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Grant County, LA

209 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 41.6% rated Good, 42.6% Fair, 15.8% Poor.

209
Public bridges
41.6%
Good condition
15.8%
Poor condition

The verdict

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

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

49th
of 64 on Poor share
15.8%
Poor-condition share
209
public highway bridges
1982
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.

Grant County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Grant County ranks #49 of 64 Louisiana counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 15.8%). Grant County, Louisiana contains 209 public highway bridges. Roughly 41.6% are rated “Good,” 42.6% “Fair,” and 15.8% “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.

Total bridges

209

Public highway bridges in Grant County

Good condition

41.6%

87 of 209 rated 7-9

Fair condition

42.6%

89 of 209 rated 5-6

Poor condition

15.8%

33 of 209 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#49 of 64

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

Condition distribution

Share of 209 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
41.6% (87)
Fair
42.6% (89)
Poor
15.8% (33)

Grant County's Poor-condition bridges carry 40,994 vehicle crossings a day

That is 14.9% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 15.8% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 1,242 crossings a day against 1,352 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 209 of 209 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

40.2% of Grant County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

84 of the 209 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 41.6% 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 28.6% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic

US0167 over MOSLEY MILL CREEK, built 1975, carries 11,712 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 33-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.

Share is of the 40,994 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

When Grant County's bridges were built

209 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 2000s, when 38 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 18.2% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 15 to 24 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1982) matches the Louisiana average (1982).

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

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

The 5 Louisiana counties nearest Grant County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 15.8% Poor share is the 5th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1982 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 Grant County and the 5 Louisiana counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Winn County 220 16.4%
Ascension County 216 13%
Terrebonne County 215 10.7%
Grant County (this page) 209 15.8%
Richland County 207 11.1%
De Soto County 201 5%

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

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside LA (209 bridges here).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside LA (1982 here).

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

All bridges (209)

US0167

Good

Over: MOSELY CREEK

5.33 MI. SOUTH OF LA 500, Grant, LA

Built 2010 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 7,084

Frazier Ceme Rd

Good

Over: MOCCASIN BRANCH

1.5 MI. WEST OF US 167, Grant, LA

Built 2009 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 100

Edwards Rd.

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

0.51 M S OF LINCEEUM VILL, Grant, LA

Built 2011 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 25

LA0158

Good

Over: GRAPPE BAYOU

0.14 MILE SOUTH JCT US 71, Grant, LA

Built 2009 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 1,561

Newton Rd

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

0.3 M. S. OF JCT. LA 122, Grant, LA

Built 1998 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 49

Meade Rd

Good

Over: MEADE CREEK

2.04 M. S. OF US 71, Grant, LA

Built 2005 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 36

Camp Hardtner Rd

Good

Over: Carson Branch

5.6 M. S. OF JCT. US 165, Grant, LA

Built 2011 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 100

Camp Hardtner Rd

Good

Over: Fish Creek

5.54 M. S. OF JCT. US 165, Grant, LA

Built 2011 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 100

US0165

Good

Over: LITTLE CREEK

1.15 MI. NORTH OF LA 123, Grant, LA

Built 2007 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 1,898

US0165

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

4.63 MI. NORTH OF LA 123, Grant, LA

Built 2007 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 7,084

US0165

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

5.66 MI. NORTH OF LA 123, Grant, LA

Built 2007 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 7,084

Murphy Rd

Good

Over: SAMS BAYOU

0.24 M.E. OF ALFORD RD., Grant, LA

Built 1985 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 154

Dartigo Rd

Good

Over: CAMP CREEK

2.35 M. N. OF US 71, Grant, LA

Built 1985 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 140

Air Base Rd

Good

Over: FLAGON CREEK

.29 MILE EAST OF US 167, Grant, LA

Built 2005 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 138

US0071

Good

Over: CREEK

2.4 MI SOUTH OF LA 1241, Grant, LA

Built 1969 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,063

US0165

Good

Over: CREEK

1.37 MI NORTH OF LA 3130, Grant, LA

Built 1986 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 6,586

US0165

Good

Over: SUGAR BRANCH

.32 MI NORTH OF LA 8, Grant, LA

Built 1956 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 6,586

US0165

Good

Over: CREEK

2.35 MI. SOUTH OF LA 123, Grant, LA

Built 1948 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 6,586

LA0008

Good

Over: CHANDLER-CREEK

3.78 MI. EAST OF LA 123, Grant, LA

Built 1975 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,537

LA0472

Good

Over: CREEK

6.03 MI EAST OF US 167, Grant, LA

Built 1960 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 88

Flagon Creek Rd

Good

Over: FLAGON BAYOU

0.43 M. E. OF JCT US 167, Grant, LA

Built 1986 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 53

Ed Coleman Rd.

