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Beauregard County, LA

221 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 13.6% rated Good, 78.3% Fair, 8.1% Poor.

221
Public bridges
13.6%
Good condition
8.1%
Poor condition

The verdict

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.

Beauregard County posts a better-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.

Top 36%
lowest Poor share in state
8.1%
Poor-condition share
221
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.

Beauregard County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Beauregard County ranks #23 of 64 Louisiana counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 8.1%). Beauregard County, Louisiana contains 221 public highway bridges. Roughly 13.6% are rated “Good,” 78.3% “Fair,” and 8.1% “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.

Total bridges

221

Public highway bridges in Beauregard County

Good condition

13.6%

30 of 221 rated 7-9

Fair condition

78.3%

173 of 221 rated 5-6

Poor condition

8.1%

18 of 221 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#23 of 64

Among Louisiana counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better

Condition distribution

Share of 221 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
13.6% (30)
Fair
78.3% (173)
Poor
8.1% (18)

Beauregard County's Poor-condition bridges carry 40,371 vehicle crossings a day

That is 7.7% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 8.1% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 2,243 crossings a day against 2,300 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 221 of 221 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

48.9% of Beauregard County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

108 of the 221 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 13.6% 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 44.7% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic

US0190 over DRAIN, built 1964, carries 18,056 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 18-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.

Share is of the 40,371 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

When Beauregard County's bridges were built

221 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 1960s, when 46 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 20.8% 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 Louisiana average (1982).

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory (year built) As of 2024 NBI release

How Beauregard County compares with Louisiana's closest counties by inventory size

The 5 Louisiana counties nearest Beauregard County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 8.1% Poor share is the 1st-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1979 against a peer-group mean of 1982 is in line with the group.

Showing the 5 closest of 63 Louisiana counties eligible for comparison.

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Beauregard County and the 5 Louisiana counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Beauregard County (this page) 221 8.1%
Winn County 220 16.4%
Ascension County 216 13%
Terrebonne County 215 10.7%
Grant County 209 15.8%
Richland County 207 11.1%

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 Beauregard 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 Beauregard County, both outside Louisiana so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside LA (221 bridges here).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside LA (1979 here).

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.

All bridges (221)

