Rapides County, LA

523 public highway bridges

Rapides County Bridge Snapshot

Rapides County, Louisiana contains 523 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 45.7% are rated “Good,” 35.4% “Fair,” 7.1% “Poor,” and 7.1% 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.

523
Total Bridges
45.7%
Good
7.1%
Poor
7.1%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good
45.7% (239)
Fair
35.4% (185)
Poor
7.1% (37)
SD
7.1% (37)

All Bridges (523)

Lamourie Rd

Poor

Over: LAMOURIE BAYOU

1.74 MILES EAST OF US 71, Rapides, LA

Built 1960 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 120

Tulane Ave

Poor

Over: HYNSON BAYOU

TULANE AVENUE, Rapides, LA

Built 1981 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 200

LA0462

Poor

Over: STEEP GULLY BRANCH

1.25 MI. S OF LA113, Rapides, LA

Built 1940 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 77

LA1208-1

Poor

Over: HORSESHOE CANAL

3.0 MI. E OF US71, Rapides, LA

Built 1975 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 4,442

I0049

Poor

Over: B CLEAR DIVERSION CANAL

0.64 MI. NORTH OF LA 3265, Rapides, LA

Built 1990 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 11,969

Cutt's Rd

Structurally Deficient

Over: HEMPHILL CREEK

1.25 MI. NW OF LA 121, Rapides, LA

Built 1983 Load: 3.4 t ADT: 275

Martin Springs Rd

Structurally Deficient

Over: CARRS CREEK BAY

0.3 M. W. OF H. STRANGE R, Rapides, LA

Built 1998 Load: 5.8 t ADT: 200

Applewhite St

Structurally Deficient

Over: Chatlin Lake Canal

APPLEWHITE STREET, Rapides, LA

Built 1983 Load: 9.4 t ADT: 240

Beeson St

Structurally Deficient

Over: FLAGON BAYOU TRIB.

0.14 MI. WEST OF US 165, Rapides, LA

Built 1970 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 200

Wayne Headrick Rd

Structurally Deficient

Over: LITTLE INDIAN CREEK

0.3 MI. SOUTH OF LA 28, Rapides, LA

Built 2004 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 40

LA0121

Structurally Deficient

Over: CREEK

0.28 MI. SW. OF LA 461, Rapides, LA

Built 1973 Load: 12.4 t ADT: 1,932

LA1206

Structurally Deficient

Over: CREEK

1.32 MILES EAST OF LA 115, Rapides, LA

Built 1975 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 1,042

FDR 240

Structurally Deficient

Over: BRUSHY CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Rapides, LA

Built 1980 Load: 14.9 t ADT: 30

Doshie Rd

Structurally Deficient

Over: CHERRY WINCHE CREEK TRIB

1.1 MILES NORTH OF LA 112, Rapides, LA

Built 1978 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 100

LA1243

Structurally Deficient

Over: FLAT BAYOU

2.7 MI. N OF LA488, Rapides, LA

Built 1980 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 2,861

Will White Rd

Structurally Deficient

Over: SPANISH BRANCH

1.19 M. S. PINE COUPEE RD, Rapides, LA

Built 1970 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 140

LA0121

Structurally Deficient

Over: CALCASIEU RIVER TRIBUTAR

0.52 MI. SW OF LA 461, Rapides, LA

Built 1973 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 1,932

LA0121

Structurally Deficient

Over: CALCASIEU RIVER

0.76 MI. SW OF LA 461, Rapides, LA

Built 1973 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 1,932

LA1204

Structurally Deficient

Over: FLAGON BAYOU

1.29 MI. E OF LA3225, Rapides, LA

Built 1973 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 2,440

Brown Creek Rd

Structurally Deficient

Over: BROWN CREEK

1.79 MI. NORTH OF LA 28, Rapides, LA

Built 1993 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 50

Virgina St

Structurally Deficient

Over: BAYOU BOEUF

0.08 MILE SOUTH OF LA 112, Rapides, LA

Built 1991 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 40

US0165

Structurally Deficient

Over: LA. & ARKANSAS RR

1.44 MI. N OF INT US71, Rapides, LA

Built 1997 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 20,902

Donahue Ferry Rd

Structurally Deficient

Over: BAYOU MARIA

0.25 MI. EAST OF LA 3144, Rapides, LA

Built 1993 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 3,220

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