Total bridges
270
Public highway bridges in Bossier County
County profile · official public datasets
Bossier County, LA
270 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 30% rated Good, 55.2% Fair, 14.8% Poor.
- 270
- Public bridges
- 30%
- Good condition
- 14.8%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Bossier County posts a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- 45th
- of 64 on Poor share
- 14.8%
- Poor-condition share
- 270
- public highway bridges
- 1983
- 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.
Bossier County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Bossier County ranks #45 of 64 Louisiana counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 14.8%). Bossier County, Louisiana contains 270 public highway bridges. Roughly 30% are rated “Good,” 55.2% “Fair,” and 14.8% “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
30%
81 of 270 rated 7-9
Fair condition
55.2%
149 of 270 rated 5-6
Poor condition
14.8%
40 of 270 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#45 of 64
Among Louisiana counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 270 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 30% (81)
Fair 55.2% (149)
Poor 14.8% (40)
Bossier County's Poor-condition bridges carry 239,657 vehicle crossings a day
That is 6.6% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 14.8% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 5,991 crossings a day against 7,008 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 270 of 270 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
32.6% of Bossier County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
88 of the 270 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 30% 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 29.2% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
I0020 over STL&SW-KCS RR/WESTERFIEL, built 1966, carries 69,892 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 40-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 239,657 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Bossier County's bridges were built
270 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1920s 1
1920–1929
1 bridges
- 1930s 10
1930–1939
10 bridges
- 1940s 6
1940–1949
6 bridges
- 1950s 13
1950–1959
13 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
46 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
62 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
37 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
25 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
29 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
31 bridges
- 2020s 10
2020–2029
10 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1970s, when 62 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 23% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 45 to 54 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1983) matches the Louisiana average (1982).
How Bossier County compares with Louisiana's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Louisiana counties nearest Bossier County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 14.8% Poor share is the 5th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1983 against a peer-group mean of 1980 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 63 Louisiana counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington County | 285 | 44.2% | 44.2% | 11.6% | 1979 |
| Acadia County | 282 | 42.9% | 48.2% | 8.9% | 1978 |
| Bossier County (this page) | 270 | 30% | 55.2% | 14.8% | 1983 |
| Vermilion County | 261 | 45.6% | 43.3% | 11.1% | 1985 |
| Livingston County | 253 | 43.5% | 47% | 9.5% | 1978 |
| Jefferson Davis County | 240 | 12.1% | 69.2% | 18.8% | 1980 |
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 Bossier 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 Bossier County, both outside Louisiana so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside LA (270 bridges here).
- Cleveland County, NC · 270 bridges
- Morgan County, AL · 271 bridges
- Yolo County, CA · 271 bridges
- Yazoo County, MS · 271 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside LA (1983 here).
- Dallas County, TX · avg 1983 · 3,230 bridges
- Bexar County, TX · avg 1983 · 2,342 bridges
- Sedgwick County, KS · avg 1983 · 1,333 bridges
- Will County, IL · avg 1983 · 649 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Fair-condition bridges (149)
I0020
FairOver: RAMP J-2
0.2 MI E OF LA 1, Bossier, LA
Built 1965 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 71,593
I0020
FairOver: RED RIVER
.01 MI EAST LA 1, Bossier, LA
Built 1965 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 69,892
I0020
FairOver: RAMP J-2
0.2 MI EAST LA 1, Bossier, LA
Built 1965 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 69,892
I0020
FairOver: HAMILTON MILLS ROAD
.80 MI EAST LA 1, Bossier, LA
Built 1966 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 69,892
I0020
FairOver: HAMILTON MILLS ROAD
.80 MI EAST LA 1, Bossier, LA
Built 1966 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 71,593
I0020
FairOver: ICG RR
.5 MI EAST OVER LA 72, Bossier, LA
Built 1967 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 69,892
I0020
FairOver: RED CHUTE BAYOU
3.3 MI EAST OF LA 782-2, Bossier, LA
Built 1973 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 62,470
I0020
FairOver: LA 3105/AIRLINE DR.
0.8 MI N OF LA 72, Bossier, LA
Built 1967 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 69,892
I0020
FairOver: LA 3105/AIRLINE DR.
