Total bridges
147
Public highway bridges in Avoyelles County
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Avoyelles County, LA
147 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 47.6% rated Good, 33.3% Fair, 19% Poor.
- 147
- Public bridges
- 47.6%
- Good condition
- 19%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Avoyelles County pairs a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with a newer average build year than the state inventory.
- 53rd
- of 64 on Poor share
- 19%
- Poor-condition share
- 147
- public highway bridges
- 1987
- 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.
Avoyelles County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Avoyelles County ranks #53 of 64 Louisiana counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 19%). Avoyelles County, Louisiana contains 147 public highway bridges. Roughly 47.6% are rated “Good,” 33.3% “Fair,” and 19% “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
47.6%
70 of 147 rated 7-9
Fair condition
33.3%
49 of 147 rated 5-6
Poor condition
19%
28 of 147 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#53 of 64
Among Louisiana counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 147 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 47.6% (70)
Fair 33.3% (49)
Poor 19% (28)
Avoyelles County's Poor-condition bridges carry 12,614 vehicle crossings a day
That is 4.4% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 19% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 451 crossings a day against 2,031 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 147 of 147 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
25.2% of Avoyelles County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
37 of the 147 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 47.6% 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 27.3% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
LA1190 over DRAINAGE DITCH, built 1970, carries 3,440 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 12,614 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Avoyelles County's bridges were built
147 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1920s 1
1920–1929
1 bridges
- 1930s 3
1930–1939
3 bridges
- 1950s 13
1950–1959
13 bridges
- 1960s 11
1960–1969
11 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
20 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
33 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
30 bridges
- 2000s 10
2000–2009
10 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
16 bridges
- 2020s 10
2020–2029
10 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1980s, when 33 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 22.4% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 35 to 44 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1987, 5 years newer than the Louisiana average of 1982.
How Avoyelles County compares with Louisiana's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Louisiana counties nearest Avoyelles County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 19% Poor share is the 5th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1987 against a peer-group mean of 1982 is 5 years newer.
Showing the 5 closest of 63 Louisiana counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evangeline County | 156 | 46.2% | 48.7% | 5.1% | 1981 |
| Claiborne County | 148 | 27% | 48% | 25% | 1981 |
| Avoyelles County (this page) | 147 | 47.6% | 33.3% | 19% | 1987 |
| Iberia County | 143 | 44.1% | 46.2% | 9.8% | 1985 |
| St. Helena County | 139 | 33.1% | 58.3% | 8.6% | 1979 |
| Morehouse County | 136 | 33.8% | 52.9% | 13.2% | 1983 |
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 Avoyelles 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 Avoyelles County, both outside Louisiana so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside LA (147 bridges here).
- Barren County, KY · 147 bridges
- Marquette County, MI · 147 bridges
- Carlton County, MN · 147 bridges
- Wabasha County, MN · 147 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside LA (1987 here).
- St. Louis County, MO · avg 1987 · 912 bridges
- Ellis County, TX · avg 1987 · 691 bridges
- St. Louis County, MN · avg 1987 · 663 bridges
- Palm Beach County, FL · avg 1987 · 610 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Good-condition bridges (70)
Floodgate Crossing
GoodOver: BAYOU DES GLAISES
APP. 0.10 M. E. OF LA 451, Avoyelles, LA
Built 1960 Load: 16.5 t ADT: 260
Elderwood Rd
GoodOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
APP. 1 MI. N. OF LA 114, Avoyelles, LA
Built 1992 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 530
LA0029
GoodOver: BAYOU BOEUF
1.87 MI. NORTH OF LA 106, Avoyelles, LA
Built 1952 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 2,321
WOODSIDE RD
GoodOver: TURNER BAYOU
2.05 MI W OF LA 105, Avoyelles, LA
Built 2018 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 86
LA0362
GoodOver: COCO CANAL
1.05 MILES EAST OF LA 361, Avoyelles, LA
Built 1960 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 759
River Rd
GoodOver: BAYOU CHOCTAW
1.3 MI. NORTH OF LA 1, Avoyelles, LA
Built 1989 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 150
Bennys Ln
GoodOver: DRAINAGE CANAL
1 MI. WEST OF LA 115, Avoyelles, LA
Built 1992 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 120
Youngs Crossing
GoodOver: BAYOU BOEUF
0.01 MI. EAST OF LA 1176, Avoyelles, LA
Built 1992 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 100
Thing Dufour Rd
GoodOver: BAYOU DES GLAISES
0.15 MI. EAST OF LA 451, Avoyelles, LA
Built 1998 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 220
LA0029
GoodOver: BAYOU BOEUF
0.01 MI. NORTH OF LA 1175, Avoyelles, LA
Built 1962 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 2,144
W Yellow Bayou Rd
GoodOver: YELLOW BAYOU
