Total Bridges
12,698
Public highway bridges in Louisiana
State profile · Above median Poor share
Louisiana bridge safety
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition shares for every public highway bridge in Louisiana.
- 12,698
- Public bridges
- 38.7%
- Good condition
- 11.5%
- Poor condition
Louisiana holds 12,698 public highway bridges (#24 of 52 by inventory) with a 11.48% Poor share (#8 of 52 by Poor share).
That is 11.5% of the state's inventory, against an average of 7.5% across the 54 states and territories with Poor-rated bridges on file, which places it 45 of 54 ordered from the lowest Poor share upward. A bridge is rated Poor when its weakest applicable component scores 4 or below on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, so the category is a maintenance and funding signal rather than a closure order or a live crossing-safety verdict.
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
Good Condition
38.7%
4,919 bridges rated 7-9
-11.3pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
11.5%
1,458 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4
4.0pp vs national avg 7.5%
Louisiana vs national bridge condition
Louisiana - Good condition share 38.7%
National avg
Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).
Louisiana - Poor-condition share 38.3%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.5%.
Louisiana in the national condition pattern
Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.
Louisiana vs all states by public bridge inventory
Where this state's FHWA NBI public-highway bridge count sits among every state and territory on PlainBridges
12,698 24th of 54 higher than 30 of 54 states
States and territories, banded by public bridge inventory size
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · 2024
Read the rank neighborhood for Louisiana
The highlighted point is Louisiana: 12,698 bridges and 11.48% in Poor condition, rank #45 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below Louisiana on that same Poor-share ordering:
- North Dakota: 4,255 bridges · 10.98% Poor
- Michigan: 11,371 bridges · 11.27% Poor
- Louisiana: 12,698 bridges · 11.48% Poor
- Pennsylvania: 23,299 bridges · 12.58% Poor
- Guam: 47 bridges · 12.77% Poor
The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.
Material families in Louisiana
Exclusive FHWA material families across all 12,698 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.
Who maintains Louisiana’s inventory
State agency holds 61.0% of the 12,698 public highway bridges filed under Louisiana in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.
When Louisiana’s bridges were built
Pre-1950 construction accounts for 4.2% of the 12,698 bridges with a recorded original year in Louisiana. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.
Condition Distribution
Counties (64)
Acadia 282 Allen 178 Ascension 216 Assumption 68 Avoyelles 147 Beauregard 221 Bienville 190 Bossier 270 Caddo 682 Calcasieu 463 Caldwell 124 Cameron 58 Catahoula 70 Claiborne 148 Concordia 42 De Soto 201 East Baton Rouge 548 East Carroll 55 East Feliciana 133 Evangeline 156 Franklin 131 Grant 209 Iberia 143 Iberville 80 Jackson 163 Jefferson 379 Jefferson Davis 240 LaSalle 195 Lafayette 322 Lafourche 130 Lincoln 171 Livingston 253 Madison 104 Morehouse 136 Natchitoches 313 Orleans 382 Ouachita 337 Plaquemines 34 Pointe Coupee 50 Rapides 523 Red River 63 Richland 207 Sabine 195 St. Bernard 47 St. Charles 82 St. Helena 139 St. James 26 St. John the Baptist 40 St. Landry 317 St. Martin 116 St. Mary 124 St. Tammany 360 Tangipahoa 477 Tensas 52 Terrebonne 215 Union 121 Vermilion 261 Vernon 341 Washington 285 Webster 194 West Baton Rouge 73 West Carroll 88 West Feliciana 108 Winn 220
Louisiana vs nearby ranks
Adjacent states by Poor-condition share (lower share = better)
States are ranked by the share of bridges whose lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below. This describes recorded condition; it does not measure funding effectiveness or live crossing safety. States here sit immediately above and below Louisiana on the same metric.
ND
North Dakota
10.98% top marginal rate
MI
Michigan
11.27% top marginal rate
LA
Louisiana
11.48% top marginal rate
PA
Pennsylvania
12.58% top marginal rate
GU
Guam
12.77% top marginal rate
Bridges Needing Most Attention in Louisiana
Six lowest-condition bridges in Louisiana, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.