Good

Over: COLEMAN CREEK

0.84 M. W. OF JCT ROCK HI, Grant, LA

Built 1997 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 280

Parsonage Rd.

Good

Over: CHANDLER CREEK

4.88 M. NE OF JCT US 167, Grant, LA

Built 1986 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 57

Hughart Rd

Good

Over: HAW CREEK

1.25 M. NW OF LA 8, Grant, LA

Built 1993 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 110

Richardson Rd

Good

Over: GRAPPE BAYOU

0.21 MI. WEST OF US 71, Grant, LA

Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100

Fairfield Rd

Good

Over: 3 BRANCHES CREEK

3.51 M. N. OF JCT LA 8, Grant, LA

Built 1998 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 125

New Bridge Rd

Good

Over: DARTIGO CREEK

1.52 MI. SOUTH OF LA 122, Grant, LA

Built 1998 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 6

Robertson Rd

Good

Over: KITCHEN CREEK

1.0 MILES W US 165, Grant, LA

Built 2009 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 175

Meade Rd

Good

Over: WALDEN BAYOU

2.53 MI. SOUTH OF US 71, Grant, LA

Built 2008 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

US0167

Good

Over: BIG CREEK

1.07 MILES SOUTH OF LA 12, Grant, LA

Built 2014 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 7,084

LA3098

Good

Over: WHEAT BRANCH

1.38 M N OF N JCT. LA 123, Grant, LA

Built 2008 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 204

Dyson Creek Rd

Good

Over: DYSON CREEK

1.6 M. W. OF US 165, Grant, LA

Built 1984 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 240

Grays Creek Rd

Good

Over: MOCCASIN BRANCH

1.36 MILES N JCT LA 1241, Grant, LA

Built 2009 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 250

Willett Loop Rd

Good

Over: Bear Branch

1.5 Ml SE of La 123, Grant, LA

Built 2017 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 44

LA0123

Good

Over: GRAY BRANCH CREEK

6.55 MI. EAST OF US 167, Grant, LA

Built 2011 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 595

LA0123

Good

Over: DRY PRONG CREEK

2.92 MI. EAST OF US 167, Grant, LA

Built 2011 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 595

LA0123

Good

Over: DRY PRONG RELIEF CREEK

2.82 MI. EAST OF US 167, Grant, LA

Built 2011 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 595

US0165

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK RELIEF

5.03 MI. NORTH OF LA 123, Grant, LA

Built 2007 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 7,084

Kateland Road

Good

Over: Darrow Bayou

2.41 Mi E of La 8, Grant, LA

Built 2017 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 125

LA1240

Good

Over: LAPET CREEK

3.57 MI. N OF US 71, Grant, LA

Built 2003 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 229

LA1240

Good

Over: FOUCHMIAH CREEK

5.66 MI. N OF US 71, Grant, LA

Built 2003 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 229

Lemoine Cutoff Rd

Good

Over: VALENTINE BAYOU

0.32 MILES N JCT US 71, Grant, LA

Built 2009 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 36

US0167

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

0.76 MI. SOUTH OF LA 500, Grant, LA

Built 2010 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 7,084

LA0122

Good

Over: PARASOL BAYOU

2.12 M E OF E JCT LA 471, Grant, LA

Built 1988 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 683

Hudson Creek Rd

Good

Over: HUDSON CREEK

0.69 M. N. OF JCT US 71, Grant, LA

Built 2005 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 350

LA0492

Good

Over: BAYOU RIGOLETTE

0.96 MI. WEST OF US 71, Grant, LA

Built 1999 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 570

LA0492

Good

Over: BAYOU DARROW

2.12 MI. WEST OF US 71, Grant, LA

Built 1999 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 570

LA0500

Good

Over: LITTLE BEAR & RATTON CR.

5.34 MI. EAST OF US 167, Grant, LA

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 620

LA0500

Good

Over: LOCK BRANCH

2.9 MI EAST OF LA 472, Grant, LA

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 620

LA0122

Good

Over: NANTACHIE CREEK

1.44 MI. EAST OF US 71, Grant, LA

Built 1982 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 683
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges

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