Orleans County, LA

382 public highway bridges

Orleans County Bridge Snapshot

Orleans County, Louisiana contains 382 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 35.3% are rated “Good,” 32.5% “Fair,” 8.4% “Poor,” and 8.4% 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.

382
Total Bridges
35.3%
Good
8.4%
Poor
8.4%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good
35.3% (135)
Fair
32.5% (124)
Poor
8.4% (32)
SD
8.4% (32)

All Bridges (382)

LA0047

Fair

Over: I C WATERWAY(GULF OUTLET

2.0 MI SOUTH OF I-10, Orleans, LA

Built 1967 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 23,365

MORRISON RD

Fair

Over: LAWRENCE CANAL

1.0 MI.W OF EDWARD S, Orleans, LA

Built 1960 Load: 19.1 t

Bundy Rd

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE CANAL

0.6 MI SE OF LA 47, Orleans, LA

Built 1975 Load: 19.1 t

Bundy Rd

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE CANAL

0.65 MI SE OF LA 47, Orleans, LA

Built 1975 Load: 19.1 t

LA3021

Fair

Over: SOUTHERN RR

.3 MI SOUTH OF I-610, Orleans, LA

Built 1961 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 47,747

LA3021

Fair

Over: SOUTHERN R R

.3 MI SOUTH OF I-610, Orleans, LA

Built 1961 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 28,615

Morrison Rd

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE CANAL

0.75 MI SE OF LA 47, Orleans, LA

Built 1975 Load: 20.1 t

Morrison Rd

Fair

Over: CANAL

0.3 MI.W.OF BULLARD, Orleans, LA

Built 1960 Load: 20.1 t

I0010

Fair

Over: SER RD/UPT/US90-B

3.14 MI EAST OF I-610, Orleans, LA

Built 1960 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 67,143

Crowder BLVD

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE CANAL

0.75 MI SE OF LA 47, Orleans, LA

Built 1975 Load: 20.4 t

Crowder BLVD

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE CANAL

0.75 MI SE OF LA 47, Orleans, LA

Built 1975 Load: 20.4 t

FRANCE ST

Fair

Over: FLORIDA AVE.

1.5 MI.S.OF US.I.10, Orleans, LA

Built 1960 Load: 21.4 t

JOURDAN ROAD

Fair

Over: CITY STREET/RAILROAD

.15 MI S OF DOWNMAN ROAD, Orleans, LA

Built 1991 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 22,680

Aicee Fortier BLVD

Fair

Over: CANAL

.2 MI. N. OF HWY. 90, Orleans, LA

Built 1970 Load: 22.0 t

A. TOUSSAINT BLVD

Fair

Over: BAYOU ST. JOHN

.6 MI S OF LAKESHORE, Orleans, LA

Built 1963 Load: 22.7 t

I0010

Fair

Over: GRAVIER STREET

0.5 MI NE OF US 90B, Orleans, LA

Built 1969 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 172,504

MAYO ROAD

Fair

Over: MORRISON CANAL

0.0 MI.N.OF MORRISON, Orleans, LA

Built 1960 Load: 23.3 t

US0061

Fair

Over: METAIRIE RELIEF CANAL

.6 MI EAST OF I-10, Orleans, LA

Built 1939 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 31,223

US0061

Fair

Over: METAIRIE RELIEF CANAL

0.6 MI. WEST OF I-10, Orleans, LA

Built 1939 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 28,615

MAYO ROAD

Fair

Over: MORRISON CANAL

0.0 MI. S.OF.MORRISO, Orleans, LA

Built 1960 Load: 23.7 t

LAKESHORE DR

Fair

Over: ORLEANS AVENUE CANAL

0.03 MI W OF MARCONI DR, Orleans, LA

Built 2003 Load: 24.6 t

General de Gaulle

Fair

Over: MAGELLAN CANAL

0.0MI.W.OF HOLIDAY D, Orleans, LA

Built 1958 Load: 25.3 t

WASHINGTON AVE.

Fair

Over: WASHINGTON AVE. CANAL

0.1M EAST OF CARROLTON AV, Orleans, LA

Built 1961 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 9,489

CCCFERRY

Fair

Over: LOWER ALGIERS FERRY FAC.

