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
FDR 102
FairOver: BRICK CREEK
NATIONAL FOREST, Grant, LA
Built 1965 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 12
NO DATA ENTERED
FairOver: BAYOU LIVROGNE
NATIONAL FOREST ROAD, Natchitoches, LA
Built 1975 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 30
FDR 837
FairOver: CYPRESS CREEK
P6032465931511, Webster, LA
Built 1972 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 15
Ahtus Melder Rd
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
3.0 MI. SOUTH OF LA 112, Rapides, LA
Built 2011 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 169
LA0124
FairOver: DIVERSION CANAL
2.8 MI NORTH OF LA 3102, Catahoula, LA
Built 1967 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 410
Beco Rd
FairOver: NEW RIVER CANAL
0.7M NE JCT US 61 & LA 30, Ascension, LA
Built 1991 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 500
N Foster Dr
FairOver: CLOUDS CANAL
.33 MI N LA 73 LA37 JCT, East Baton Rouge, LA
Built 1962 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 21,978
N Foster Dr
FairOver: MELROSE CANAL
.94 MI N LA 73 LA 37 JCT, East Baton Rouge, LA
Built 1962 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 19,672
LA0066
FairOver: JONES BRANCH
LA0066, West Feliciana, LA
Built 1959 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 4,492
LA0022
FairOver: BLACK RIVER
LA 22, St. Tammany, LA
Built 1935 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 9,784
Old Covington Hwy.
FairOver: PONCHATOULA CREEK
1 MI W OF JCT 3158 &, Tangipahoa, LA
Built 1957 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 7,323
Wardline Rd
FairOver: CREEK
2.2 MI NW OF RT 190, Tangipahoa, LA
Built 1976 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 5,582
White Rd
FairOver: RRTKCR OVER PEAKS CREEK
4 MI S.W. OF JCT 445 & 16, Tangipahoa, LA
Built 1999 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 4
Mixon Rd
FairOver: CHAPEPEELA CREEK
2.3 MI NW OF JCT 16, Tangipahoa, LA
Built 1975 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 126
LA0182
FairOver: HOLLYWOOD CANAL
.68 MI EAST OF LA 316, Lafourche, LA
Built 1957 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 7,322
LA3185
FairOver: DRAIN CANAL
1.7 MI WEST OF LA 3107, Lafourche, LA
Built 1969 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 12,957
LA3185
FairOver: DRAIN CANAL
2.0 MI WEST OF LA 3107, Lafourche, LA
Built 1969 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 12,957
N BAYOU BLACK DR
FairOver: TERR. LAF. DRAINAGE
1.0 MI E OF SAM RAPP ST., Terrebonne, LA
Built 1966 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 1,248
W. Northern Rd
FairOver: Crowley Drainage Ditch
1.4 Mi. W. of LA 13, Acadia, LA
Built 1982 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 2,880
Bayou Tortue Rd.
FairOver: TORTUE BAYOU
2.60 Mi NW of LA 96, Lafayette, LA
Built 1967 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 300
Maryview Farm Rd.
FairOver: VERMILION RIVER
0.56 Mi N of i-10, Lafayette, LA
Built 1977 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 340
LA0107
FairOver: SPRING BAYOU
1.02 MI EAST OF LA 361, St. Landry, LA
Built 1972 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 1,214
Heather St
FairOver: Drainage Canal
0.4 Mi. E. of La 182, St. Landry, LA
Built 1976 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 1,200
LA0182
FairOver: HANSON CANAL
2.07 MI SOUTH OF LA 87, St. Mary, LA
Built 1930 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 6,242
LA0319
FairOver: INTRACOASTAL CANAL
1.6 MI SOUTH OF LA 83, St. Mary, LA
Built 2005 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 914
Miller St
FairOver: TRIBUTARY TO MILE CREEK
0.5 MI N OF HWY 79-8, Webster, LA
Built 1965 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 520
LA0505
FairOver: BIG CREEK
2.9 MI EAST OF LA 809, Jackson, LA
Built 1975 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 759
LA0108
FairOver: BAYOU
4.4 MI SOUTH OF I-10, Calcasieu, LA
Built 1961 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 1,259
FDR 120
FairOver: GRAY BRANCH
NO DATA ENTERED, Grant, LA
Built 1970 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 30
FDR 360
FairOver: LIVROGNE BRANCH
6.6 M. WSW. OF GORUM, Natchitoches, LA
Built 1978 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 30
Clifford Ezell Rd
FairOver: WEST TURKEY CREEK
LOG MILE 1.75 FR 233 TO O, Franklin, LA
Built 2013 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 30
Buxton Rd
FairOver: NEW RIVER
112 Ft N Of LA 429, Ascension, LA
Built 1979 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 100
PRK ROAD
FairOver: SLOUGH
1.1 MI. SOUTH OF LA 1037, Livingston, LA
Built 1997 Load: 17.5 t
LA0442
FairOver: NAT. RIVER RELIEF
LA0442, Tangipahoa, LA
Built 1963 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 5,026
LA3185
FairOver: DRAIN CANAL
1.0 MI WEST OF LA 3107, Lafourche, LA
Built 1969 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 12,957
LA0039
FairOver: INDUSTRIAL CANAL
0.1 MI E OF INDUSTRIAL C., Orleans, LA
Built 1957 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 47,739
I0010
FairOver: CITY STREETS /RR
3.12 MI EAST OF I-610, Orleans, LA
Built 1960 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 1,600
EDWARD HEBERT BLVD
FairOver: PLANTERS CANAL
0.5 MI. E. OF HWY. 406, Plaquemines, LA
Built 1977 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 860
LA0661
FairOver: NAVIGATION CANAL
.01 MI NORTH OF LA 315, Terrebonne, LA
Built 1962 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 10,945
RESERVATION BR
FairOver: TERREBONNE BAYOU
0.01 MI E OF LA 24, Terrebonne, LA
Built 1963 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 4,764
LA0013
FairOver: LONG POINT GULLY
1.2 MI SOUTH OF LA 98, Acadia, LA
Built 1960 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 5,380
US0167
FairOver: CHOCTAW BAYOU
1.5 MI NORTH OF LA 376, Evangeline, LA
Built 1963 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 3,239
S. Bernard Rd
FairOver: DES POCHES COULEE
0.6 Mi. SW of US 90, Lafayette, LA
Built 1975 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 1,020
US0190
FairOver: ATCHAFALAYA R @ KSPNGS
4.0 MI E of US 71, St. Landry, LA
Built 1988 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 12,578
Duchamp Rd
FairOver: LASALLE COULEE
1.1 Mi. NE of La 182, St. Martin, LA
Built 1966 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 1,388
Patin St.
FairOver: TRUE CANAL
0.4 Mi. N of LA 352, St. Martin, LA
Built 1967 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 128
Orphe Guidry Rd.
FairOver: GRAND CANAL
1.4 Mi NE of LA 686, St. Martin, LA
Built 1969 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 149
Lee Gordon Rd.
FairOver: GRAND CANAL
1.5 Mi. NE of LA 686, St. Martin, LA
Built 1970 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 132
Johns Gin Rd.
FairOver: Trib to Mill Creek
0.8 Mi S Keatchie-Marshal, Caddo, LA
Built 1982 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 58
Barnette Road
FairOver: TRIBUTARY TO WALNUT B.
0.1 MI EAST OF LA 538, Caddo, LA
Built 1983 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 40
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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.