Total bridges
136
Public highway bridges in Morehouse County
County profile · official public datasets
Morehouse County, LA
136 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 33.8% rated Good, 52.9% Fair, 13.2% Poor.
- 136
- Public bridges
- 33.8%
- Good condition
- 13.2%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Morehouse County posts a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- 42nd
- of 64 on Poor share
- 13.2%
- Poor-condition share
- 136
- 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.
Morehouse County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Morehouse County ranks #42 of 64 Louisiana counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 13.2%). Morehouse County, Louisiana contains 136 public highway bridges. Roughly 33.8% are rated “Good,” 52.9% “Fair,” and 13.2% “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
33.8%
46 of 136 rated 7-9
Fair condition
52.9%
72 of 136 rated 5-6
Poor condition
13.2%
18 of 136 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#42 of 64
Among Louisiana counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 136 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 33.8% (46)
Fair 52.9% (72)
Poor 13.2% (18)
Morehouse County's Poor-condition bridges carry 14,607 vehicle crossings a day
That is 8.3% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 13.2% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 812 crossings a day against 1,007 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 136 of 136 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
30.1% of Morehouse County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
41 of the 136 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 33.8% 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 33.6% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
LA0830-6 over HORSE BAYOU, built 1971, carries 4,905 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 18-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 14,607 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Morehouse County's bridges were built
136 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1920s 2
1920–1929
2 bridges
- 1930s 9
1930–1939
9 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
12 bridges
- 1960s 8
1960–1969
8 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
25 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
24 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
20 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
13 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
19 bridges
- 2020s 4
2020–2029
4 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1970s, when 25 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 18.4% 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 Morehouse County compares with Louisiana's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Louisiana counties nearest Morehouse County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 13.2% Poor share is the 4th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1983 against a peer-group mean of 1983 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 63 Louisiana counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iberia County | 143 | 44.1% | 46.2% | 9.8% | 1985 |
| St. Helena County | 139 | 33.1% | 58.3% | 8.6% | 1979 |
| Morehouse County (this page) | 136 | 33.8% | 52.9% | 13.2% | 1983 |
| East Feliciana County | 133 | 32.3% | 42.1% | 25.6% | 1980 |
| Franklin County | 131 | 64.9% | 32.1% | 3.1% | 1989 |
| Lafourche County | 130 | 39.2% | 44.6% | 16.2% | 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 Morehouse 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 Morehouse County, both outside Louisiana so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside LA (136 bridges here).
- Bullock County, AL · 136 bridges
- Jackson County, AR · 136 bridges
- Perry County, IL · 136 bridges
- Lincoln County, KY · 136 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.
All bridges (136)
LA0134
FairOver: CREEK
3.82 MI WEST OF US 425, Morehouse, LA
Built 1972 Load: 8.4 t ADT: 540
COOPER LAKE RD
FairOver: CYPRESS BAYOU
0.2 MI NW of LA 830-3, Morehouse, LA
Built 1999 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 1,250
LA0599
FairOver: BONNE IDEE
3.1 MI EAST OF US 165, Morehouse, LA
Built 1957 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 268
US0165
FairOver: B BONNE IDEE
.8 MI NORTH OF NORTH INT, Morehouse, LA
Built 1936 Load: 14.9 t ADT: 1,405
US0165
FairOver: COULEE BAYOU
2.0 MI EAST OF LA 830-3, Morehouse, LA
Built 1932 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 5,027
CLEVELAND ST
FairOver: STALKINGHEAD CREEK
0.6 MI S of US 165, Morehouse, LA
Built 1993 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 300
LA0002
FairOver: BAYOU GALION
2.09 MI EAST OF US 165, Morehouse, LA
Built 1955 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 2,815
LA0554
FairOver: CREEK
2.3 Mi. E. of LA 139, Morehouse, LA
Built 1954 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 495
WHITE ARKANSAS RD
FairOver: SNAKE CREEK
3.4 MI. WEST INT. 382, Morehouse, LA
Built 1986 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 70
OSCAR LUM RD
FairOver: WILLIAMSON CREEK
.6 MI. N. INT. 383, Morehouse, LA
Built 1960 Load: 19.3 t ADT: 80
US0165
FairOver: AT JONES
3.7 MI NORTH OF NORTH INT, Morehouse, LA
Built 1926 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 1,405
US0165