Avenue E
PoorOver: DRESSER CANAL
0.10 MI WEST OF LA 1, Lafourche, LA
Built 1952 Load: 0.0 t
VALENTINE BRIDGE R
PoorOver: LAFOURCHE BAYOU
0.01 MI N OF LA 1, Lafourche, LA
Built 1969 Load: 0.0 t
UNNAMED RD
PoorOver: I-10
3.1 MI EAST OF I-510, Orleans, LA
Built 1969 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 28,550
UNNAMED RD
PoorOver: I-10
4.5 MI EAST OF I-510, Orleans, LA
Built 1969 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 28,550
Almonaster Ave
PoorOver: INNER HARBOR NAVIGATION
0.01 MI E OF FRANCE RD, Orleans, LA
Built 1919 Load: 0.0 t
Beiber Rd
PoorOver: NEZPIQUE BAYOU
3.65 Mi W of La 1160, Evangeline, LA
Built 1965 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 70
All Bridges in Louisiana
Lake Bistineau Rd
FairOver: TOULON BAYOU
7.5 MI. NO. OF LA 15, Bienville, LA
Built 1963 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 400
Brownlee Rd
FairOver: BENOIT BAYOU
0.2 MI E. OF HWY. 3, Bossier, LA
Built 1986 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 2,204
LA0001
FairOver: PRAIRIE RIVER
2.6 MI SOUTH OF LA 175, Caddo, LA
Built 1956 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 1,869
LA3049
FairOver: DOOLEY BAYOU
3.3 MI NORTH OF LA 530, Caddo, LA
Built 1978 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 399
LA0169
FairOver: CREEK
6.5 MI NORTH OF LA 172, Caddo, LA
Built 1983 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 1,540
FAIR ST
FairOver: HUDSON STREET
0.6 MI W OF LA171, Caddo, LA
Built 1965 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 200
MARIAH RD
FairOver: COW CREEK
1.4 MI NE of LA 4, Jackson, LA
Built 1983 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 22
I0210
FairOver: SP & KCS RR
1.6 MI E OF LA108, Calcasieu, LA
Built 1969 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 58,320
ATTERBERY RD
FairOver: DRAIN
1.1 MI W of LA 99, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1975 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 50
FDR 231
FairOver: SQUIRES BRANCH
NO DATA ENTERED, Rapides, LA
Built 1970 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 30
FDR 613
FairOver: PINEYWOOD BRANCH
LOGMI 4.03 FR 529 TO, Grant, LA
Built 1965 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 66
FDR 400
FairOver: DRAKE CREEK
5.1 M. WNW. OF CRAVE, Vernon, LA
Built 1970 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 30
Louis Teal Lane
FairOver: HATHAWAY BRANCH
0.1 MILE EAST LA 112, Rapides, LA
Built 2003 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 30
US0171
FairOver: BAYOU SAN MIGUEL
2.68 MI. SOUTH OF LA 1218, Sabine, LA
Built 1963 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 4,790
LA0127
FairOver: CASTOR RELIEF
3.4 MI N OF LA 125, Caldwell, LA
Built 1972 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 314
Country Estate Ave
FairOver: DRAIN BAYOU
0.4 MI W. Of Joor Rd, East Baton Rouge, LA
Built 1980 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 179
MARLIN DRIVE
FairOver: CANAL
0.17 MI S OF LA.433, St. Tammany, LA
Built 1983 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 300
MORAY DRIVE
FairOver: CANAL
0.61 MI S OF LA 433, St. Tammany, LA
Built 1983 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 100
LA0038
FairOver: CREEK
0.9 M E OF LA 1061, Tangipahoa, LA
Built 1961 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 1,520
E. Cooper Rd
FairOver: DAVIS BRANCH
1 MI. NE OF JCT LA40&1054, Tangipahoa, LA
Built 2002 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 601
Bens Ford Rd
FairOver: ADAMS CREEK PIPE
0.5 MI N. OF HWY LA 439, Washington, LA
Built 1995 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 1,259
LA0316
FairOver: ICWW / BAYOU BLUE
2.3 MI NORTH OF LA 24, Lafourche, LA
Built 1972 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 2,407
LA1234
FairOver: DRAIN
2.47 MI NORTH OF LA 126, Winn, LA
Built 1967 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 94
LA0036
FairOver: CREEK
0.2 M E OF LA 434, St. Tammany, LA
Built 1955 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 2,206
LA0430
FairOver: DRAIN
1.2 M NE OF LA 25, Washington, LA
Built 1968 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 4,643
B. SEGNETTE ST PK
FairOver: WHISKY BAYOU
0.4 MI NW OF DRAKE AVE, Jefferson, LA
Built 1999 Load: 17.1 t
