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.
Condition Distribution
All Bridges (523)
I0049
FairOver: BAYOU BOEUF RELIEF
2.94 MI. NORTH OF LA 3265, Rapides, LA
I0049
FairOver: TURTLE BAYOU
4.22 MI. NORTH OF LA 3265, Rapides, LA
I0049
FairOver: TURTLE BAYOU
4.22 MI. NORTH OF LA 3265, Rapides, LA
I0049
FairOver: COPENHAGEN SLOUGH
5.33 MI. NORTH OF LA 3265, Rapides, LA
Booker Fowler Rd
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
1.29 MILES SE OF US 165, Rapides, LA
US0165
FairOver: BAYOU BOEUF
3.86 MI. NORTH OF LA 3265, Rapides, LA
US0165
FairOver: DIVERSION CANAL
5.87 MI. NORTH OF LA 3265, Rapides, LA
LA0181
FairOver: DIVERSION CANAL
0.10 MI SOUTH OF I-49, Rapides, LA
LA0181
FairOver: DIVERSION CANAL
0.10 MI SOUTH OF I-49, Rapides, LA
I0049
FairOver: COPENHAGEN SLOUGH
5.33 MI. NORTH OF LA 3265, Rapides, LA
I0049
FairOver: GENE BALL DR., B. ROBERT
6.01 MI. NORTH OF LA 3265, Rapides, LA
I0049
FairOver: GENE BALL DR., B. ROBERT
6.01 MI. NORTH OF LA 3265, Rapides, LA
Richmond Rd
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
0.5 MI. E. OF MELDER RD., Rapides, LA
US0165
FairOver: ROCKY BAYOU
1.61 MI. N OF INT US71, Rapides, LA
US0165
FairOver: ROCKY BAYOU
1.61 MI. N OF INT US71, Rapides, LA
I0049
FairOver: BAYOU CLEAR
4.0 M N OF LA 112 ON I-49, Rapides, LA
I0049
FairOver: BAYOU CLEAR
4.0 M N OF LA 112 ON I-49, Rapides, LA
I0049
FairOver: BAYOU BOEUF
2.32 MI. SOUTH OF LA 3265, Rapides, LA
I0049
FairOver: BAYOU BOEUF
2.32 MI. SOUTH OF LA 3265, Rapides, LA
I0049
FairOver: COTTON BAYOU
0.71 MI. NORTH OF LA 498, Rapides, LA
US0167
FairOver: BAYOU COCODRIE
1.2 MI. SOUTH OF I-49, Rapides, LA
I0049
FairOver: HORSESHOE CANAL
1.38 MI. NORTH OF LA 3250, Rapides, LA
I0049
FairOver: HORSESHOE CANAL
1.38 MI. NORTH OF LA 3250, Rapides, LA
Jimmy Brown Rd
FairOver: BIG BAYOU
0.67 MI. SOUTH OF LA 1, Rapides, LA
LA0113
FairOver: TEN MILE CREEK RELIEF
0.79 MI. WEST OF LA 462, Rapides, LA
Turkey Cr Cut-off
FairOver: COCODRIE BAYOU
7.47 MILES SE OF US 165, Rapides, LA
Robinson Bridge Rd
FairOver: BAYOU BOEUF
0.02 MILE SOUTH OF LA 490, Rapides, LA
I0049
FairOver: GROUND
NORTH I-49 / US 71 INTG., Rapides, LA
I0049
FairOver: LENA-FLATWOODS RD
4.68 MI. NORTH OF LA 8, Rapides, LA
LA0008
FairOver: CREEK
5.5 MI. EAST OF LA 119, Rapides, LA
US0071
FairOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
2.15 MI. NORTH OF LA 3170, Rapides, LA
Rigolette Rd
FairOver: RIGOLETTE BAYOU
0.59 MI. W. OF END LA 120, Rapides, LA
LA0113
FairOver: CALCASIEU RIVER
3.40 MI. E OF INT LA112, Rapides, LA
Hooper Rd
FairOver: HORSEPEN CREEK RELIEF
2.32 M. N. OF B. MILLER R, Rapides, LA
Ian Johnson Rd
FairOver: LITTLE INDIAN CREEK
0.95 MI. SW OF LA 28, Rapides, LA
LA3265
FairOver: BAYOU CLEAR
2.4 MI. EAST OF US 165, Rapides, LA
Barron Chapel Rd
FairOver: HAINES CREEK
0.38 M. N. OF PHILADELPHI, Rapides, LA
LA0465
FairOver: CREEK
2.35 MI. WEST OF LA 121, Rapides, LA
US0071
FairOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
0.39 MI. NORTH OF LA 3170, Rapides, LA
LA0113
FairOver: CREEK
0.2 MI. EAST OF LA 462, Rapides, LA
LA0112
FairOver: CREEK
2.09 MI. NORTH OF LA 462, Rapides, LA
LA0112
FairOver: CREEK
2.73 MI. NORTH OF LA 462, Rapides, LA
LA1206
FairOver: ISLAND BAYOU
4.68 MI. EAST OF LA 115, Rapides, LA
Blue Lake Rd
FairOver: CHENEY CREEK
3.34 MILES SE OF LA 497, Rapides, LA
Hooper Rd
FairOver: HORSEPEN CREEK RELIEF
2.3 M. N. OF B. MILLER RO, Rapides, LA
Gunter Rd
FairOver: HAINES CREEK
2.01 MI. SOUTH OF LA 28, Rapides, LA
Barron Chapel Rd
FairOver: DYSON CREEK
0.52 MI. SOUTH OF LA 28, Rapides, LA
FDR 249
GoodOver: LITTLE BAYOU CLEAR
NO DATA ENTERED, Rapides, LA
FDR 272
GoodOver: LONG BRANCH
NO DATA ENTERED, Rapides, LA
FDR 247
GoodOver: BAYOU CLEAR
NO DATA ENTERED, Rapides, LA
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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| Sources | FHWA National Bridge Inventory, public U.S. government datasets |