Total bridges
240
Public highway bridges in Jefferson Davis County
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Jefferson Davis County, LA
240 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 12.1% rated Good, 69.2% Fair, 18.8% Poor.
- 240
- Public bridges
- 12.1%
- Good condition
- 18.8%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Jefferson Davis County posts a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- 52nd
- of 64 on Poor share
- 18.8%
- Poor-condition share
- 240
- 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.
Jefferson Davis County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Jefferson Davis County ranks #52 of 64 Louisiana counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 18.8%). Jefferson Davis County, Louisiana contains 240 public highway bridges. Roughly 12.1% are rated “Good,” 69.2% “Fair,” and 18.8% “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
12.1%
29 of 240 rated 7-9
Fair condition
69.2%
166 of 240 rated 5-6
Poor condition
18.8%
45 of 240 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#52 of 64
Among Louisiana counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 240 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 12.1% (29)
Fair 69.2% (166)
Poor 18.8% (45)
Jefferson Davis County's Poor-condition bridges carry 49,622 vehicle crossings a day
That is 8.2% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 18.8% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 1,103 crossings a day against 2,998 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 240 of 240 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
43.8% of Jefferson Davis County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
105 of the 240 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 12.1% 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 55.8% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
I0010 over US 165 FRONTAGE RD RR, built 1964, carries 27,700 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 45-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 49,622 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Jefferson Davis County's bridges were built
240 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1930s 10
1930–1939
10 bridges
- 1950s 16
1950–1959
16 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
51 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
64 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
31 bridges
- 1990s 20
1990–1999
20 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
26 bridges
- 2010s 18
2010–2019
18 bridges
- 2020s 4
2020–2029
4 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1970s, when 64 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 26.7% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 45 to 54 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1980) matches the Louisiana average (1982).
How Jefferson Davis County compares with Louisiana's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Louisiana counties nearest Jefferson Davis County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 18.8% Poor share is the 6th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1980 against a peer-group mean of 1982 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 63 Louisiana counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermilion County | 261 | 45.6% | 43.3% | 11.1% | 1985 |
| Livingston County | 253 | 43.5% | 47% | 9.5% | 1978 |
| Jefferson Davis County (this page) | 240 | 12.1% | 69.2% | 18.8% | 1980 |
| Beauregard County | 221 | 13.6% | 78.3% | 8.1% | 1979 |
| Winn County | 220 | 55.5% | 28.2% | 16.4% | 1987 |
| Ascension County | 216 | 41.2% | 45.8% | 13% | 1981 |
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 Jefferson Davis 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 Jefferson Davis County, both outside Louisiana so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside LA (240 bridges here).
- St. Louis city County, MO · 240 bridges
- Carroll County, TN · 240 bridges
- Marshall County, TN · 240 bridges
- Sheboygan County, WI · 240 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.
Poor-condition bridges (45)
BOLLES RD.
PoorOver: GULLY
1.5 MI W of LA395, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1975 Load: 8.7 t ADT: 25
ABELL ROAD
PoorOver: DITCH
2.0 MI E of LA 101, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1978 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 50
JOSEPH STREET
PoorOver: CREEK
0.6 MI N of US 90, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1968 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 200
ROSTROM ROAD
PoorOver: DRAIN
3.6 MI S of LA 102, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1980 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 70
POTTER RD.
PoorOver: THORNWELL DRAINAGE CANAL
1.1 MI N of LA14, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1972 Load: 10.7 t ADT: 30
TURF GRASS RD.
PoorOver: GULLY
0.4 MI S OF CORMIER V RD, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1980 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 50
LYONS RD
PoorOver: BAYOU CHENE
0.7 MI S of LA 1126, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1978 Load: 11.3 t ADT: 80
WEST RACCA ROAD
PoorOver: EAST GRAND MARAIS DITCH
1.7 MI W of LA 26, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1979 Load: 11.3 t ADT: 50
FREELAND RD
PoorOver: DRAIN
0.4 MI S of LA 102, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1979 Load: 12.3 t ADT: 30
ARDOIN COVE ROAD
PoorOver: CREEK
1.2 MI E of LA 101, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1968 Load: 12.6 t ADT: 70
SOUTH ST.
