Vernon County, LA

341 public highway bridges

Vernon County Bridge Snapshot

Vernon County, Louisiana contains 341 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 57.8% are rated “Good,” 34.6% “Fair,” 7.6% “Poor,” and 7.6% 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.

341
Total Bridges
57.8%
Good
7.6%
Poor
7.6%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good
57.8% (197)
Fair
34.6% (118)
Poor
7.6% (26)
SD
7.6% (26)

All Bridges (341)

LA0111

Good

Over: BLUE CREEK

1.4 M. W. E. JCT. LA 392, Vernon, LA

Built 1995 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 801

LA0111

Good

Over: LITTLE SANDY CREEK

.28 M. E. E. JCT. LA 392, Vernon, LA

Built 1994 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 937

LA0111

Good

Over: DRAIN

1.0 MI. EAST OF LA 392, Vernon, LA

Built 1995 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 937

LA0111

Good

Over: DRAIN

1.3 MI. EAST OF LA 392, Vernon, LA

Built 1995 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 937

LA0111

Good

Over: FRANKLIN BRANCH

0.5 MI. WEST OF US 171, Vernon, LA

Built 1995 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 937

LA0111

Good

Over: UNNAMED BRANCH

1.04 MI EAST JCT US 171, Vernon, LA

Built 1997 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 937

LA0392

Good

Over: BRUSHY CREEK

0.1 MILE SOUTH OF US 171, Vernon, LA

Built 1986 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 475

LA0465

Good

Over: BLACKJACK BRANCH

.6 M E OF JCT LA 117, Vernon, LA

Built 2000 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 115

LA0465

Good

Over: MAYHAW BRANCH

2.32 M. E. OF LA 117, Vernon, LA

Built 2000 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 115

LA0465

Good

Over: UNNAMED BRANCH

0.24 MI. EAST OF LA 489, Vernon, LA

Built 1994 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 500

SMITHBROOK RD

Good

Over: COOPER CREEK

0.13 M. N. OF JCT LA 8, Vernon, LA

Built 1989 Load: 74.5 t

HOLLY SPRINGS ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB TO BIRDS CREEK

VE 948 374, Vernon, LA

Built 1978 Load: 83.6 t ADT: 200

ARTILLERY ROAD

Good

Over: BIRDS CREEK

VE 899 428, Vernon, LA

Built 2008 Load: 90.1 t ADT: 1,000

HOLLY SPRINGS ROAD

Good

Over: BIRDS CREEK

VE 926 368, Vernon, LA

Built 2008 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 120

ARTILLERY ROAD

Good

Over: WHISKEY CHITTO CREEK

VE 867 417, Vernon, LA

Built 2008 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 1,200

Savage Forks Rd

Poor

Over: BAYOU ANACOCO

4.1 MI. E. OF LA 464, Vernon, LA

Built 1970 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 200

LA0399

Poor

Over: CREEK

.55 MI NORTH OF LA 458, Vernon, LA

Built 1964 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 396

BOUNDARY RD

Poor

Over: SIX MILE CREEK

0.75 MILES EAST OF LA 399, Vernon, LA

Built 1950 Load: 12.4 t ADT: 240

LA0399

Poor

Over: LITTLE 6 MILE CR

.5 MI NORTH OF LA 10, Vernon, LA

Built 1965 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 396

LA0399

Poor

Over: LITTLE 6 MILE CR.RELF.

.56 MI NORTH OF LA 10, Vernon, LA

Built 1965 Load: 13.9 t ADT: 396

FDR 400

Poor

Over: DRAKES CREEK

9.6 MI. ENE. OF ROSPINE, Vernon, LA

Built 1982 Load: 14.9 t ADT: 60

LA0463

Poor

Over: BLUE BRANCH

1.3 MI NORTH OF LA 10, Vernon, LA

Built 1944 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 482

LA0008

Poor

Over: CREEK

3.3 MI EAST OF LA 469, Vernon, LA

Built 1956 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 1,700

BLACKMON RD

Poor

Over: CASTOR BAYOU

1.0 M. W. OF COOPER RD., Vernon, LA

Built 1978 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 90

CRAIGERVILLE RD

Poor

Over: MAYHAW BRANCH

3.2 M. E. OF LA 117 NEAR, Vernon, LA

Built 1962 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 40

LA0463

Poor

Over: LITTLE BRUSHY CREEK

3.7 MI NORTH OF LA 10, Vernon, LA

Built 1944 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 482

LA0463

Poor

Over: DRAIN

12.7 MI NORTH OF LA 10, Vernon, LA

Built 1944 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 482

MCRAE ST

Poor

Over: CASTOR BAYOU TRIB.

0.16 MI. S. OF BOONE ST., Vernon, LA

Built 1974 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 80

LA0463

Poor

Over: BOGGY BRANCH

2.8 MI NORTH OF LA 10, Vernon, LA

Built 1944 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 482

JEAN ROAD

Poor

Over: BIRDS CREEK

FORT POLK, Vernon, LA

Built 1987 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 336

LA0117

Poor

Over: BLACKLAND BRANCH

4.14 MI NORTH OF LA 28, Vernon, LA

Built 1954 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,513

AIRFIELD ROAD

Poor

Over: BUNDICK CREEK

VE 821 349, Vernon, LA

Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2

HOLLY GROVE RD

Poor

Over: FRANKLIN BRANCH

0.25 M. W. OF JCT. US 171, Vernon, LA

Built 1983 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 120

WILLIAMS STREET

Poor

Over: DRAINAGE TO ZOURIE BAYOU

NEAR PENDLETON DR, Vernon, LA

Built 1980 Load: 79.1 t ADT: 300

EUBANKS RD

Structurally Deficient

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

0.8 Mi W. of LA 111, Vernon, LA

Built 1970 ADT: 50

JEAN ST

Structurally Deficient

Over: CASTOR BAYOU TRIB.

1.2 MILES WEST OF US 171, Vernon, LA

Built 1970 Load: 11.3 t ADT: 3,600

LA0463

Structurally Deficient

Over: TEN MILE CREEK

10.99 MI NORTH OF LA 10, Vernon, LA

Built 1944 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 482

LA0463

Structurally Deficient

Over: BRUSHY CREEK

6.3 MI NORTH OF LA 10, Vernon, LA

Built 1944 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 482

LA0008

Structurally Deficient

Over: FORKER CREEK

0.1 M E OF W JCT. LA 111, Vernon, LA

Built 1950 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 1,229

FDR 421

Structurally Deficient

Over: DRAKES CREEK

7 MI. ESE OF PICKENING, Vernon, LA

Built 1984 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 60

MOBILE STREET

Structurally Deficient

Over: WHISKEY CHITTO CREEK

VE 844 416, Vernon, LA

Built 1978 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 720

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