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SH 87 over Big Sandy Creek

Sabine County, Texas · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

SH 87 over Big Sandy Creek in Sabine County, Texas, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1954 and reconstructed in 1978, making it 71 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,437 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 48 of the 93 inventoried bridges in Sabine County rated good (51.6%); 1 (1.1%) are rated poor.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings


Structure	Concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 89 ft
Location	3.45 Mi SE of FM 2928
NBI structure number	112020030404065
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 96 over Pomponaugh Creek	1964	4,992	Fair
US 96 over Devils Ford Creek	1964	4,992	Fair
US 96 over Mckim Creek	1964	4,992	Poor
US 96 over Bear Creek	2006	3,181	Good
FM 83 over Housen Bayou Relief	1956	3,163	Good
FM 83 over Housen Bayou	1956	3,163	Fair