LA1147

Fair

Over: E CANEY BRANCH

1.4 MI NW OF LA 113, Beauregard, LA

Built 1967 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 261

LA0389

Fair

Over: DRAIN

0.05 MI. S OF US 190, Beauregard, LA

Built 1951 Load: 14.9 t ADT: 442

LA1147

Fair

Over: SPRING CREEK BR

9.2 MI. N OF INT LA113, Beauregard, LA

Built 1967 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 708

LA0012

Fair

Over: CREEK

3.2 MI. E OF LA 27, Beauregard, LA

Built 1931 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 4,041

LA0113

Fair

Over: CREEK

0.60 MI. N OF LA 112, Beauregard, LA

Built 1972 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 709

LA1147

Fair

Over: JIM BURNEY BRANCH

0.2 MI NW OF LA 113, Beauregard, LA

Built 1967 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 261

LA1147

Fair

Over: DRY BRANCH

7.4 MI. NE OF INT LA113, Beauregard, LA

Built 1967 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 624

LA1147

Fair

Over: SHORT PRONG

6.32 MI. N OF INT LA113, Beauregard, LA

Built 1967 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 624

LA0110

Fair

Over: BECKWITH CREEK

2.1 MI. E OF INT LA27, Beauregard, LA

Built 1961 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 2,079

S SMOKEY COVE RD

Fair

Over: BECKWITH CREEK

3.0 MI W of LA 110, Beauregard, LA

Built 1992 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 45

BEEHIVE LOOP

Fair

Over: SPRING BRANCH

0.9 MI N of LA 110, Beauregard, LA

Built 1977 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 90

BEEHIVE LOOP

Fair

Over: BECKWITH CREEK

0.9 MI N OF LA 110, Beauregard, LA

Built 1978 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 90

MITCHELL LOOP

Fair

Over: PERSIMMON MARSH

0.3 MI E of LA 27, Beauregard, LA

Built 1978 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 12

LA3099

Fair

Over: PALMETTO CREEK

0.5 MI. SW OF INT US190, Beauregard, LA

Built 1973 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 2,614

LA0012

Fair

Over: COWARDS GULLY

3.9 MI. W OF INT LA 389, Beauregard, LA

Built 1956 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 3,097

LA0110

Fair

Over: HOOSIER CREEK

3.8 MI. SE OF US190, Beauregard, LA

Built 1959 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 1,947

LA0110

Fair

Over: BEAR HEAD CREEK

3.1 MI. W OF US190, Beauregard, LA

Built 1959 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 1,947

LA0110

Fair

Over: BEAR HEAD MARSH

2.5 MI. E OF LA27, Beauregard, LA

Built 1959 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 1,947

LA0110

Fair

Over: BECKWITH CREEK RELIEF

2.27 MI. E OF INT LA27, Beauregard, LA

Built 1961 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 2,079

LA0110

Fair

Over: COLE CREEK

7.45 MI. E OF INT LA27, Beauregard, LA

Built 1961 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 2,079

LA0027

Fair

Over: BECKWITH CREEK

5.7 MI. N OF LA 110, Beauregard, LA

Built 1955 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 3,333

US0171

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE

0.5 MI N OF US 90/LA 12, Beauregard, LA

Built 2007 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 12,466

LA0389

Fair

Over: CYPRESS CREEK

6.8 MI. S OF INT US190, Beauregard, LA

Built 1951 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 556

LA0389

Fair

Over: PULLEM CREEK

2.85 MI. S OF INT US190, Beauregard, LA

Built 1951 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 442

LA0389

Fair

Over: HOOSIER CREEK

1.95 MI. S OF INT US190, Beauregard, LA

Built 1951 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 442

LA0112

Fair

Over: WEST RELIEF

0.5 MI E of US 171, Beauregard, LA

Built 1957 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 718

LA0112

Fair

Over: FLAT CREEK

0.6 MI E of US 171, Beauregard, LA

Built 1957 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 718

LA0112

Fair

Over: WEST RELIEF

0.5 MI E of LA 1146, Beauregard, LA

Built 1957 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 718

LA0112

Fair

Over: CREEK

0.6 MI E of LA 1146, Beauregard, LA

Built 1957 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 718

LA0112

Fair

Over: BUNDICK CREEK

0.7 MI E of LA 1146, Beauregard, LA

Built 1957 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 718

LA0112

Fair

Over: EAST RELIEF

0.8 MI E of LA 1146, Beauregard, LA

Built 1957 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 718

LA0112

Fair

Over: HOG BRANCH

0.3 MI E of LA 399, Beauregard, LA

Built 1958 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 718

LA0112

Fair

Over: WHISKY CHITTO CREEK

0.6 MI E of LA 399, Beauregard, LA

Built 1958 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 718

LA0112

Fair

Over: DEER LAKE SLOUGH

1.0 MI. E OF LA 399, Beauregard, LA

Built 1958 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 718

LA0112

Fair

Over: BEAR SLOUGH

1.3 MI E of LA 399, Beauregard, LA

Built 1958 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 718

LA0027

Fair

Over: CREEK

7.19 MI. N OF INT LA27/11, Beauregard, LA

Built 1955 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 3,333

LA0012

Fair

Over: CREEK

4.0 MI E of LA 27, Beauregard, LA

Built 1961 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 4,041

US0190

Fair

Over: TROUT CREEK

4.4 MI E of LA 111, Beauregard, LA

Built 1964 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 3,187

US0190

Fair

Over: COWPEN CREEK

0.07 MI E of LA 3226, Beauregard, LA

Built 1964 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 5,903

LA0027

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

6.17 MI. NORTH OF LA 12, Beauregard, LA

Built 1954 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 4,695

LA0110

Fair

Over: HICKORY BRANCH

2.0 MI W OF US171, Beauregard, LA

Built 1948 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 2,079

LA0112

Fair

Over: SUGAR CREEK

1.2 MI E of LA 113, Beauregard, LA

Built 1962 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 718

LA0389

Fair

Over: CREEK

3.25 MI. E OF INT LA109, Beauregard, LA

Built 1959 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,794

LA0389

Fair

Over: BEAR HEAD CREEK

3.0 MI. E. OF LA 109, Beauregard, LA

Built 1959 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 439

LA0389

Fair

Over: LITTLE CREEK

4.6 MI. E. OF LA 109, Beauregard, LA

Built 1959 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 439

LA0109

Fair

Over: WINDMAM CREEK

.9 MI. S OF INT LA389, Beauregard, LA

Built 1962 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,749

LA0109

Fair

Over: BUXTON MARSH

6.3 MI. N. OF LA 389, Beauregard, LA

Built 1963 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 303

LA0109

Fair

Over: MARSH

7.2 MI. N. OF LA 389, Beauregard, LA

Built 1963 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 303

LA0109

Fair

Over: MARSH

7.5 MI. N. OF LA 389, Beauregard, LA

Built 1963 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 303

LA0109

Fair

Over: BEARHEAD CREEK

7.6 MI. N. Of LA 389, Beauregard, LA

Built 1963 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 303
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges

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