1.5 MI W OF LA 782-2, Bossier, LA
Built 1967 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 59,076
LA0157
FairOver: LA 157 OVER I-20
LA 157 OVER I-20, Bossier, LA
Built 1975 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 5,436
US0080
FairOver: DRAIN
2.15 MI EAST OF LA 782-2, Bossier, LA
Built 1927 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 15,627
US0080
FairOver: DRAIN
1.8 MI EAST OF LA 164, Bossier, LA
Built 1930 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 15,627
US0080
FairOver: CANEY BRANCH
2.1 MI EAST OF LA 164, Bossier, LA
Built 1956 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,052
US0071
FairOver: LAYS BAYOU
3.4 MI NORTH OF LA 527, Bossier, LA
Built 1948 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5,237
US0071
FairOver: MACKS BAYOU
1.2 MI NORTH OF LA 612, Bossier, LA
Built 1965 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 13,317
LA0003
FairOver: BLACK BAYOU
1.31 MI NORTH OF LA 162, Bossier, LA
Built 1934 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5,200
LA0003
FairOver: BRUSHY BRANCH
1.39 MI NORTH OF LA 160, Bossier, LA
Built 1934 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,399
LA0003
FairOver: DRAIN
.24 MI NORTH OF LA 2, Bossier, LA
Built 1935 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,638
LA0002
FairOver: CREEK
4.88 MI EAST OF US71, Bossier, LA
Built 1955 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,059
LA0002
FairOver: EAST BRANCH
7.2 MI EAST OF LA 157E, Bossier, LA
Built 1950 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,495
LA0164
FairOver: CREEK
.45 MI SOUTH OF US 80, Bossier, LA
Built 1943 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,472
LA0164
FairOver: CREEK
.5 MI SOUTH OF LA 3227, Bossier, LA
Built 1943 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,472
I0020
FairOver: DRAIN
.4 MI EAST OVER LA 72, Bossier, LA
Built 1967 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 69,892
I0020
FairOver: DRAIN
10.0 MI EAST OF LA 782-2, Bossier, LA
Built 1975 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25,379
I0220
FairOver: BAYOU
.7 MI EAST OF LA 3105, Bossier, LA
Built 1978 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 35,972
I0220
FairOver: BAYOU
.7 MI EAST OF LA 3105, Bossier, LA
Built 1978 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 35,972
Camp Zion Rd
FairOver: Clarke Bayou
2.5 MI EAST OF LA 157, Bossier, LA
Built 1985 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 500
West Jackson Ave
FairOver: Foxskin Bayou
0.3 MI EAST OF LA 157, Bossier, LA
Built 1985 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 500
BODCAU STATION RD
FairOver: I-20
4.4 MI EAST OF LA 782-2, Bossier, LA
Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,520
I0220
FairOver: SWAN LAKE ROAD
1.9 MI EAST OF LA 3105, Bossier, LA
Built 1978 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 35,972
EAST GATE BRIDGE
FairOver: MACKS BAYOU
0.1 MI S. OF INDUSTRIAL D, Bossier, LA
Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,000
RANGE ROAD
FairOver: COOPER BAYOU
0.1 MI West of Dunn Road, Bossier, LA
Built 1951 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,500
RANGE ROAD
FairOver: FLAT RIVER
1.9 MI E. OF LINDBURG RD, Bossier, LA
Built 1951 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,000
RANGE ROAD
FairOver: CLEAR LAKE
1.8 MI E OF LINDBERG RD, Bossier, LA
Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,000
CONVOY ROUTE
FairOver: COOPER BAYOU
0.2 MI W. OF PERIMETER RD, Bossier, LA
Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 25
I0020
FairOver: LA 72
0.5 Mi East of LA 3105, Bossier, LA
Built 1967 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 69,892
I0020
FairOver: LA 72
1.0 MI W OF LA 782-2, Bossier, LA
Built 1967 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 59,076
I0220
FairOver: FLAT RIVER
3.9 MI EAST OF LA 3105, Bossier, LA
Built 1978 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 25,004
I0020
FairOver: US71
1.8 MI NW OF LA 3032, Bossier, LA
Built 1966 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 15,920
I0020
FairOver: LA 72/OLD MINDEN RD.
1.1 MI NE OF D.JACKS BLVD, Bossier, LA
Built 1967 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 69,892
I0020
FairOver: LA 72/OLD MINDEN RD.
0.8 MI W OF LA 3105, Bossier, LA
Built 1967 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 71,593
I0020
FairOver: MACKS BAYOU LA 782-2
1.4 MI E OF LA 3105, Bossier, LA
Built 1967 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 69,892
I0220
FairOver: ST.LOUIS-S.W.R.R.
2.51 MI EAST OF LA 3049, Bossier, LA
Built 1978 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 42,148
I0220
FairOver: FLAT RIVER
3.9 MI EAST OF LA 3105, Bossier, LA
Built 1978 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 25,004
Mott Rd
FairOver: Boggs Creek Trib
3.6 MI N OF INT. LA HWY 2, Bossier, LA
Built 1986 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 200
LA3105
FairOver: BENOIT BAYOU
0.9 MI. N. OF I-220, Bossier, LA
Built 2005 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 32,603
Airline Dr.
FairOver: DRAIN
1.7 MI N. OF I-220, Bossier, LA
Built 2005 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 32,603
Smith Rd
FairOver: Red Chute Bayou
0.3 MI. SOUTH OF LA 527, Bossier, LA
Built 1986 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 250
I0020
FairOver: MACKS BAYOU LA 782-2
2.8 MI W OF I-220, Bossier, LA
Built 1967 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 59,076
I0220
FairOver: AIRLINE-DRIVE/LA 3105
0.9 MI E OF LA 3, Bossier, LA
Built 1978 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 34,418
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