Tensas County, LA

52 public highway bridges

Tensas County Bridge Snapshot

Tensas County, Louisiana contains 52 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 57.7% are rated “Good,” 38.5% “Fair,” 3.8% “Poor,” and 3.8% 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.

52
Total Bridges
57.7%
Good
3.8%
Poor
3.8%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good
57.7% (30)
Fair
38.5% (20)
Poor
3.8% (2)
SD
3.8% (2)

All Bridges (52)

LA3252

Fair

Over: CHOCTAW BAYOU

.01 MI EAST OF LA 573, Tensas, LA

Built 1971 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 136

LA0568

Fair

Over: LITTLE CHOCTAW BAYOU

.01 MI NORTH OF LA 3009, Tensas, LA

Built 1958 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 329

LA0569

Fair

Over: BAYOU L-ARGENT

1.21 MI SOUTH OF LA 568, Tensas, LA

Built 1954 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 105

LA0605

Fair

Over: LAKE BRUIN BAYOU

4.5 MI NORTH OF LA 604, Tensas, LA

Built 1951 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 2,306

LA0573

Fair

Over: BIG CHOCTAW BAYOU

5.0 MI NORTH OF LA 3044, Tensas, LA

Built 1971 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 16

LA0892

Fair

Over: CHOCTAW BAYOU

.2 MI EAST OF LA 573, Tensas, LA

Built 1952 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 109

LA0575

Fair

Over: SHACKLEFORD LAKE

6.8 MI NORTH OF LA 4, Tensas, LA

Built 1978 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 26

LA0575

Fair

Over: CYPRESS BAYOU

.1 MI EAST OF LA 888, Tensas, LA

Built 1962 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 26

LA0573

Fair

Over: YOUNG BAYOU

1.15 MI SOUTH OF LA 128, Tensas, LA

Built 1978 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 109

LA3009

Fair

Over: LAKE ST PETER CANAL

1.41 MI WEST OF LA 568, Tensas, LA

Built 1982 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 31

LA0575

Fair

Over: MILL BAYOU

2.O MI EAST OF LA 888, Tensas, LA

Built 1962 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 26

US0065

Fair

Over: BIG CHOCTAW BAYOU

.1 MI NORTH OF LA 896, Tensas, LA

Built 1959 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,247

US0065

Fair

Over: BUCKNERBAYOU

2.6 MI SOUTH OF LA 590, Tensas, LA

Built 1949 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,795

US0065

Fair

Over: LAKE BRUIN BAYOU

1.1 MI SOUTH OF LA 605, Tensas, LA

Built 1948 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,873

US0065

Fair

Over: BAYOU

1.7 MI NORTH OF LA 888, Tensas, LA

Built 1953 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,109

LA0892

Fair

Over: VAN BUREN BAYOU

.01 MI EAST OF LA 3024, Tensas, LA

Built 1976 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 109

LA0888

Fair

Over: GLADE BAYOU

.85 MI NORTH OF LA 4, Tensas, LA

Built 1972 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 128

US0065

Fair

Over: CLARK BAYOU

2.2 MI NORTH OF LA 605, Tensas, LA

Built 1953 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 1,873

MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: TENSAS RIVER

JUST W OF QUEBEC RD, Tensas, LA

Built 1987 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 50

US0065

Fair

Over: DRAIN

1.7 MI NORTH OF LA 605, Tensas, LA

Built 1953 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 2,374

Yucatan RD

Good

Over: BLUE HOLE

.73 Miles SE OF LA 608, Tensas, LA

Built 1992 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 120

Levee Rd

Good

Over: LAKE ST. PETER CANAL

1.4 MI S OF ICE HOUSE RD, Tensas, LA

Built 2000 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 75

LA0605

Good

Over: DRAIN

0.50 MILES FROM THE JUNCT, Tensas, LA

Built 2008 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 499

LA0605

Good

Over: DEBUSSY BAYOU

0.93 MI FROM JUNCTION OF, Tensas, LA

Built 2011 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 236

LA0573

Good

Over: MUDDY BAYOU

0.05 M W of LA 3044, Tensas, LA

Built 2003 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 16

LA0004

Good

Over: TENSAS RIVER @ DICKIES

BEGINNING OF CONTROL SECT, Tensas, LA

Built 2008 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 1,082

US0065

Good

Over: TENSAS BAYOU

.9 MI SOUTH OF LA 566, Tensas, LA

Built 1957 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,033

US0065

Good

Over: CREEK

.1 MI SOUTH OF LA 568, Tensas, LA

Built 1957 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,033

LA0128

Good

Over: INDIAN SLOUGH CANAL

1.2 miles NW of LA 605, Tensas, LA

Built 1932 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,306

Sanderson RD

Good

Over: Little Choctaw Bayou

LOGMI 1.25 S of Hwy 573, Tensas, LA

Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100

Sanderson RD

Good

Over: Lil CHOCTAW BAYOU

1.2M S of LA 573, Tensas, LA

Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100

LA0605

Good

Over: DERUSSY BAYOU

1.87 MILES FROM THE JUNCT, Tensas, LA

Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 236

Newlight Rd

Good

Over: TENSAS RIVER

0.06 MI N OF LA 4, Tensas, LA

Built 1999 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 92

LA3044

Good

Over: CREEK

0.5 Miles south of LA 573, Tensas, LA

Built 2000 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 42

Clydesdale Road

Good

Over: COW SLOUGH

1.67 M SW of LA 4, Tensas, LA

Built 2003 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 50

Ice House Rd

Good

Over: LAKE ST. PETER CANAL

0.9 W of LA 897-6, Tensas, LA

Built 2009 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 100

LA0896

Good

Over: LAKE ST PETER DR CANAL

.67 MI WEST OF LA 568, Tensas, LA

Built 1979 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 88

LA0605

Good

Over: CLARK BAYOU

4.8 MI EAST OF US 65, Tensas, LA

Built 1984 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 499

FINA ROAD

Good

Over: CROSS BAYOU

CROSS BAYOU, Tensas, LA

Built 1997 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 20

LA0128

Good

Over: SADDLE TREE LAKE

0.20 M N of LA 128, Tensas, LA

Built 1990 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 549

Dunbar Rd

Good

Over: VIDAL BAYOU

0.02 MI S OF LA 603, Tensas, LA

Built 2014 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 25

CRYSTAL OIL ROAD

Good

Over: TENSAS RIVER

CRYSTAL OIL RD/N OF LA888, Tensas, LA

Built 1996 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 100

Troy Lane

Good

Over: LITTLE TENSAS BAYOU

0.3 Miles N of Lee Road, Tensas, LA

Built 1984 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 46

Curtis Rd

Good

Over: Little Choctaw Bayou

0.05 M W of LA 3252, Tensas, LA

Built 1984 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 64

Trevillion Rd

Good

Over: DICKARD BAYOU

0.06 M E of LA 573, Tensas, LA

Built 1984 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 85

Little Choctaw RD

Good

Over: BIG CHOCTAW BAYOU

0.2 M S of LA 573, Tensas, LA

Built 1984 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 120

LA0004

Good

Over: MOUND BAYOU

0.8 MI NORTH OF LA 128, Tensas, LA

Built 1967 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 618

LA0568

Good

Over: VAN BUREN BAYOU

0.40 M N of LA 3024, Tensas, LA

Built 1995 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 329

LA0604

Good

Over: CREEK

1.10 M E of LA 605, Tensas, LA

Built 1962 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 1,151

LA3252

Good

Over: CHOCTAW BAYOU

LOG MI 3.20 FROM 24 TO 26, Tensas, LA

Built 1986 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 38

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