L. Dubois Rd
FairOver: Coulee
1.2 Mi. E. of La 329, Iberia, LA
Built 1993 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 89
Harveys Barb Shop
FairOver: BLACK BOTTOM BRANCH
3.5 MI SE OF HWY 532, Webster, LA
Built 1979 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 87
CLEVELAND ST
FairOver: STALKINGHEAD CREEK
0.6 MI S of US 165, Morehouse, LA
Built 1993 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 300
GATLEY ST
FairOver: BLACK BAYOU
IN WEST MONROE, Ouachita, LA
Built 1975 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 300
LA0550
FairOver: CREEK
2.1 MI NORTH OF LA 15, Union, LA
Built 1957 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 464
EAST ST
FairOver: BUXTON CREEK
0.1 MI N of PATRICIA H RD, Calcasieu, LA
Built 1955 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 50
LA0008
FairOver: PARMER CREEK
3.4 MI EAST OF LA 469, Vernon, LA
Built 1956 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 1,700
LA0506
FairOver: CREEK
.3 MI WEST OF US 165, Caldwell, LA
Built 1978 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 306
A. J. Williams
FairOver: MIDDLE COLYELL CREEK
1.5MIE.OF JCT 447& 1024, Livingston, LA
Built 1968 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 100
LA0020
FairOver: DRAINAGE CANAL
5.2 MI NORTH OF LA 308, Lafourche, LA
Built 1968 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 20,091
W. 79TH ST
FairOver: LAFOURCHE BAYOU
0.01 MI E. OF LA 1, Lafourche, LA
Built 1956 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 3,633
US0090-B
FairOver: MISSISSIPPI RIVER
1.4 MI W OF LA 428, Orleans, LA
Built 1985 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 154,311
LA0092
FairOver: VERMILION R @ MILTON
1.2 MI WEST OF LA 733, Lafayette, LA
Built 1948 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 738
N. Girouard Rd
FairOver: COULEE
0.40 MI. N. LA182-US90, Lafayette, LA
Built 1978 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 960
Acadian Hills Ln.
FairOver: DRAINAGE CANAL
0.75 Mi SW of I-49, Lafayette, LA
Built 1984 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 1,400
Hughes Rd
FairOver: LASALLE COULEE
0.4 Mi.E of US 90, St. Martin, LA
Built 1970 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 144
Huval St
FairOver: TRUE CANAL
0.4 Mi N of LA 352, St. Martin, LA
Built 1967 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 208
Spencer Rd
FairOver: COULEE
5.2 Mi W of La 91, Vermilion, LA
Built 1960 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 70
I0020
FairOver: US 71 KCSRR RAMP SW
0.4 MI S OF LA 72, Bossier, LA
Built 1966 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 71,593
LA0002
FairOver: BAYOU GALION
2.09 MI EAST OF US 165, Morehouse, LA
Built 1955 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 2,815
MAPLEWOOD DR
FairOver: Maple Fork
0.1 MI. E. of LA 108, Calcasieu, LA
Built 1967 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 8,540
LA0717
FairOver: KLONDIKE CANAL
5.6 MI W of LA 14, Cameron, LA
Built 1966 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 511
LA0102
FairOver: DRAIN
1.5 MI E OF LA 395, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1954 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 3,728
Cardinal Loop
FairOver: CHOCTAW BAYOU
0.74 MILES NE OF LA 1, Avoyelles, LA
Built 1921 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 100
Showing 501-550 of 12,698 bridges
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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). Poor condition is an inspection-record category, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult the bridge owner for current status.
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What to do with this
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NBI condition ratings are inventory snapshots, not live crossing-safety verdicts.
Every figure on PlainBridges is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. Louisiana Good/Fair/Poor shares and county rollups on this page are computed from the same NBI extract as the national boards; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2024 NBI release. NBI condition categories reflect the latest reported inventory record, not a live safety, closure, or travel decision.