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)

US0165

Good

Over: DITCH

0.53 MI. NORTH OF LA 113, Rapides, LA

Built 2005 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 11,113

US0165

Good

Over: DITCH

0.74 MI. NORTH OF LA 113, Rapides, LA

Built 2005 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 11,113

US0165

Good

Over: CREEK

2.4 MI. NORTH OF LA 113, Rapides, LA

Built 1934 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 11,113

US0165

Good

Over: CREEK

1.09 M S OF N JCT LA 112, Rapides, LA

Built 1932 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 10,670

LA0001

Good

Over: INDIAN BAYOU

2.69 M N OF S JCT. LA 457, Rapides, LA

Built 1932 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 7,855

LA0001

Good

Over: COMPTON LAKE CANAL

0.98 MI. NORTH OF LA 1198, Rapides, LA

Built 1932 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 7,855

LA0001

Good

Over: DRAIN

4.53 MI. N OF N INT LA8, Rapides, LA

Built 1963 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 748

LA0112

Good

Over: FELLOWSHIP CREEK

1.27 MILE EAST OF LA 121, Rapides, LA

Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,268

LA0112

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

1.46 MI EAST JCT LA 121, Rapides, LA

Built 1949 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,268

LA0112

Good

Over: CREEK

1.88 MI EAST JCT LA 121, Rapides, LA

Built 1949 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,268

LA0112

Good

Over: CREEK

2.90 MI EAST OF JCT LA121, Rapides, LA

Built 1949 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,268

LA0028

Good

Over: BAYOU MARIA RELIEF

1.2 MI. E OF INT US167, Rapides, LA

Built 1994 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 14,124

LA0008

Good

Over: CREEK

2.75 MI SOUTH OF LA 119, Rapides, LA

Built 2004 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 904

LA1207

Good

Over: DYSON CREEK

4.0 MI. NW OF LA 115, Rapides, LA

Built 2003 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5,494

LA0488

Good

Over: LOST BAYOU

4.74 M WEST OF LA 1208-3, Rapides, LA

Built 2006 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,343

LA0181

Good

Over: DITCH

3.28 MI. SOUTH OF US 71, Rapides, LA

Built 1992 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 739

LA0028

Good

Over: DRAIN

0.18 MI. WEST OF LA 3054, Rapides, LA

Built 1944 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 9,482

LA0028

Good

Over: DRAIN

0.06 MI. EAST OF LA 3054, Rapides, LA

Built 1944 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 22,385

LA0028

Good

Over: DRAIN

0.19 MI. EAST OF LA 3054, Rapides, LA

Built 1944 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 22,385

LA0028

Good

Over: DRAIN

0.59 MI. EAST OF LA 3054, Rapides, LA

Built 1944 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 22,385

I0049

Good

Over: DITCH

4.72 MI. NORTH OF LA 3265, Rapides, LA

Built 1990 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 24,080

I0049

Good

Over: DRAIN

2.16 MI. NORTH OF LA 498, Rapides, LA

Built 1989 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25,033

LENA FLATWOODS RD

Good

Over: CHERRY CREEK

0.18 MI. EAST OF I-49, Rapides, LA

Built 1984 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,480

I0049

Good

Over: CHERRY CREEK

5.1 MI. N OF LA8, Rapides, LA

Built 1984 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 14,042

Whaley Rd

Good

Over: CHENEY CREEK

0.49 MILES EAST OF BLUE L, Rapides, LA

Built 1997 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 30

Fish Hatchery Rd

Good

Over: BURGESS CREEK

2.65 MI. NORTH OF LA 112, Rapides, LA

Built 1997 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 580

I0049

Good

Over: HYNSON BAYOU

0.09 MI. S. OF BROADWAY A, Rapides, LA

Built 1993 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 6,767

Parkwood Drive

Good

Over: Phillip Bayou

0.5 MI. SW OF THIRD ST., Rapides, LA

Built 1991 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 15,642

Third St

Good

Over: BAYOU PHILIP

0.5 MILE SOUTH OF US 71, Rapides, LA

Built 1991 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,800

Hazmuka Rd

Good

Over: DYSON CREEK

0.8 MI. SOUTH OF LA 28, Rapides, LA

Built 1985 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 125

Upr Donahue Fer Rd

Good

Over: LITTLE CREEK

1.67 MI. NE OF LA 116, Rapides, LA

Built 2005 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 600

US0071

Good

Over: KCS RAILROAD

2.3 MI. N. OF I-49, Rapides, LA

Built 2013 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,090

LA0113

Good

Over: CALCASIEU RIVER RELIEF

3.81 MI. E OF INT LA112, Rapides, LA

Built 1981 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,071

I0049

Good

Over: UP RAILROAD

1.54 MI. NORTH OF LA 3250, Rapides, LA

Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20,561

I0049

Good

Over: UP RR

5.92 MI. NORTH OF LA 3265, Rapides, LA

Built 1992 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 20,561

I0049

Good

Over: UP RAILROAD

1.54 MI. NROTH OF LA 3250, Rapides, LA

Built 1994 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 45,104

Cheneyville Cutoff

Good

Over: CHATLIN LAKE CANAL

2.4 MI. WEST OF LA 1, Rapides, LA

Built 2003 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 450

LA0181

Good

Over: DITCH

2.7 MI. SOUTH OF US 71, Rapides, LA

Built 1992 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 739

Forestry Rd

Good

Over: BAYOU BOEUF

3.42 MILES SE OF LA 3265, Rapides, LA

Built 2009 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 250

LA0112

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

1.0 MI. EAST OF US 165, Rapides, LA

Built 1971 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 2,304

I0049

Good

Over: HYNSON BAYOU

1.11 MI. SOUTH OF US 167B, Rapides, LA

Built 1995 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 31,285

LA1208-1

Good

Over: HYNSON BAYOU

3.45 MI. E OF US71, Rapides, LA

Built 1994 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 4,442

Cheneyville Cutoff

Good

Over: COULEE DU PECHEUR

1.58 MI. SW OF LA 1, Rapides, LA

Built 2012 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 543

Broadway Avenue

Good

Over: Chatlin Lake Canal

1.45 MI NORTH JCT I-49, Rapides, LA

Built 2006 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 6,200

Strekx Rd

Good

Over: Horseshoe Canal

0.54 MI. NORTH OF US 71, Rapides, LA

Built 1995 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 8,900

PINE GROVE DR

Good

Over: CANAL

0.2 MI. NORTH OF LA 107, Rapides, LA

Built 1998 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 6,700

US0167

Good

Over: RED RIVER, GREER ST.

US 167 SOUTH @ RED RIVER, Rapides, LA

Built 1996 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 27,628

LA0112

Good

Over: ROCKY BAYOU

7.12 MI. WEST OF US 165, Rapides, LA

Built 1993 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,268

LA0457

Good

Over: WILSON BAYOU

4.53 MI. NE OF US 71, Rapides, LA

Built 1994 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 806

LA0457

Good

Over: BAYOU LATANIER

3.09 MI. SOUTH OF LA 3170, Rapides, LA

Built 1994 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 806

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