0.01 MI. WEST OF LA 1183, Avoyelles, LA
Built 1990 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 180
Francis Smith Rd
GoodOver: YELLOW BAYOU
5.46 MI. E. OF LEVEE RD., Avoyelles, LA
Built 2003 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 300
Lil California Rd
GoodOver: BAYOU CHOCTAW
0.67 M. E. OF END LA 1194, Avoyelles, LA
Built 1998 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 100
LA0107
GoodOver: RED RIVER
1.24 M. N. OF JCT. LA 453, Avoyelles, LA
Built 2000 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 3,354
Hamburg Crossing
GoodOver: BAYOU DES GLAISES
0.18 MILES EAST OF LA 451, Avoyelles, LA
Built 2015 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 100
Beauregard Rd
GoodOver: BAYOU CHOUPIQUE
0.94 MI. EAST OF LEVEE RD, Avoyelles, LA
Built 1994 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 150
Schexnyder Rd
GoodOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
0.2 MI. SOUTH OF NORMAND, Avoyelles, LA
Built 2013 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 267
Johnson Rd
GoodOver: JOHNSON BAYOU
0.08 MI. NORTH OF LA 1192, Avoyelles, LA
Built 2009 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 400
Saint Jean St
GoodOver: BAYOU LACOMBE
0.01 MI. NORTH OF LA 114, Avoyelles, LA
Built 2010 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 70
LA0107
GoodOver: CREEK
1 M NW S END MONCLA BR., Avoyelles, LA
Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,354
LA0001
GoodOver: BAYOU PEROT
1.71 MI. SOUTH OF LA 1191, Avoyelles, LA
Built 1970 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 10,795
LA0001
GoodOver: BAYOU LACOMBE
6.43 MILES NORTH OF LA 11, Avoyelles, LA
Built 1972 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 6,294
LA1182
GoodOver: BAYOU CHOUPIQUE CANAL
1.5 MI. NE OF LA 107, Avoyelles, LA
Built 1991 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,534
LA1192
GoodOver: JOHNSON CANAL
3.63 MI. N OF N JCT LA 10, Avoyelles, LA
Built 2004 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 476
Lanson Bordelon Rd
GoodOver: OLD RIVER
0.1 MI. EAST OF LA 115, Avoyelles, LA
Built 1998 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 20
Scroggs Rd
GoodOver: DRAINAGE CREEK
2 MI NW OF LA 107, Avoyelles, LA
Built 1989 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 300
BIA ROUTE 3015
GoodOver: UNKNOWN STREAM
.2KM EAST OF STATE HWY107, Avoyelles, LA
Built 2016 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 250
Ruby-Ctpoint Rd
GoodOver: WIGGINS BAYOU
0.87 MILES WEST OF LA 107, Avoyelles, LA
Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 140
Big Jr. Crossing
GoodOver: BAYOU DES GLAISES
0.15 MI. EAST OF LA 451, Avoyelles, LA
Built 1998 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 200
Dons Crossing
GoodOver: BAYOU DES GLAISES
0.02 MI. EAST OF LA 451, Avoyelles, LA
Built 1998 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 200
Clemen Luneau Rd
GoodOver: LAC LONG
1.5 MI. N OF CARDINAL LP., Avoyelles, LA
Built 1998 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 40
Voorhies Crossing
GoodOver: BAYOU DES GLAISES
0.01 MI. EAST OF LA 451, Avoyelles, LA
Built 2013 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 150
Main St
GoodOver: BAYOU DES GLAISES
0.1 MI. NORTH OF LA 114, Avoyelles, LA
Built 2010 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 410
LA0001
GoodOver: ROSEAU BAYOU
0.08 MI. NORTH OF LA 114, Avoyelles, LA
Built 1965 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 4,686
Moses Ln
GoodOver: DRAINAGE CANAL
0.7 MI. EAST OF LA 1, Avoyelles, LA
Built 1998 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 150
IRR BIA RTE 3004
GoodOver: TUNICA CREEK
2 KM S OF MARKSVILLE LA, Avoyelles, LA
Built 1999 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 100
Fort Derussy Rd
GoodOver: JOHNSON BAYOU
0.49 MI. NE OF LA 1192, Avoyelles, LA
Built 2009 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 100
Regard Rd
GoodOver: BAYOU LACOMBE
MANSURA REGARD ROAD, Avoyelles, LA
Built 2009 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 350
Helens Crossing
GoodOver: BAYOU DES GLAISES
0.01 MI. EAST OF LA 451, Avoyelles, LA
Built 2003 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 300
BIA RT. 3015
GoodOver: COULLE DE GRUES
IN MARKSVILLE LA, Avoyelles, LA
Built 2015 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 350
Old River Rd
GoodOver: LACOMBE BAYOU
0.91 MI. E. OF JCT. LA 10, Avoyelles, LA
Built 2013 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 552
LA0114
GoodOver: BAYOU DES GLAISE
0.02 MILE WEST OF LA 29, Avoyelles, LA
Built 1981 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 3,984
US0071
GoodOver: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
0.82 M N OF S JCT LA 1177, Avoyelles, LA
Built 1984 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 3,654
LA0107
GoodOver: BAYOU DES GLAISE
0.9 MILE NORTH OF LA 29, Avoyelles, LA
Built 1977 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 6,887
LA0107
GoodOver: BAYOU DES CYPRAIRRES
1.68 MILES NORTH OF LA 29, Avoyelles, LA
Built 1977 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 6,887
LA1178
GoodOver: STATE CANAL
3.85 MILES SOUTH OF LA 29, Avoyelles, LA
Built 2012 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 175
Juneau Crossing
GoodOver: BAYOU ROUGE
0.01 MI. WEST OF LA 361, Avoyelles, LA
Built 1984 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 50
Rabalais St
GoodOver: LACOMBE BAYOU
0.01 MI. NORTH OF LA 114, Avoyelles, LA
Built 1984 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 40
LA 1176
GoodOver: TURNER CANAL
1.6 MI. E of LA 29, Avoyelles, LA
Built 2021 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 310
LA0114
GoodOver: Cross Drain
0.5 Mi of W of LA 115, Avoyelles, LA
Built 2021 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,890
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