Total bridges
216
Public highway bridges in Ascension County
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Ascension County, LA
216 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 41.2% rated Good, 45.8% Fair, 13% Poor.
- 216
- Public bridges
- 41.2%
- Good condition
- 13%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Ascension County posts a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- 41st
- of 64 on Poor share
- 13%
- Poor-condition share
- 216
- public highway bridges
- 1981
- 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.
Ascension County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Ascension County ranks #41 of 64 Louisiana counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 13%). Ascension County, Louisiana contains 216 public highway bridges. Roughly 41.2% are rated “Good,” 45.8% “Fair,” and 13% “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
41.2%
89 of 216 rated 7-9
Fair condition
45.8%
99 of 216 rated 5-6
Poor condition
13%
28 of 216 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#41 of 64
Among Louisiana counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 216 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 41.2% (89)
Fair 45.8% (99)
Poor 13% (28)
Ascension County's Poor-condition bridges carry 84,926 vehicle crossings a day
That is 3.1% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 13% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 3,033 crossings a day against 11,680 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 216 of 216 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
33.8% of Ascension County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
73 of the 216 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 41.2% 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 13.4% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
LA0427 over BAYOU MANCHAC, built 1972, carries 11,384 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 28-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 84,926 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Ascension County's bridges were built
216 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1930s 1
1930–1939
1 bridges
- 1950s 18
1950–1959
18 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
33 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
74 bridges
- 1980s 26
1980–1989
26 bridges
- 1990s 22
1990–1999
22 bridges
- 2000s 27
2000–2009
27 bridges
- 2010s 10
2010–2019
10 bridges
- 2020s 5
2020–2029
5 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1970s, when 74 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 34.3% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 45 to 54 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1981) matches the Louisiana average (1982).
How Ascension County compares with Louisiana's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Louisiana counties nearest Ascension County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 13% Poor share is the 4th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1981 against a peer-group mean of 1982 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 63 Louisiana counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beauregard County | 221 | 13.6% | 78.3% | 8.1% | 1979 |
| Winn County | 220 | 55.5% | 28.2% | 16.4% | 1987 |
| Ascension County (this page) | 216 | 41.2% | 45.8% | 13% | 1981 |
| Terrebonne County | 215 | 42.3% | 47% | 10.7% | 1983 |
| Grant County | 209 | 41.6% | 42.6% | 15.8% | 1982 |
| Richland County | 207 | 21.3% | 67.6% | 11.1% | 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 Ascension 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 Ascension County, both outside Louisiana so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside LA (216 bridges here).
- Coffee County, AL · 216 bridges
- Miller County, AR · 216 bridges
- Clinton County, MI · 216 bridges
- Choctaw County, OK · 216 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside LA (1981 here).
- Franklin County, OH · avg 1981 · 922 bridges
- Greenville County, SC · avg 1981 · 635 bridges
- Montgomery County, OH · avg 1981 · 632 bridges
- McLean County, IL · avg 1981 · 624 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Good-condition bridges (89)
I0010
GoodOver: NEW RIVER
0.01 Mi S of LA 429, Ascension, LA
Built 1975 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 555
Broussard Rd
GoodOver: WELSH GULLY
2.8 MI.E/NE I10 LA427 JCT, Ascension, LA
Built 2002 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 50
Camp Dr
GoodOver: CAMP ROAD
2.8 MI ENE-LA427 US61 JCT, Ascension, LA
Built 2000 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 50
Lemannville Cutoff
GoodOver: VERRET BAYOU
1.47 MI SW OF LA 18, Ascension, LA
Built 2017 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 50
Village Rd
