Natchitoches County, LA
313 public highway bridges
Natchitoches County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Natchitoches County, Louisiana contains 313 public highway bridges. Roughly 40.3% are rated “Good,” 38% “Fair,” and 15.3% “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.
Condition Distribution
All Bridges (313)
LA0009
PoorOver: EIGHT MILE CREEK
0.45 MI. NORTH OF LA 126, Natchitoches, LA
LA0120
PoorOver: MACHIS BAYOU
9.11 MI. EAST OF LA 117, Natchitoches, LA
LA0156
PoorOver: CREEK
9.7 MI. E OF INT LA9, Natchitoches, LA
FDR 360
PoorOver: L'IVROGNE BAYOU
5.6 M. W. OF GORUM, Natchitoches, LA
LA0153
PoorOver: DRAIN
5.08 MI. N OF INT LA9, Natchitoches, LA
LA0009
PoorOver: CHOCTAW CREEK
2.26 MI. NORTH OF LA 479, Natchitoches, LA
FDR 337
PoorOver: MIDDLE CREEK
NATIONAL FOREST ROAD, Natchitoches, LA
LA0001
PoorOver: CANE RIVER
.8 MI. N OF S INT LA490, Natchitoches, LA
LA0119
PoorOver: BAYOU PIERRE
5.89 MI. NORTH OF LA 8, Natchitoches, LA
LA0487
PoorOver: BRUSHY BAYOU
1.7 M S OF AJAX, Natchitoches, LA
LA0119
PoorOver: CREEK
3.67 MI. NORTH OF LA 8, Natchitoches, LA
I0049
PoorOver: BAYOU DERBONNE
0.69 MILES NORTH OF LA 11, Natchitoches, LA
I0049
PoorOver: BAYOU LACARP
2.68 MI NORTH OF LA 119, Natchitoches, LA
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