Total bridges
201
Public highway bridges in De Soto County
County profile · official public datasets
De Soto County, LA
201 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 27.9% rated Good, 67.2% Fair, 5% Poor.
- 201
- Public bridges
- 27.9%
- Good condition
- 5%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
De Soto County posts a top-10% lowest Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- Top 9%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 5%
- Poor-condition share
- 201
- public highway bridges
- 1980
- 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.
De Soto County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, De Soto County ranks #6 of 64 Louisiana counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 5%). De Soto County, Louisiana contains 201 public highway bridges. Roughly 27.9% are rated “Good,” 67.2% “Fair,” and 5% “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
27.9%
56 of 201 rated 7-9
Fair condition
67.2%
135 of 201 rated 5-6
Poor condition
5%
10 of 201 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#6 of 64
Among Louisiana counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 201 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 27.9% (56)
Fair 67.2% (135)
Poor 5% (10)
De Soto County's Poor-condition bridges carry 12,738 vehicle crossings a day
That is 0.8% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 5% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 1,274 crossings a day against 8,993 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 201 of 201 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
32.3% of De Soto County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
65 of the 201 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 27.9% 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 49.6% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
US0084 over BAYOU CASTOR, built 1951, carries 6,314 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 10-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 12,738 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When De Soto County's bridges were built
201 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1930s 4
1930–1939
4 bridges
- 1940s 6
1940–1949
6 bridges
- 1950s 30
1950–1959
30 bridges
- 1960s 17
1960–1969
17 bridges
- 1970s 25
1970–1979
25 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
76 bridges
- 1990s 3
1990–1999
3 bridges
- 2000s 24
2000–2009
24 bridges
- 2010s 13
2010–2019
13 bridges
- 2020s 3
2020–2029
3 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1980s, when 76 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 37.8% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 35 to 44 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1980) matches the Louisiana average (1982).
How De Soto County compares with Louisiana's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Louisiana counties nearest De Soto County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 5% Poor share is the 1st-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1980 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant County | 209 | 41.6% | 42.6% | 15.8% | 1982 |
| Richland County | 207 | 21.3% | 67.6% | 11.1% | 1979 |
| De Soto County (this page) | 201 | 27.9% | 67.2% | 5% | 1980 |
| LaSalle County | 195 | 60% | 34.4% | 5.6% | 1983 |
| Sabine County | 195 | 57.4% | 31.8% | 10.8% | 1983 |
| Webster County | 194 | 21.6% | 53.1% | 25.3% | 1975 |
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 De Soto 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 De Soto County, both outside Louisiana so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside LA (201 bridges here).
- Williamson County, IL · 201 bridges
- Hancock County, IN · 201 bridges
- Pocahontas County, IA · 201 bridges
- McCracken County, KY · 201 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside LA (1980 here).
- Tulsa County, OK · avg 1980 · 1,135 bridges
- Miami-Dade County, FL · avg 1980 · 1,057 bridges
- Pulaski County, AR · avg 1980 · 721 bridges
- McLennan County, TX · avg 1980 · 714 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Good-condition bridges (56)
George Hunt Rd
GoodOver: TRIB TO B NA BONCHASSE
1.78 MI SOUTH OF LA 3015, De Soto, LA
Built 2011 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 130
US0171
GoodOver: ELAM BRANCH
1.9 MI. N. OF US 84, De Soto, LA
Built 2009 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 6,525
US0171
GoodOver: ELAM BRANCH
5.0 MI. S. OF LA 3015, De Soto, LA
Built 2009 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 6,604
I0049
GoodOver: FRIERSON RD INTG
5.3 MI N OF LA 175 INTG, De Soto, LA
Built 1988 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 28,142
Willie F Frazier
GoodOver: CANADIAN BAYOU
5.5 MI N OF US 84, De Soto, LA
Built 1984 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 50
Funsten Rd
GoodOver: CASTOR BAYOU RELIEF
1.8 MI. EAST OF LA 5, De Soto, LA
Built 2006 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 30
US0171
GoodOver: CITY ST RR
5.5 MI. S. OF US 84, De Soto, LA
Built 2009 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 6,604
LA0509
GoodOver: LA 509 OVER I-49
LA 509 OVER I-49, De Soto, LA
Built 1985 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 4,308
LA3248
GoodOver: CREEK
.61 MILES SOUTH OF THE EA, De Soto, LA
Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 42
US0171
GoodOver: TRENTON RD. RR
6.1 MI. N.OF LA 512, De Soto, LA
Built 2009 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5,659
LA3248
GoodOver: CREEK
