Franklin County, LA

131 public highway bridges

Franklin County Bridge Snapshot

Franklin County, Louisiana contains 131 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 64.9% are rated “Good,” 32.1% “Fair,” 3.1% “Poor,” and 3.1% are classified as structurally deficient — the federal designation for spans whose deck, superstructure, or substructure has been rated 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. Structurally deficient does not mean unsafe to cross; it means the bridge is on the priority list for repair or replacement.

Inspections in LA are conducted by certified engineers from the state Department of Transportation on a 24-month cycle, and results are reported back to the FHWA each spring. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county, sorted by inventory load rating. Use the “Sort by” controls to surface the lowest-rated spans first, and click any row for full inspection history, traffic counts, and condition trends.

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.

131
Total Bridges
64.9%
Good
3.1%
Poor
3.1%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good
64.9% (85)
Fair
32.1% (42)
Poor
3.1% (4)
SD
3.1% (4)

All Bridges (131)

LA0015

Good

Over: LITTLE TURKEY CREEK

1.50 M S of LA 1242, Franklin, LA

Built 1994 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 4,592

LA0015

Good

Over: LITTLE TURKEY CREEK

1.50 M S of LA 1242, Franklin, LA

Built 1994 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 6,896

LA0015

Good

Over: ASH SLOUGH RELIEF

0.25 M N of LA 868, Franklin, LA

Built 1987 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 9,661

LA0015

Good

Over: ASH SLOUGH RELIEF

0.25 M N of LA 868, Franklin, LA

Built 1988 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 6,896

LA0015

Good

Over: ASH SLOUGH

1.4 MI NORTH OF LA 868, Franklin, LA

Built 1987 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 9,661

Scates Rd

Good

Over: DEER CREEK

0.92 MI E of Hwy 15, Franklin, LA

Built 1998 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 36

Flint Rd

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

LOGMI 0.40 FR ODE TO 534, Franklin, LA

Built 1993 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 120

LA0015

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

.4 MI NORTH OF LA 864, Franklin, LA

Built 1979 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 17,677

BUSH ROAD

Good

Over: DEER CREEK

1.69 MI N OF LA 863, Franklin, LA

Built 2017 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 150

ERNEST ROAD

Good

Over: DEER CREEK

1.5 MI W OF LA 4, Franklin, LA

Built 2017 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 125

LA0004

Good

Over: DEER CREEK

1.6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LA, Franklin, LA

Built 2016 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 3,423

US0425

Good

Over: DEER CREEK

1.80 M N of LA 913, Franklin, LA

Built 1999 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 4,592

US0425

Good

Over: DEER CREEK

2.3 MI SOUTH OF LA 562, Franklin, LA

Built 1999 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 4,500

LA0132

Good

Over: BIG CREEK

3.0 MI WEST OF LA 857, Franklin, LA

Built 1975 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 703

LowWater Bridge Rd

Good

Over: BAYOU MACON RIVER

FRANKLIN PH RD NO 399, Franklin, LA

Built 1988 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 40

LA0577

Good

Over: BAYOU MACON

1.9 MIEAST OF LA 17, Franklin, LA

Built 1995 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 914

Hatfield--Projects

Good

Over: ASH SLOUGH

LOGMI 0.04 FR 001 TO ODE, Franklin, LA

Built 1994 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 2,000

LA3201

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

01.26 MILES EAST OF LA.4, Franklin, LA

Built 2015 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 3,772

LA0015

Good

Over: ASH SLOUGH

0.75 M S of LA 867, Franklin, LA

Built 1988 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 6,896

LA0132

Good

Over: CROSS SLOUGH

5.30 M N of LA 875, Franklin, LA

Built 2015 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 431

LA0128

Good

Over: DEER CREEK CUT OFF

3.20 MI E OF LA.15, Franklin, LA

Built 2016 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 906

LA0860

Good

Over: Frog Island Slough

1.7 mile W. of LA 17, Franklin, LA

Built 2018 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 199

LA0858

Good

Over: HURRICANE SLOUGH

0.70 M E of LA 859, Franklin, LA

Built 1997 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 196

Calhoun Rd

Good

Over: CREEK

WALKER FERRY ROAD, Franklin, LA

Built 1990 Load: 70.6 t ADT: 120

LA0128

Good

Over: CREEK

1.0 MI E of LA 4, Franklin, LA

Built 1997 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 1,059

LA0128

Good

Over: MUDDY BAYOU BRIDGE

1.20 M W of LA 4, Franklin, LA

Built 1996 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 906

Johnson Rd

Good

Over: CREEK

1.8 MI S OF LA 562, Franklin, LA

Built 1998 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 25

Bobby Woods Rd

Poor

Over: BIG CREEK

1.1 MI W. OF LA 132, Franklin, LA

Built 1976 Load: 6.4 t ADT: 115

Big Creek Rd

Poor

Over: BIG CREEK

LOGMI 1.50 FR 325 TO, Franklin, LA

Built 1976 Load: 12.6 t ADT: 77

LA0577

Poor

Over: BULL BAYOU

2.0 MI EAST OF LA 15, Franklin, LA

Built 1955 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 1,341

LA0128

Poor

Over: TURKEY CREEK

.6 MI EAST OF LA 874, Franklin, LA

Built 1970 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 1,059

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Data sourced from official U.S. government datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial