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 50
PARRISH BARRETT CR
FairOver: PALO GAUCHO BAYOU
0.80 MI SE OF SH 103, Sabine, TX
Built 1989 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 55
SH 87
FairOver: HOUSEN BAYOU RELIEF
2.60 MI S OF FM 944, Sabine, TX
Built 1947 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 2,255
SH 87
FairOver: BIG SANDY CREEK RELIEF
3.65 MI SE OF FM 2928, Sabine, TX
Built 1948 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,437
SH 87
FairOver: BIG SANDY CREEK RELIEF
3.25 MI SE OF FM 2928, Sabine, TX
Built 1948 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,592
TELEPHONE RD
FairOver: MASON CREEK
0.90 MI S OF FM 276, Sabine, TX
Built 1989 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 110
SH 21
FairOver: WILSON BRANCH
0.70 MI E OF SH 87, Sabine, TX
Built 1966 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 2,649
SH 87
FairOver: DAVIS CREEK
2.60 MI NW OF FM 330, Sabine, TX
Built 1938 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 589
SH 103
FairOver: TEBO CREEK
1.00 MI W OF FM 1592, Sabine, TX
Built 1958 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 2,512
SH 103
FairOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
2.65 MI W OF SH 21, Sabine, TX
Built 1962 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 1,797
FM 83
FairOver: LITTLE SANDY CREEK
0.50 MI E OF FM 1, Sabine, TX
Built 1956 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 2,156
FM 2426
FairOver: POMPONAUGH CREEK
1.35 MI E OF FM 1, Sabine, TX
Built 1959 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 328
FM 2866
FairOver: SANDY CREEK
1.20 MI SW OF US 96, Sabine, TX
Built 1964 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 262
SH 21
FairOver: LOBANELLA CREEK
1.15 MI E OF SPUR 35, Sabine, TX
Built 1924 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 422
SH 21
FairOver: MADDOX CREEK
1.20 MI W OF FM 330, Sabine, TX
Built 1924 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 422
ANDERS RD
FairOver: MADDOX CREEK
0.65 MI NW OF SH 21, Sabine, TX
Built 1989 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 55
FM 1
FairOver: DONAHUE CREEK
0.50 MI S OF SH 103, Sabine, TX
Built 1954 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 297
YAUPON ST
FairOver: EASLEY CREEK
0.10 MI E OF US 96, Sabine, TX
Built 1999 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 226
FM 276
FairOver: PATROON BAYOU
3.00 MI E OF SH 87, Sabine, TX
Built 1967 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 712
FM 83
FairOver: BEAR CREEK
2.15 MI W OF US 96, Sabine, TX
Built 1964 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,879
FM 83
FairOver: BEAR CREEK RELIEF
1.90 MI W OF US 96, Sabine, TX
Built 1964 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,879
FM 83
FairOver: HOUSEN BAYOU
2.60 MI SW OF SH 87, Sabine, TX
Built 1956 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 3,163
FDR 105
FairOver: S. PRONG BIG SANDY CREEK
0.1 MI E OF SH87, Sabine, TX
Built 1968 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 50
MAPLE STREET
FairOver: EASLEY CREEK
0.45 MI E OF US 96, Sabine, TX
Built 1960 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 613
US 96
FairOver: EASLEY CREEK
0.35 MI S OF FM 83, Sabine, TX
Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,861
FM 3121
FairOver: PALO GAUCHO BAYOU
1.60 MI S OF SH 21, Sabine, TX
Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,856
MCMAHANS CHAPEL RD
FairOver: TIGER CREEK
0.4 MI N OF SH 103, Sabine, TX
Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100
BAYOU BEND RD
FairOver: HOUSEN BAYOU TRIBUTARY
0.10 MI NE OF FM 83, Sabine, TX
Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100
SH 21
FairOver: SABINE RIVER
0.0 MI W OF LOUISIANA S/L, Sabine, TX
Built 1967 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 2,988
SH 87
FairOver: HOUSEN BAYOU
2.50 MI S OF FM 944, Sabine, TX
Built 1954 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 2,255
SH 87
FairOver: SIX MILE CREEK
0.95 MI SE OF FM 2928, Sabine, TX
Built 1967 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,437
SH 87
FairOver: S PRONG BIG SANDY CREEK
4.70 MI SE OF FM 2928, Sabine, TX
Built 1954 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,437
FM 2784
FairOver: PALO GAUCHO BAYOU
0.50 MI N OF FM 1592, Sabine, TX
Built 1963 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 166
SH 21
FairOver: CARRICE CREEK
2.00 MI NE OF FM 3121, Sabine, TX
Built 1967 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,734
FM 1592
FairOver: TEBO CREEK
1.90 MI N OF SH 184, Sabine, TX
Built 1987 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 781
FM 83
FairOver: COMA CREEK
7.05 MI E OF SH 87, Sabine, TX
Built 1969 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 660
US 96
FairOver: POMPONAUGH CREEK
2.90 MI S OF FM 1, Sabine, TX
Built 1964 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,992
US 96
FairOver: DEVILS FORD CREEK
3.90 MI S OF FM 1, Sabine, TX
Built 1964 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,992
SH 21
FairOver: BOREGAS CREEK
0.65 MI W OF SH 87, Sabine, TX
Built 1966 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,690
SH 87
FairOver: BOREGAS CREEK
2.90 MI S OF SH 21, Sabine, TX
Built 1964 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,051
SH 87
FairOver: PALO GAUCHO BAYOU
3.45 MI S OF SH 21, Sabine, TX
Built 1964 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,007
SH 103
FairOver: PALO GAUCHO BAYOU
3.25 MI W OF SH 21, Sabine, TX
Built 1962 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,787
SH 103
FairOver: PALO GAUCHO BAYOU RELIEF
3.10 MI W OF SH 21, Sabine, TX
Built 1962 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,787
SH 103
FairOver: MADDOX CREEK
2.50 MI W OF SH 21, Sabine, TX
Built 1962 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,787
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