1.72 MILES SOUTH OF WEST, De Soto, LA
Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 42
LA0346
GoodOver: LA 346 OVER TEN MI. BAYO
2.2 I. E. OF LA 346 AND L, De Soto, LA
Built 2013 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 718
MOUNCE ROAD
GoodOver: TRIB TO GRAND CANE BAYOU
3 MI SW OF US 171, De Soto, LA
Built 2020 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 225
Hunter Rd
GoodOver: TRIB. TO CLEMENT CREEK
1.5 MILES SOUTH OF US 84, De Soto, LA
Built 2011 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25
George Hunt Rd
GoodOver: TRIB TO B NA BONCHASE
1.05 MI SOUTH OF LA 3015, De Soto, LA
Built 2011 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 130
LA0175
GoodOver: BAYOU NA BONCHASSE RELIE
4.59 MI N. OF US 84, De Soto, LA
Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,494
I0049
GoodOver: I-49 OVER CREEK
0.59 MI N OF LA 509 INTR, De Soto, LA
Built 1985 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 29,022
I0049
GoodOver: I-49 OVER CREEK
0.59 MI N OF LA 509 INTR, De Soto, LA
Built 1985 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 28,142
LA0510
GoodOver: CREEK
1.60 MI S OF US 84, De Soto, LA
Built 1981 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 233
Jacobs St
GoodOver: BAYOU SAN PATRICIO
0.35 MI EAST OF LA 513, De Soto, LA
Built 1989 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 350
George Hunt Rd
GoodOver: BAYOU NA BONCHASSE
1.2 MI. N. OF US 171, De Soto, LA
Built 2003 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 450
LA0175
GoodOver: KCS RAILROAD
3.20MI N OF LA 3015, De Soto, LA
Built 2019 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,145
US0084
GoodOver: SABINE RIVER
THE LA TEX STATE LINE ON, De Soto, LA
Built 2016 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,314
US0084
GoodOver: SABINE RIVER
LA-TEX STATELINE ON US 84, De Soto, LA
Built 2017 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,752
I0049
GoodOver: DOLET SWAMP
1.08 M N OF LA 177 INTR, De Soto, LA
Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 28,142
Cool Springs Rd
GoodOver: BUSHNECK BAYOU
1.5 MI WEST OF LA 5, De Soto, LA
Built 2005 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 80
Hunter Rd
GoodOver: CLEMENT CREEK
3.5 MI NORTH OF US 84, De Soto, LA
Built 2011 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 150
Nubin Ridge Rd
GoodOver: MOCCASIN CREEK
1.6 MI. EAST OF LA 481, De Soto, LA
Built 2005 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 50
Linwood Ave
GoodOver: WALLACE BAYOU
4.0 MI S. OF LA 526, De Soto, LA
Built 2001 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 760
LA0509
GoodOver: BAYOU PIERRE
6.6 MI EAST OF I-49, De Soto, LA
Built 1981 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,975
I0049
GoodOver: DOLET BAYOU
1.23 M S OF LA 177 INTR, De Soto, LA
Built 1988 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 16,334
I0049
GoodOver: DOLET SWAMP
1.04 M N OF LA 177 INTR, De Soto, LA
Built 1989 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 22,806
I0049
GoodOver: I-49 OVER ASSEFF RD INTG
2.97 MI S OF US 84 INTG, De Soto, LA
Built 1987 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 29,022
I0049
GoodOver: I-49 OVER ASSEFF RD INTG
2.98 MI S OF US 84 INTG, De Soto, LA
Built 1987 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 28,142
I0049
GoodOver: I-49 KCS RR
0.56 MI N OF LA 5 OVP, De Soto, LA
Built 1987 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 29,022
I0049
GoodOver: I-49 KCS RR
0.56 MI NO OF LA 5 OVP, De Soto, LA
Built 1987 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 28,142
Reddix Rd
GoodOver: LITTLE WALLACE BAYOU
1.44 MI. SOUTH OF NORTH J, De Soto, LA
Built 2011 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 170
POWER PLANT RD
GoodOver: NABARTON ROAD OVER I-49
1.3 MI S OF US 84 INTR., De Soto, LA
Built 1987 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,460
I0049
GoodOver: I-49 OVER LA 175
2.42 MI. N. OF LA 5, De Soto, LA
Built 1986 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 29,022
I0049
GoodOver: SWEEPCO R/R
0.46 MI S OF US 84 INTG, De Soto, LA
Built 1986 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 28,142
I0049
GoodOver: BOIS DARC BAYOU
2.71 M N OF LA 177 INTR, De Soto, LA
Built 1988 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 22,806
Antioch Oxford Rd
GoodOver: CHATMAN BAYOU
3.7 MI. S OF LA 175, De Soto, LA
Built 2003 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 75
Old LA 539
GoodOver: BULL BAYOU
0.58 MILES NE OF LA 191, De Soto, LA
Built 2004 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 115
US0084
GoodOver: MUNDY BAYOU
0.17 MI WEST OF I-49, De Soto, LA
Built 1986 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,563
US0084
GoodOver: MUNDY BAYOU
0.17 MI WEST OF I-49, De Soto, LA
Built 1985 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 5,350
I0049
GoodOver: DOLET BAYOU
1.24 M S OF LA 177 INTR, De Soto, LA
Built 1988 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 28,142
SMITHPORT LAKE RD
GoodOver: I-49
2.81 MI N OF US 84 INTER, De Soto, LA
Built 1985 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,680
MT. ZION RD
GoodOver: I-49
2.1 MI S OF LA 175, De Soto, LA
Built 1986 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 14,600
I0049
GoodOver: FRIERSON RD INTERG
5.3 MI N OF LA 175 INTG, De Soto, LA
Built 1988 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 29,022
Rogers Field Rd
GoodOver: Clement Creek
1.5 Mi. S. of US 84, De Soto, LA
Built 2020 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 50
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