PoorOver: WELCH DRAINAGE CANAL
0.35 M EAST OF LA 99, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1983 Load: 12.6 t ADT: 500
AARON ROAD
PoorOver: CHENE BAYOU
2.5 MI W. OF LA 26, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1979 Load: 12.6 t ADT: 30
VIDRINE RD.
PoorOver: BAYOU
0.5 MI N of US 165, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1970 Load: 14.6 t ADT: 60
NEW COMER RD.
PoorOver: CREEK
0.7 MI E of LA 383, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1971 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 40
LA0097
PoorOver: I-10
1.6 MI NE of LA 102, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1964 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 1,175
FARM SUPPLY ROAD
PoorOver: CHENE BAYOU
0.5 MI N of LA1126, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1975 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 80
ABELL ROAD
PoorOver: GULLY
3.7 MI. E. OF INT. 1, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1976 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 50
COUNTRY RD.
PoorOver: CREEK
0.5 MI N of LA102, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1960 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 30
PECAN ORCHARD ROAD
PoorOver: EAST BAYOU LACASSINE
0.3 MI E of LA 99, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1965 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 50
IOWA AVENUE
PoorOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
0.4 MI N OF 3rd ST, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1968 Load: 16.5 t ADT: 200
DUGAS RD.
PoorOver: DITCH
0.5 MI. W. of LA 26, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1976 Load: 16.5 t ADT: 100
SOUTH ADAMS STREET
PoorOver: EAST LACASSINE BAYOU
0.1 MI S of US 90, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1970 Load: 16.5 t ADT: 300
ESTES RD.
PoorOver: DRAIN
1.7 MI W of LA 102, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1970 Load: 16.5 t ADT: 130
ARDOIN COVE ROAD
PoorOver: CREEK
1.9 M EAST OF INT 262, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1990 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 50
NEW COMER RD.
PoorOver: BAYOU
2.3 MI E of LA 383, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1979 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 40
EAST NICHOLS ST.
PoorOver: WELCH DRAINAGE CANAL
0.3 M EAST OF LA 99, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1983 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 500
LA1131
PoorOver: DRAIN
2.8 MI S OF US 90, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1976 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 315
BROADMORE ROAD
PoorOver: BROADMORE BAYOU
1.5 MI N of LA 380, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1976 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 160
GUIDRY RD.
PoorOver: BROADMORE DITCH
0.08 MI W of BROADMORE RD, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1973 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 100
NEW COMER RD.
PoorOver: GULLY
1.2 MI E of LA 383, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1971 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 40
LYONS RD.
PoorOver: THORNWELL DRAINAGE CANAL
0.6 MI S of LA 380, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1974 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 75
BABINEAUX ROAD
PoorOver: CREEK
0.6 MI E of PanchovilleRd, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1978 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 30
TOUCHET ROAD
PoorOver: GRAND MARAIS BAYOU
1.60 MI S of US 90, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1974 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 30
STANLEY ROAD
PoorOver: ROGERS GULLY
1.66 MI E of LA 26, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1980 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 30
BRYAN ROAD
PoorOver: BAYOU GRAND
1.9 MI W of LA 26, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1977 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 30
BLANCHARD ROAD
PoorOver: EAST BAYOU LACASSINE
3.1 MI W. OF LA 395, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1965 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 40
A&D ABSHIRE RD.
PoorOver: THORNWELL DRAINAGE CANAL
0.2 MI W of LYONS RD, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1972 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 30
I0010
PoorOver: US 165 FRONTAGE RD RR
1.8 MI E OF LA 383, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1964 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 27,700
I0010
PoorOver: US 165 FRONTAGE RD RR
3.3 MI W OF LA 101, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1964 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 11,635
BEBEE ROAD
PoorOver: GULLY
0.6 MI N of LA 101, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1971 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 200
SOUTH MAIN ROAD
PoorOver: CREEK
1.6 MI N of LA 1126, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1970 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 150
US0165
PoorOver: DRAIN
2.5 MI NORTH OF LA 101, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1937 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 4,912
PAYTON RD
PoorOver: CREEK
0.4 MI E of GUILLORY RD, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1970 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 75
NELSON ROAD
PoorOver: CANAL
0.3 MI N of LA 1126, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1973 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 50
POM ROY RD.
PoorOver: MITCHELL BAYOU
0.8 MI S OF LA 14, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1988 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 30
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