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FM 71 over South Sulphur River

Hopkins County, Texas · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

FM 71 over South Sulphur River in Hopkins County, Texas, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1963, making it 62 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 305 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2019).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 4 of the 250 inventoried bridges in Hopkins County rated poor (1.6%); 4 (1.6%) are rated poor.
A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.

Component ratings


Structure	Concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 282 ft
Location	1.45 Mi NW of FM 2653
NBI structure number	011130146603002
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Ih 30 Ml & S Fr over Caney Creek Branch	1962	35,783	Fair
Ih 30 over Draw	1963	35,132	Fair
Ih 30 over Riley Creek	1925	32,048	Fair
Ih 30 over Lindley Creek	1925	32,048	Fair
Ih 30 over Elm Creek	1950	27,324	Fair
Rest Area Parking over Elm Creek	2017	26,472	Good