GoodOver: NEW RIVER
0.1 MILES NORTH OF LA.429, Ascension, LA
Built 2016 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 35
LA0044
GoodOver: DRAINAGE
ON LA 44 0.5 MI N LA 931, Ascension, LA
Built 1999 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 12,382
Boudreaux Rd
GoodOver: SMITH BAYOU
0.2 Mi S of LA 429, Ascension, LA
Built 1986 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 250
N Burnside Ave
GoodOver: NEW RIVER
0.4 MI S OF US 61, Ascension, LA
Built 1976 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 1,500
Roddy Rd
GoodOver: NEW RIVER CANAL
.3 MI E-US61 LA 3038 JCT, Ascension, LA
Built 1999 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 500
LA0074
GoodOver: Narcisse Bayou
0.1 Mi E of US 61, Ascension, LA
Built 2022 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 10,765
LA0044
GoodOver: PANAMA CANAL
APPROX. 2.0 MI. SOUTH OF, Ascension, LA
Built 2008 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 13,542
I0010
GoodOver: DRAINAGE CANAL
0.3 M SE of I-10&LA 941, Ascension, LA
Built 1979 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 57,444
US0061
GoodOver: CONWAY BAYOU
5 MI S. LA 22 (N B LANE), Ascension, LA
Built 1981 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 14,957
US0061
GoodOver: AIRLINE DRAINAGE CANAL
3.2 MI S LA 22 (NB LANE), Ascension, LA
Built 1981 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 14,957
US0061
GoodOver: AIRLINE DRAINAGE CANAL
1.7 MI S LA 22 (NB LANE), Ascension, LA
Built 1981 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 14,957
US0061
GoodOver: AIRLINE DRAINAGE CANAL
1.0 MI S LA 22 (NB LANE), Ascension, LA
Built 1981 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 14,957
LA0001
GoodOver: ROCKY CANAL
5.0 MI S OF DVILLE, Ascension, LA
Built 1983 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 7,858
LA0030
GoodOver: NEW RIVER
LA0030, Ascension, LA
Built 1968 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 12,126
LA3089
GoodOver: BAYOU LAFOURCHE
LA 3089 @ BAYOU LAFOURCHE, Ascension, LA
Built 2001 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 17,685
I0010
GoodOver: DRAINAGE CANAL
1.0 M SE of I-10&LA 44, Ascension, LA
Built 1979 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 57,444
LA0044
GoodOver: BAYOU FRANCOIS
LA0044, Ascension, LA
Built 1976 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 15,883
John Broussard Rd
GoodOver: WELCH GULLEY
1.3 Mi N of LA 42, Ascension, LA
Built 2000 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 150
Babin Rd
GoodOver: Bayou Narcisse
0.4 MI W of US 61, Ascension, LA
Built 2020 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 2,640
I0010
GoodOver: DRAINAGE CANAL
0.3 M SE of I-10&LA 941, Ascension, LA
Built 1979 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 25,735
LA0943
GoodOver: BAYOU LAFOURCHE
0.01 Mi. E of LA 1, Ascension, LA
Built 1982 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 350
LA0044
GoodOver: BLACK BAYOU
0.5 MI N OF LA 621, Ascension, LA
Built 2018 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 17,577
I0010
GoodOver: PANAMA CANAL
I0010, Ascension, LA
Built 1975 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 49,274
LA0070
GoodOver: STREAM
1.4 M S of LA 70&LA 22, Ascension, LA
Built 1966 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 24,210
Beco Rd
GoodOver: NEW RIVER CANAL
0.63 MI. N OF LA 22, Ascension, LA
Built 1998 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 500
Savoy Rd
GoodOver: BLACK BAYOU
2 MI. NE LA 30 US 61 JCT, Ascension, LA
Built 2002 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 150
US 61
GoodOver: Bayou Francois
0.85 M SE of LA 426, Ascension, LA
Built 2020 Load: 53.8 t ADT: 29,303
Butch Savoy Rd
GoodOver: NEW RIVER
0.01 M N. OF LA 22, Ascension, LA
Built 1999 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 30
Rogers C Rd
GoodOver: SAVERIO CANAL
0.08 MI E. OF LA 937, Ascension, LA
Built 2002 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 25
Sol Hanna Rd
GoodOver: NEW RIVER CANAL
0.10 S. HWY. 935, Ascension, LA
Built 2001 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 25
Braud Rd
GoodOver: BLACK BAYOU
1.6 MI N US 61 LA 621 JCT, Ascension, LA
Built 2001 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 200
Little Prairie Rd
GoodOver: MUDDY CREEK
0.08 MI N OF LA 42, Ascension, LA
Built 2002 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 100
LA0621
GoodOver: Goudine Bayou
0.9 M E of LA 73, Ascension, LA
Built 2019 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 7,519
LA0935
GoodOver: NARCISSE BAYOU
0.1 MI EAST OF LA 44, Ascension, LA
Built 2018 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 4,835
Timberstone Dr
GoodOver: Henderson Bayou
.7 MI. S. of LA 933, Ascension, LA
Built 2009 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 120
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