St. Helena County, LA

139 public highway bridges

St. Helena County Bridge Snapshot

St. Helena County, Louisiana contains 139 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 33.1% are rated “Good,” 58.3% “Fair,” 8.6% “Poor,” and 8.6% 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.

139
Total Bridges
33.1%
Good
8.6%
Poor
8.6%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good
33.1% (46)
Fair
58.3% (81)
Poor
8.6% (12)
SD
8.6% (12)

All Bridges (139)

LA1047

Fair

Over: W NATALBANY CREEK

1.5 M E OF LA 441, St. Helena, LA

Built 1957 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 287

LA0038

Fair

Over: CRITTENDON CREEK

LA0038, St. Helena, LA

Built 1952 Load: 12.5 t ADT: 1,535

LA0038

Fair

Over: CREEK

0.2 M E OF LA 432, St. Helena, LA

Built 1954 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 933

LA0038

Fair

Over: CREEK

0.3 M E OF LA 432, St. Helena, LA

Built 1954 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 933

LA0038

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

3.9 M E OF LA 441, St. Helena, LA

Built 1952 Load: 14.8 t ADT: 1,535

LA1047

Fair

Over: WEST NATALBANY CREEK

0.4 M SW OF LA 1048, St. Helena, LA

Built 1958 Load: 14.8 t ADT: 287

LA0038

Fair

Over: JOINERS CREEK

3.2 M W OF LA 43, St. Helena, LA

Built 1954 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 933

LA0037

Fair

Over: TWELVE MILE CREEK

LA0037, St. Helena, LA

Built 1958 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 1,730

LA0043

Fair

Over: COTTON PATCH BRANCH

0.1 M N OF LA 38, St. Helena, LA

Built 1960 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 825

LA0043

Fair

Over: TWELVE MILE CREEK

LA0043, St. Helena, LA

Built 1957 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 865

LA0432

Fair

Over: DRAIN

0.9 M NW OF LA 38, St. Helena, LA

Built 1965 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 532

LA0037

Fair

Over: AMITE R RELIEF

0.1 M SW OF LA 63, St. Helena, LA

Built 1955 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 3,362

LA0037

Fair

Over: LILLEGS CREEK

1.1 M N OF LA 63, St. Helena, LA

Built 1955 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,241

LA0441

Fair

Over: KILLIAN BRANCH

0.1 M N OF LA 16, St. Helena, LA

Built 1957 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 584

LA0441

Fair

Over: CRITTENDON CREEK

LA0441, St. Helena, LA

Built 1959 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 420

LA0441

Fair

Over: HUTCHINSON CREEK

LA0441, St. Helena, LA

Built 1959 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 420

LA0448

Fair

Over: GREASY CREEK

LA0448, St. Helena, LA

Built 1962 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 547

LA1036

Fair

Over: EAST SPRING BRANCH

LA1036, St. Helena, LA

Built 1962 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 601

LA1036

Fair

Over: BEAR CREEK

LA1036, St. Helena, LA

Built 1962 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 601

LA0441

Fair

Over: DAY BRANCH

LA0441, St. Helena, LA

Built 1960 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 393

LA0010

Fair

Over: AMITE RIVER RELIEF

1.2 M W OF LA 38, St. Helena, LA

Built 1963 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 2,534

LA0010

Fair

Over: AMITE RIVER RELIEF

1.0 M W OF LA 38, St. Helena, LA

Built 1963 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 2,534

LA0448

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

LA0448, St. Helena, LA

Built 1962 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 547

LA0441

Fair

Over: SABE CREEK

LA0441, St. Helena, LA

Built 1959 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 420

LA0440

Fair

Over: SPRING CREEK

1.3 M E OF LA 441, St. Helena, LA

Built 1958 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 409

LA0440

Fair

Over: TAYLOR CREEK

1.9 M E OF LA 441, St. Helena, LA

Built 1958 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 409

LA1041

Fair

Over: DUTCHMAN CREEK

LA1041, St. Helena, LA

Built 1962 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 403

LA1045

Fair

Over: NATALBANY RIVER

LA1045, St. Helena, LA

Built 1957 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,509

LA1046

Fair

Over: SPILLER CREEK

1.6 M E OF LA 441, St. Helena, LA

Built 1958 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 572

LA1046

Fair

Over: CAPS CREEK

2.5 M E OF LA 441, St. Helena, LA

Built 1958 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 572

LA1048

Fair

Over: CREEK

1.1 M SE OF LA 1047, St. Helena, LA

Built 1957 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 287

LA1048

Fair

Over: CREEK

1.2 M SE OF LA 1047, St. Helena, LA

Built 1957 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 287

LA1046

Fair

Over: NATALBANY RIVER

LA1046, St. Helena, LA

Built 1956 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 572

LA0037

Fair

Over: GLASS BRANCH

2.1 M SW OF LA 10, St. Helena, LA

Built 1960 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,781

LA0448

Fair

Over: ROCKY CREEK

LA0448, St. Helena, LA

Built 1962 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 547

LA1047

Fair

Over: BENTON BRANCH

0.3 M E OF LA 441, St. Helena, LA

Built 1957 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 287

LA1036

Fair

Over: EAST HOG BRANCH

LA1036, St. Helena, LA

Built 1962 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 601

LA1045

Fair

Over: TICKFAW RIVER

LA1045, St. Helena, LA

Built 1962 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 1,509

LA1043

Fair

Over: SANDY RUN

1.8 M N OF LA 10, St. Helena, LA

Built 1971 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 320

LA0448

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

LA0448, St. Helena, LA

Built 1962 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 547

LA1045

Fair

Over: TICKFAW RIVER RELIEF

LA1045, St. Helena, LA

Built 1962 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,509

LA1045

Fair

Over: TICKFAW RIVER RELIEF

LA1045, St. Helena, LA

Built 1962 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,509

LA0449

Fair

Over: BRUSHY CREEK

LA0449, St. Helena, LA

Built 1965 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,228

LA0449

Fair

Over: BRUSHY CREEK

3.21 MI. SOUTH OF LA 37, St. Helena, LA

Built 1965 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,228

LA0449

Fair

Over: HOFFMAN CREEK

2.3 M S OF LA 37, St. Helena, LA

Built 1965 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,228

LA0449

Fair

Over: WEST HOG BRANCH

LA0449, St. Helena, LA

Built 1966 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,467

LA0449

Fair

Over: DRAIN

3.0 M S OF LA 16, St. Helena, LA

Built 1966 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,467

LA1046

Fair

Over: LITTLE NATALBANY

0.1 M SE OF LA 1046, St. Helena, LA

Built 1958 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 572

LA0010

Fair

Over: AMITE RIVER @ DARLINGTON

1.5 M W OF LA 38, St. Helena, LA

Built 1963 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 2,534

LA0043

Fair

Over: ST JOSEPH BRANCH

0.1 M N OF LA 10, St. Helena, LA

Built 1976 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,419

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