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)

Travis Rd

Good

Over: TAYLOR CREEK

1.0 MILES WEST OF ETHEL L, St. Helena, LA

Built 2010 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 125

Rohner Rd

Good

Over: TWELVE MILE CREEK

1.8 MI W JCT LA 43 & 1045, St. Helena, LA

Built 1985 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 350

St Helena Chrch Rd

Good

Over: CREEK

2 MILES EAST OF LA. 1044, St. Helena, LA

Built 2013 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 50

Shiloh Baptist Rd

Good

Over: EAST HOG BRANCH

3.6 MILES WEST OF LA 43, St. Helena, LA

Built 2010 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 50

Lindsey Rd

Good

Over: JOSEPH BRANCH

0.6 MI. NORTH OF LA 10, St. Helena, LA

Built 2012 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 300

LA0038

Good

Over: DRAIN

0.63OF A MILE EAST OF LA, St. Helena, LA

Built 2013 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 1,715

LA0016

Good

Over: DRAIN

2.6 MI WEST OF JCT 449, St. Helena, LA

Built 1997 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 4,844

David Allen Rd

Good

Over: DARLING CREEK

3.10 MI NORTH OF LA.38 ON, St. Helena, LA

Built 2015 Load: 42.1 t

LA0038

Good

Over: RIVER

0.8 M E OF LA 43, St. Helena, LA

Built 2013 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 1,715

LA0038

Good

Over: DRAIN

0.51 OF A MILE EAST OF LA, St. Helena, LA

Built 2013 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 1,715

Leonard Chapel Rd

Good

Over: Branch

1.88 Mi S of LA16, St. Helena, LA

Built 2019 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 500

Pumping Station Rd

Good

Over: Branch

1.55 Mi. S. of LA 10, St. Helena, LA

Built 2020 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 500

Sandy Run Rd

Good

Over: Sandy Run Trib.

0.5 Mi. W. of LA 1043, St. Helena, LA

Built 2020 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 450

LA0063

Good

Over: Pigeon Creek

1.9 Mi. N. of LA 16, St. Helena, LA

Built 2019 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,999

LEONARD CHAPEL RD

Good

Over: CREEK

.77 MI N. OF LA 40, St. Helena, LA

Built 2019 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 500

Williams Rd

Good

Over: Coffman Creek

0.2 Mi S of LA 16, St. Helena, LA

Built 2019 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 500

LA1042

Good

Over: Twelve Mile Creek

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

Built 2020 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 1,316

Willie Redden Rd

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

2.6 MILES SOUTH OF LA 10, St. Helena, LA

Built 2014 Load: 48.0 t

Sibley Rd

Good

Over: BRANCH

1.3 MILES SOUTH OF LA 16, St. Helena, LA

Built 2014 Load: 48.0 t

Hornsby Rd

Good

Over: CREEK

1 MILE NORTH OF LA. 16, St. Helena, LA

Built 2014 Load: 48.0 t

Carrier Rd

Good

Over: DUTCHMAN CREEK

ON CARRIER ROAD 0.35 MILE, St. Helena, LA

Built 2014 Load: 48.0 t

Needham Rd

Good

Over: CREEK

3 TENTHS OF A MILE NORTH, St. Helena, LA

Built 2013 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 250

LA0010

Good

Over: Beaver Branch

1.70 Mi. East of LA 37, St. Helena, LA

Built 2017 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 1,514

LA0432

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

2.2 MI NW OF LA 38, St. Helena, LA

Built 2021 Load: 56.4 t ADT: 532

R.O. Stewart

Good

Over: Joiner Creek

0.65 Mi. S. of LA 38, St. Helena, LA

Built 2018 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 133

Charlie Overton rd

Good

Over: Spring Creek

2.5 Mi. south of LA 1042, St. Helena, LA

Built 2018 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 285

Sharkey Rd

Good

Over: SPILLER BRANCH PIPE

0.5 NI N OF LA 1045, St. Helena, LA

Built 1998 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 120

LA0010-S

Poor

Over: ST JOSEPH BRANCH

1 mile east of LA 43, St. Helena, LA

Built 1959 Load: 2.3 t ADT: 225

LA0037

Poor

Over: GLASS BRANCH

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

Built 1958 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 1,781

LA0038

Poor

Over: PETERS CREEK

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

Built 1952 Load: 12.5 t ADT: 1,535

McLIN Rd

Poor

Over: DUTCHMAN CREEK

1.4MI FROM LA 449, St. Helena, LA

Built 1964 Load: 12.5 t ADT: 70

LA0038

Poor

Over: DARLING CREEK

0.5 Mi E of LA 432, St. Helena, LA

Built 1954 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 933

LA0037

Poor

Over: CREEK

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

Built 1960 Load: 14.6 t ADT: 2,894

LA0037

Poor

Over: GLASS BRANCH

1.5 miles south of LA 10, St. Helena, LA

Built 1960 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 1,781

LA0037

Poor

Over: CREEK

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

Built 1958 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 1,730

LA0038

Poor

Over: DRAIN

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

Built 1954 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 933

Sawmill Rd

Poor

Over: CREEK

0.4MI.S.OF LA.16, St. Helena, LA

Built 1964 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 700

Bobby Morgan Rd

Structurally Deficient

Over: TWELVE MILE CREEK

1.3 MI.W.OF D.E., St. Helena, LA

Built 1958 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 60

Charlie Overton Rd

Structurally Deficient

Over: CHOCTAW CREEK

3.8MI.E OF 349, St. Helena, LA

Built 1966 Load: 33.4 t

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