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
LA3132
FairOver: LA 523
1.1 MI. E. OF I-49, Caddo, LA
Built 1995 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 53,886
LA3132
FairOver: LA 523
0.8 MI. W. OF LA 526, Caddo, LA
Built 1995 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 23,520
I0020
FairOver: LINE AVE
.14 MI West OF La 3036, Caddo, LA
Built 1966 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 98,318
LA0009
FairOver: FRAZIER CREEK
4.8 MI NORTH OF LA 2, Claiborne, LA
Built 1975 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,360
LA0150
FairOver: CYPRESS CREEK
.3 MI EAST OF LA 818, Lincoln, LA
Built 2000 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 8,188
I0020
FairOver: JOES BAYOU LAKE
1.3 MI WEST OF LA 577, Madison, LA
Built 1971 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 31,481
I0020
FairOver: JOES BAYOU LAKE
1.3 MI WEST OF LA 577, Madison, LA
Built 1971 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 31,481
LA0140
FairOver: BAYOU DEGLAISE
3.54 MI E of US 425, Morehouse, LA
Built 2001 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,284
LA0546
FairOver: CHENIERE CREEK
8.63 MI E of LA 34, Ouachita, LA
Built 2000 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 6,382
I0020
FairOver: I-20
.3 MI EAST OF LA 34, Ouachita, LA
Built 1965 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 31,285
I0020 RAMP H
FairOver: US 165
I-20 RAMP OVER US 165, Ouachita, LA
Built 1965 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 15,642
US0080
FairOver: CREW LAKE
.8 MI WEST OF SOUTH INT O, Richland, LA
Built 1953 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,747
LA0002
FairOver: CANE CREEK
1.2 MI WEST OF US 167, Union, LA
Built 1979 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 886
LA0015
FairOver: STONE CREEK
5.3 MI NORTH OF LA 145, Union, LA
Built 1965 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 4,984
I0210
FairOver: ERNEST STREET
1.5 MI E of LA 1138-2, Calcasieu, LA
Built 1975 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 32,874
I0210
FairOver: ERNEST STREET
0.3 MI W of LA 385, Calcasieu, LA
Built 1975 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 32,874
I0210
FairOver: RYAN STREET
1.8 MI E of LA 1138-2, Calcasieu, LA
Built 1975 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 32,874
I0210
FairOver: RYAN STREET
2.3 MI W of LA 14, Calcasieu, LA
Built 1975 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 32,874
I0210
FairOver: COMMON STREET
2.1 MI EAST OF LA 1138-2, Calcasieu, LA
Built 1975 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 26,200
I0210
FairOver: COMMON STREET
2.0 MI W of LA 14, Calcasieu, LA
Built 1975 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 60,585
I0210
FairOver: KIRKMAN STREET
1.8 MI W of LA 14, Calcasieu, LA
Built 1975 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 30,293
I0210
FairOver: OPELOUSAS STREET
.5 MI EAST OF US 90, Calcasieu, LA
Built 1977 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 39,934
I0010
FairOver: VINTON CANAL
1.1 MI E OF LA 3063, Calcasieu, LA
Built 1966 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 86,969
I0010
FairOver: VINTON CANAL
0.3 MI W OF LA 108, Calcasieu, LA
Built 1966 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 3,799
I0010
FairOver: DRAIN
4.9 MI EAST OF LA 397, Calcasieu, LA
Built 1964 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 68,113
I0010
FairOver: DRAIN
2.2 MI W OF LA 383, Calcasieu, LA
Built 1964 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 11,437
LA0027
FairOver: CANAL
1.21 MI. N OF INT LA1143, Cameron, LA
Built 1998 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,575
LA0027
FairOver: CANAL
3.06 MI. N OF INT LA1143, Cameron, LA
Built 1998 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,575
US0090
FairOver: WEST LACASSINE BAYOU
0.8 MI. E. OF LA 101, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1991 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 5,020
I0010
FairOver: MID BAYOU CHENE
3.2 MI E OF LA 395, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1965 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 838
I0010
FairOver: MID BAYOU CHENE
1.5 MI WEST OF LA 26, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1965 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 11,635
LA0006
FairOver: STOKER BRANCH
.61 MI. E OF JCT LA 120, Natchitoches, LA
Built 1967 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 6,226
LA0001
FairOver: BAYOU JULIEN
3.2 MI. N OF N INT LA119, Natchitoches, LA
Built 1974 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 5,009
LA0001
FairOver: BAYOU JULIEN
3.2 MI. N OF N INT LA119, Natchitoches, LA
Built 1974 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 7,420
LA3163
FairOver: SIMS BAYOU
.30 MI. N OF INT LA480, Natchitoches, LA
Built 1975 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,146
US0165
FairOver: ROCKY BAYOU
1.61 MI. N OF INT US71, Rapides, LA
Built 1997 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 20,902
US0165
FairOver: ROCKY BAYOU
1.61 MI. N OF INT US71, Rapides, LA
Built 1997 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 20,902
I0049
FairOver: BAYOU CLEAR
4.0 M N OF LA 112 ON I-49, Rapides, LA
Built 1990 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 20,572
I0049
FairOver: BAYOU CLEAR
4.0 M N OF LA 112 ON I-49, Rapides, LA
Built 1990 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 11,969
I0049
FairOver: BAYOU BOEUF
2.32 MI. SOUTH OF LA 3265, Rapides, LA
Built 1990 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 20,572
I0049
FairOver: BAYOU BOEUF
2.32 MI. SOUTH OF LA 3265, Rapides, LA
Built 1990 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 11,969
I0049
FairOver: COTTON BAYOU
0.71 MI. NORTH OF LA 498, Rapides, LA
Built 1991 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 25,033
US0167
FairOver: PORT DELUCE CREEK
0.27 MI. SOUTH OF LA 501, Winn, LA
Built 1991 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 10,307
LA0008
FairOver: GREENS CREEK
1.73 MI EAST OF US 84, Catahoula, LA
Built 1977 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,606
LA0070
FairOver: BAYOU LAFOURCHE
0.06 M E of LA 1&LA 70, Assumption, LA
Built 1977 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 3,881
LA0067
FairOver: LA 67-PLANK OVER US 61
JCT of LA 67 & US 61, East Baton Rouge, LA
Built 1961 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 18,212
I0110
FairOver: CHIPPEWA OFF RAMP (S.B.)
I0110, East Baton Rouge, LA
Built 1970 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 4,364
LA0010
FairOver: COLLINS CK.
4.7 M E of LA 10&LA 951, East Feliciana, LA
Built 1976 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 3,790
I0010
FairOver: RAMP
0.21 M W of LA 1, West Baton Rouge, LA
Built 1968 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 18,560
LA0066
FairOver: BAYOU SARA (BACKWATER)
1.2 MI W of US61, West Feliciana, LA
Built 1980 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 4,492
Showing 5,501-5,550 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.