2.0 MI S. OF LA 407, Orleans, LA

Built 1994 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,500

HARRISON AVE

Fair

Over: CITY PARK LAGOON

0.1MI.W.OF WISNER BL, Orleans, LA

Built 1939 Load: 25.6 t

US0090-B

Fair

Over: MISSISSIPPI RIVER

US 90B OVER LA 428, Orleans, LA

Built 1957 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 67,143

S. Broad St Exit

Fair

Over: STREETS

1.5 MI S OF TULANE AVENUE, Orleans, LA

Built 1951 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 5,441

LA0039

Fair

Over: INDUSTRIAL CANAL

1.6 MI EAST OF LA 3021, Orleans, LA

Built 1957 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 47,739

US0090

Fair

Over: IND CL/FRANCE RD/N.O. RR

0.50 M NORTH OF I-10, Orleans, LA

Built 1989 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 1,215

I0510

Fair

Over: CITY STREETS

1.0M NORTH OF US 90, Orleans, LA

Built 1992 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 10,794

LA0039

Fair

Over: Japonica St.

5.2 MI W OF LA 47, Orleans, LA

Built 1957 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 36,993

Earhart to S Broad

Fair

Over: STREETS

2.0 MI S OF TULANE AVENUE, Orleans, LA

Built 1951 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 5,441

A. TOUSSAINT BLVD

Fair

Over: BAYOU ST. JOHN

0.6 MI S OF LAKESHOR, Orleans, LA

Built 1963 Load: 27.9 t

Wall BLVD

Fair

Over: MAGELLEN CANAL

1.0 MILE NORTH OF LA 428, Orleans, LA

Built 1979 Load: 28.8 t

Wall BLVD

Fair

Over: MAGELLEN CANAL

1.0 MILE NORTH OF LA 428, Orleans, LA

Built 1979 Load: 28.8 t

Earhart to S Broad

Fair

Over: CITY STREET

2.0 MI S OF TULANE AVENUE, Orleans, LA

Built 1951 Load: 28.8 t

Anseman Ave

Fair

Over: CITY PARK LAGOON

0.06 M N OF CITY PK AVE, Orleans, LA

Built 1938 Load: 29.2 t

I0010

Fair

Over: CARROLTON AVE

1.98 MI EAST OF I-610, Orleans, LA

Built 1961 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 29,280

ALMONASTER AVE, RR

Fair

Over: FLORIDA AVE.

0.05 MI N OF N DORGENOIS, Orleans, LA

Built 1960 Load: 30.5 t

US0090

Fair

Over: CITY STREETS

.78 MI SOUTH OF I-10, Orleans, LA

Built 1994 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 7,620

PALMETTO ST

Fair

Over: AIRLINE HWY.,KCS RR

.50 MI.W.OF CARROLTON AVE, Orleans, LA

Built 1960 Load: 30.8 t

PALMETTO ST

Fair

Over: AIRLINE HWY., KCS RR

.50 MI.W.OF CARROLTON AVE, Orleans, LA

Built 1960 Load: 30.8 t

LA0406

Fair

Over: DRAIN CANAL

.59 MI EAST OF LA 407, Orleans, LA

Built 1954 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 12,412

I0010

Fair

Over: DRAIN CANAL

6.9 MI EAST OF I-510, Orleans, LA

Built 1967 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 1,600

HARRISON AVE

Fair

Over: CITY PARK LAGOON

0.6MI.W.OF WISNER BL, Orleans, LA

Built 1939 Load: 31.1 t

Lake Forest BLVD

Fair

Over: BENSON CANAL

0.3 MI. E. OF CROWDE, Orleans, LA

Built 1975 Load: 31.8 t

MIRABEAU AVE

Fair

Over: BAYOU ST. JOHN

0.1 MI E OF WISNER BLVD., Orleans, LA

Built 2004 Load: 32.1 t

US0090

Fair

Over: DRAIN CANAL

9.9 MI NORTH OF I-10, Orleans, LA

Built 1965 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,215

Pace BLVD

Fair

Over: MAGELLAN CANAL

0.2MI.N.OF WALL BLVD, Orleans, LA

Built 1960 Load: 32.4 t

LA0039

Fair

Over: N O P B RR (ROBERTSON ST

.6 MI EAST OF LA 3021, Orleans, LA

Built 1962 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 47,739

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