FairOver: CREEK
1.68 MI NORTH OF LA 2, Morehouse, LA
Built 1935 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 1,405
UPLAND RD
FairOver: DRAIN TO PATTEN SLOUGH
2.4 MI. E. INT. 034, Morehouse, LA
Built 1975 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 130
UPLAND RD
FairOver: DRAIN TO PATTEN SLOUGH
1.6 MI. E. INT. 034, Morehouse, LA
Built 1975 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 150
UPLAND RD
FairOver: DRAIN TO PATTEN SLOUGH
1.5 MI. E. INT. 034, Morehouse, LA
Built 1975 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 150
LA0835
FairOver: COFFEE BAYOU
8.36 MI EAST OF US 165, Morehouse, LA
Built 1963 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 366
LA0835
FairOver: CREEK
9.87 MI EAST OF US 165, Morehouse, LA
Built 1963 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 366
LA0554
FairOver: LITTLE BAYOU BEOUF
MOREHOUSE/OUACHITA LINE, Morehouse, LA
Built 1983 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 495
US0165
FairOver: CREEK
5.6 MI NORTH OF NORTH INT, Morehouse, LA
Built 1936 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 1,405
US0165
FairOver: LITTLE B GALION
1.02 MI NORTH OF LA 2, Morehouse, LA
Built 1939 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 1,405
GEORGE FRANKLIN RD
FairOver: BAYOU GALION
4.9 MI S & E INT., Morehouse, LA
Built 1997 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 30
LA0590
FairOver: CREEK
2.35 MI EAST OF US 425, Morehouse, LA
Built 1970 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 805
LA0590
FairOver: CREEK
1.43 MI EAST OF US 425, Morehouse, LA
Built 1970 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 805
LA0142
FairOver: CREEK
2.77 MI NORTH OF US 425, Morehouse, LA
Built 1950 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 4,706
LA0142
FairOver: WILLIAMSON CREEK
2.5 MI NORTH OF LA 543, Morehouse, LA
Built 1950 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 4,706
FRANK BELL RD
FairOver: BAYOU COULEE
3.4 MI E of LA 138, Morehouse, LA
Built 1995 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 70
US0425
FairOver: LITTLE BONNE IDEE BAYOU
3.0 MI NORTH OF LA 134, Morehouse, LA
Built 1950 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,954
US0425
FairOver: BAYOU GALION
6.0 MI NORTH OF LA 134, Morehouse, LA
Built 1950 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,954
Charles Dickerson
FairOver: Patten Slough
.23 MI EAST OF LA 593, Morehouse, LA
Built 1963 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 110
SUNSHINE RD
FairOver: BOEUF RIVER
BOEUF R. AT FISKE UN, Morehouse, LA
Built 1977 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 60
LA0142
FairOver: SHILD CREEK
.54 MI NORTH OF LA 543, Morehouse, LA
Built 1950 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 4,706
GREEN LANE
FairOver: BAYOU BONNE IDEE
0.5 MI S of LA 599, Morehouse, LA
Built 1995 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 150
US0425
FairOver: BAYOU BARTHOLOMEW
.01 MI SOUTH OF LA 593, Morehouse, LA
Built 1985 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 7,629
US0165
FairOver: CREEK
4.3 MI NORTH OF SOUTH INT, Morehouse, LA
Built 1939 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,405
LA0134
FairOver: CREEK
1.34 MI EAST OF LA 139, Morehouse, LA
Built 1951 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,183
HORSESHOE LAKE RD
FairOver: BAYOU BONNE IDEE
.7 MI. ESE INT. 110, Morehouse, LA
Built 1983 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 310
US0425
FairOver: HORSE BAYOU
1.77 MI. NORTH OF US 165, Morehouse, LA
Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,676
US0425
FairOver: CYPRESS BAYOU
2.2 MI. NORTH OF LA 830-3, Morehouse, LA
Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,676
US0165
FairOver: TISDALE CANAL
6.35 MI NORTH OF LA 554, Morehouse, LA
Built 1978 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 12,405
US0425
FairOver: LAFOURCHE LAKE
3.7 MI SOUTH OF LA 133, Morehouse, LA
Built 1971 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,954
LITTLE MISSOURI LP
FairOver: CYPRESS BAYOU
1.6 MI NORTH INT. 157, Morehouse, LA
Built 1986 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 320
KNOX FERRY RD
FairOver: BAYOU BARTHOLOMEW
5.9 MI. S. INT. 245, Morehouse, LA
Built 1984 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 110
LA0835
FairOver: CREEK
10.47 MI E of US 165, Morehouse, LA
Built 1973 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 366
LA0830-2
FairOver: CREEK
.44 MI NORTH OF US 425, Morehouse, LA
Built 1994 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 1,291
FRANK BELL RD
FairOver: BAYOU GALION
5.4 MI. E. INT. 396, Morehouse, LA
Built 1983 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 70
PRAIRIE DEBUTTE RD
FairOver: BAYOU DEBUTTE
0.7 MI W of LA 593, Morehouse, LA
Built 1997 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 180
LA0592
FairOver: BAYOU BARTHOLOMEW
3.75 MI WEST OF LA 830-1, Morehouse, LA
Built 1976 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 246
LA0134
FairOver: LITTLE B BOUEUF
1.1 MI EAST OF LA 139, Morehouse, LA
Built 1951 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,183
LA0593
FairOver: CREEK
2.1 MI NORTH OF LA 3079, Morehouse, LA
Built 1971 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,790
LA1268
FairOver: STAULKINGHEAD CREEK
1.4 MI. W. of US 165, Morehouse, LA
Built 1983 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 8,914
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