St. Mary County, LA

124 public highway bridges

St. Mary County Bridge Snapshot

St. Mary County, Louisiana contains 124 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 25.8% are rated “Good,” 54.8% “Fair,” 6.5% “Poor,” and 6.5% 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.

124
Total Bridges
25.8%
Good
6.5%
Poor
6.5%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good
25.8% (32)
Fair
54.8% (68)
Poor
6.5% (8)
SD
6.5% (8)

All Bridges (124)

US0090-W

Good

Over: SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROA

2.5 MI EAST OF US90, St. Mary, LA

Built 1997 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 12,788

US0090

Good

Over: RAMP 'K'

0.9 MI E of LA 182, St. Mary, LA

Built 1984 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 12,192

US0090

Good

Over: RAMP 'L'

0.9 MI E of LA 182, St. Mary, LA

Built 1984 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 12,192

US0090

Good

Over: 7th Street

1.34 Mi. E. of 182 US 90, St. Mary, LA

Built 1977 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 12,192

LA0323

Good

Over: Bayou Teche

0.2 Mi W. of LA 87, St. Mary, LA

Built 2022 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 170

LA0182

Good

Over: YOKELY BAYOU

0.26 MI S of LA 3211, St. Mary, LA

Built 2001 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 6,242

US0090

Good

Over: WAX LAKE OUTLET

0.6 MI EAST OF LA 182, St. Mary, LA

Built 1995 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 7,885

US0090

Good

Over: RAMP 'N'

0.05 MI E OF DR. MLK BLVD, St. Mary, LA

Built 1984 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 12,192

US0090

Good

Over: VACHERIE CANAL

1.4 MI EAST OF LA 318, St. Mary, LA

Built 1978 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 269

Thorguson Dr.

Good

Over: SIMMONS BAYOU

0.7 Mi S of US 90, St. Mary, LA

Built 2013 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 1,200

US0090

Good

Over: TEXAS GAS PIPELINE

6.4 Mi E of LA 182, St. Mary, LA

Built 1994 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 7,885

US0090

Good

Over: TEXAS GAS PIPELINE

2.27 Mi W of LA 662, St. Mary, LA

Built 1994 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 10,035

US0090

Good

Over: PATTERSON CANAL

2.6 MI EAST OF LA 182, St. Mary, LA

Built 1964 Load: 66.4 t ADT: 22,893

US0090

Good

Over: CREEK

2.0 MI EAST OF LA 182, St. Mary, LA

Built 1964 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 9,896

US0090

Good

Over: CREEK

2.1 MI EAST OF LA 182, St. Mary, LA

Built 1964 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 7,885

US0090

Good

Over: CREEK

2.1 MI EAST OF LA 182, St. Mary, LA

Built 1964 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 10,035

LA0182

Poor

Over: CHARENTON

1.1 Miles South of LA 83, St. Mary, LA

Built 1941 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 6,242

LA0083

Poor

Over: BAYOU CHOUPIQUE

1.28 MI South of LA 182, St. Mary, LA

Built 1978 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 10,148

US0090

Poor

Over: BAYOU RAMOS

3.19 Mi E of LA 182, St. Mary, LA

Built 1994 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 7,885

US0090

Poor

Over: BAYOU RAMOS

2.5 Mi W. of LA 662, St. Mary, LA

Built 1994 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 10,035

LA0324

Structurally Deficient

Over: BAYOU TECHE

0.1 MI WEST OF LA 326, St. Mary, LA

Built 1941 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 883

LA0182

Structurally Deficient

Over: ATCHAF.R/BERWICK BAY

1.4 MI WEST OF US 90, St. Mary, LA

Built 1933 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 12,788

LA0087

Structurally Deficient

Over: CREEK

3.87 MI SOUTH OF LA 323, St. Mary, LA

Built 1952 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 9

US0090

Structurally Deficient

Over: RAMOS BAYOU

4.1 MI EAST OF US 90, St. Mary, LA

Built 1932 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 7,504

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