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)

LA0043

Fair

Over: LIVERPOOL BRANCH

1.1 M S OF LA 38, St. Helena, LA

Built 1977 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,419

LA0016

Fair

Over: TICKFAW RIVER

0.30M E JCT LA441 & LA16, St. Helena, LA

Built 1992 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 5,293

LA0010

Fair

Over: DARLINGTON CREEK

LA0010, St. Helena, LA

Built 1981 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,732

LA0010

Fair

Over: TICKFAW RIVER

1.9 MI. EAST OF LA 37, St. Helena, LA

Built 1975 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,514

LA0037

Fair

Over: AMITE RIVER-GRANGEVILLE

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

Built 1981 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 3,362

LA0037

Fair

Over: DRAIN

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

Built 1983 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,241

LA0043

Fair

Over: DAYS CHURCH BRANCH

0.4 M S OF LA 38, St. Helena, LA

Built 1977 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,153

LA0016

Fair

Over: DUTCHMAN CREEK

0.5 M E OF LA 1041, St. Helena, LA

Built 1976 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 4,299

LA0016

Fair

Over: COFFMAN CREEK

4.0 M W OF LA 441, St. Helena, LA

Built 1976 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 4,299

LA0016

Fair

Over: DRAIN

3.2 M W OF LA 441, St. Helena, LA

Built 1976 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 4,299

LA0010

Fair

Over: NATALBANY CREEK

5.95 MI. EAST OF LA 37, St. Helena, LA

Built 1975 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,514

LA0016

Fair

Over: KILLIAN'S BRANCH

1.75M E JCT LA441 & LA16, St. Helena, LA

Built 1992 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 5,293

LA0016

Fair

Over: LITTLE NATALBANY RIVER

4.9M E JCT LA441 & LA16, St. Helena, LA

Built 1992 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 4,942

LA0016

Fair

Over: NATALBANY RIVER RELIEF

5.2M E JCT LA441 & LA16, St. Helena, LA

Built 1992 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 4,942

LA0016

Fair

Over: NATALBANY RIVER

5.4M E JCT LA441 & LA16, St. Helena, LA

Built 1992 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 4,942

LA0010-S

Fair

Over: RABY BRANCH

0.5M EAST OF LA 43, St. Helena, LA

Built 1959 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 225

LA1036

Fair

Over: SPRING BRANCH

1.0 M SW OF LA 1041, St. Helena, LA

Built 1980 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 601

LA0016

Fair

Over: WEST HOG BRANCH

1.7 MI WEST OF 449 INTER, St. Helena, LA

Built 1997 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 4,844

LA0432

Fair

Over: AMITE RIVER @ FELIXVILLE

LA 432, St. Helena, LA

Built 1977 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 532

LA0432

Fair

Over: AMITE RIVER RELIEF

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

Built 1977 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 532

LA0010

Fair

Over: JOSEPH BRANCH

0.68 M EAST OF LA 43, St. Helena, LA

Built 1991 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 5,211

LA0016

Fair

Over: EAST HOG BRANCH

3.7M EAST OF LA 449, St. Helena, LA

Built 1991 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 3,959

LA0448

Fair

Over: STROTHER CREEK

2.0 M N OF LA 37, St. Helena, LA

Built 1962 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 547

Fountain Young Rd

Fair

Over: CURTIS CREEK

0.5 MI W. OF LA 1041, St. Helena, LA

Built 1985 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 230

LA0448

Fair

Over: CREEK

0.3 M N OF LA 37, St. Helena, LA

Built 1962 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 547

LA0448

Fair

Over: CREEK

1.0 M N OF LA 37, St. Helena, LA

Built 1962 Load: 60.9 t ADT: 547

LA0016

Fair

Over: CURTIS CREEK

0.34 WEST OF LA 449 INTER, St. Helena, LA

Built 1997 Load: 71.0 t ADT: 4,844

LA0448

Fair

Over: CREEK

1.1 M N OF LA 37, St. Helena, LA

Built 1962 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 547

LA0016

Fair

Over: DRAIN

3.0 WEST OF LA 449 INTER, St. Helena, LA

Built 1997 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 4,844

LA0016

Fair

Over: BEAR CREEK

5.6M EAST OF LA 449, St. Helena, LA

Built 1991 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 3,959

Newman Rd

Fair

Over: DAY BRANCH CREEK PIPE

3.6 MI N. OF HWY. 38, St. Helena, LA

Built 1998 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 100

LA0441

Good

Over: BELL BRANCH

0.8 M N OF LA 1046, St. Helena, LA

Built 1957 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 584

LA0043

Good

Over: CREEK

0.41 MI. SOUTH OF LA 10, St. Helena, LA

Built 1947 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 2,252

Wales Rd

Good

Over: SANDY RUN BRIDGE

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

Built 1989 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 60

Rohner Rd

Good

Over: WILLIAMS BRANCH

1.8 M N OF LA 43, St. Helena, LA

Built 1989 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 200

Stone Rd

Good

Over: HOFFMAN CREEK

0.5 MILES SOUTH OF LA 104, St. Helena, LA

Built 2011 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 250

McDaniel Rd

Good

Over: KILLIAN BRANCH CREEK

2.1 MILES WEST LA 16, St. Helena, LA

Built 2010 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 350

Shiloh Baptist Rd

Good

Over: CREEK

2.4 MILES NORTH OF LA 43, St. Helena, LA

Built 2009 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75

LA1042

Good

Over: Ditch

5.4 Mi W of La 37, St. Helena, LA

Built 2020 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,316

LA0037

Good

Over: CANAL

1.0M NORTH OF LA 63 INT, St. Helena, LA

Built 1955 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,241

LA0037

Good

Over: CREEK

3.3 M NE OF LA 63, St. Helena, LA

Built 1955 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 631

LA0038

Good

Over: DRAIN

5.11 MI E JCT LA10 & LA38, St. Helena, LA

Built 2003 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 933

Otis/Wilie Mathews

Good

Over: DARLING CREEK

2.5 MI. SOUTH OF LA 10, St. Helena, LA

Built 1999 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 200

Rohner Rd

Good

Over: TWELVE MILE CREEK RELIEF

1.8 MILES NORTH OF LA 43, St. Helena, LA

Built 2009 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 500

Under the Hill Rd

Good

Over: CREEK

0.2 OF A MILE NORTH OF LA, St. Helena, LA

Built 2013 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 700

Butler Rd

Good

Over: BRIDGE OVER SPRING CREEK

LA 449 & LA 37 1.5 WEST, St. Helena, LA

Built 1985 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 80

Loyd Collins Rd

Good

Over: CREEK

0.8 MILES NORTH OF LA 38, St. Helena, LA

Built 2007 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 250

Bethel Rd

Good

Over: BRIDGE OVER BEAVER CREEK

0.6 MI. S. OF LA 38, St. Helena, LA

Built 1985 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 200

Pipkin Rd

Good

Over: DARLING CREEK

3.9 MI W JCT LA 43 & LA38, St. Helena, LA

Built 1985 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 130

Lookout Rd

Good

Over: DARLING CREEK

.62 MI W. OF LA 43, St. Helena, LA

Built 1986 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 120

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