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
LA0159
FairOver: MILE CREEK
1.18 MI NORTH OF LA 79, Webster, LA
Built 1987 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 3,310
LA0384
FairOver: GUY BAYOU
4.5 MI SW OF LA 1138-2, Calcasieu, LA
Built 1992 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 4,593
LA0038
FairOver: HAYS CREEK
3.0 MI EAST LA 25 INTER., Washington, LA
Built 1996 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 1,706
LA0060
FairOver: MILLER CREEK
2.8M EAST INT LA 16/ENON, Washington, LA
Built 1993 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 704
LA 0027
FairOver: Little Bayou DINDE
1.21 MI N of LA 108, Calcasieu, LA
Built 2021 Load: 56.4 t ADT: 19,872
Punkin Center Rd
FairOver: TOPY CREEK
3.0 MI. EAST OF LA 153, Bienville, LA
Built 1986 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 120
Ian Johnson Rd
FairOver: LITTLE INDIAN CREEK
0.95 MI. SW OF LA 28, Rapides, LA
Built 1992 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 50
Everglades Rd
FairOver: Little Bayou Boeuf Drain
0.8 Mi. E. of JCT LA 139, Morehouse, LA
Built 2018 Load: 57.0 t ADT: 24
LA0101
FairOver: GULLY
1.4 MI N of LA 14, Calcasieu, LA
Built 1983 Load: 57.0 t ADT: 3,166
LA0308
FairOver: L VALLEY CANAL
0.4M EAST OF LA 648, Lafourche, LA
Built 1992 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 5,050
LA0724
FairOver: Le Des Cannes Coulee
1.3 MI WEST OF US 167, Lafayette, LA
Built 1994 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 5,608
LA0796
FairOver: DUKEDALL CREEK
0.23 MI E OF LA 508, Bienville, LA
Built 1989 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 472
LA0480
FairOver: NICHOLAS CREEK
0.75 M SOUTH OF US 84, Red River, LA
Built 1991 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 2,011
LA0164
FairOver: BOONE CREEK
2.13 M EAST OF HWY 163, Webster, LA
Built 1991 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 3,472
PARISH FARM RD
FairOver: DRY FORK CREEK
0.1 MI E of US 425, Richland, LA
Built 2005 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 100
LA0464
FairOver: CANEY CREEK
.69 MILES SOUTH OF LA 8, Vernon, LA
Built 1987 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 856
LA0130
FairOver: WEST TURKEY CREEK
1.80 M W of LA 618, Franklin, LA
Built 1986 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 7,372
LA0435
FairOver: BEEF BRANCH
LA 435 LOG MI 3.49, St. Tammany, LA
Built 1988 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 4,200
LA0010
FairOver: STEVENS BRANCH
2.0 MILES EAST OF LA 450, Washington, LA
Built 1990 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 1,478
LA0010
FairOver: GORMAN CREEK
3.5 M EAST OF LA 450, Washington, LA
Built 1991 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 1,478
MCCONATHY RD
FairOver: VERNON LAKE TRIB.
0.54 M. S. OF JCT LA 111, Vernon, LA
Built 1988 Load: 57.3 t ADT: 230
I0010
FairOver: DRAIN
2.5 M N of I-10&LA 73, Ascension, LA
Built 1975 Load: 57.3 t ADT: 60,802
US0090
FairOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
.95 Mi E of LA 3215, St. Mary, LA
Built 1979 Load: 57.7 t ADT: 7,885
HOLLYWOOD AVENUE
FairOver: HOLLYWOOD DITCH
0.47 MI. EAST OF US 171, Caddo, LA
Built 1951 Load: 57.7 t ADT: 8,250
I0020
FairOver: CANAL-M32
I0020, Madison, LA
Built 1975 Load: 57.7 t ADT: 31,481
Fitzmorris Rd
FairOver: METRCH PIPE @ TICE BRANC
3.35M S.OF LA 437 &LA1081, St. Tammany, LA
Built 1996 Load: 57.7 t ADT: 872
E. Bell Rd
FairOver: PEAKS CREEK
2.8M SW OF JCT 16 & 445, Tangipahoa, LA
Built 1992 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 201
LA0507
FairOver: BLACKLAKE BAYOU RELIEF
4.31 MI WEST OF LA 153, Bienville, LA
Built 2000 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 582
LA0009
FairOver: CYPRESS CREEK
246 MI NORTH OF LA 2, Claiborne, LA
Built 1992 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 1,812
LA0545
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
8.4 MI NORTH OF LA 146, Lincoln, LA
Built 1989 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 178
LA0585
FairOver: BAYOU
0.1 MI N of LA 587, West Carroll, LA
Built 1986 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 584
LA0585
FairOver: CANAL
7.27 MI E of LA 586, West Carroll, LA
Built 1986 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 584
LA1153
FairOver: CREEK
0.2 MI W OF US 165, Allen, LA
Built 1997 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 1,822
LA0394
FairOver: PUMPKIN BRANCH CREEK
7.3 MI E of US 171, Beauregard, LA
Built 1998 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 490
LA0101
FairOver: BAYOU
0.8 MI N. OF LA 14, Calcasieu, LA
Built 1996 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 3,166
LA1133
FairOver: CANAL
.74 MI EAST OF LA 108, Calcasieu, LA
Built 1994 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 4,636
LA0102
FairOver: DRAIN
4.2 MI N of LA 97, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1995 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 3,728
LA0102
FairOver: DRAIN
0.04 MI S OF LA 1126, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1996 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 832
LA1180
FairOver: LEBLEU BAYOU
4.57 M W OF S JCT LA 107, Avoyelles, LA
Built 1985 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 691
LA1187
FairOver: CREEK
3.1 M. FROM W JCT. LA 114, Avoyelles, LA
Built 1987 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 331
LA1181
FairOver: STATE DRAINAGE CANAL
0.37 M. E OF W. JCT LA 11, Avoyelles, LA
Built 1987 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 1,716
LA3265
FairOver: BAYOU CLEAR
2.4 MI. EAST OF US 165, Rapides, LA
Built 1989 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 4,368
LA0445
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
2.7 MI NW JCT LA 1062, Tangipahoa, LA
Built 1994 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 1,342
LA0062
FairOver: WEST FORK CREEK
0.15 MI NO. JCT LA 438, Washington, LA
Built 1996 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 571
LA0835
FairOver: CREEK
9.58 MI E of US 165, Morehouse, LA
Built 1963 Load: 58.3 t ADT: 366
Henderson Brown Rd
FairOver: Watson Branch
3.5 Mi. E of LA 577, Ouachita, LA
Built 2006 Load: 58.6 t ADT: 41
PEARL ST
FairOver: CREEK
0.003 MI E OF PICARD ROAD, Calcasieu, LA
Built 2017 Load: 58.6 t ADT: 150
N PERKINS FERRY RD
FairOver: LITTLE INDIAN BAYOU
3.6 MI N OF LA 378, Calcasieu, LA
Built 2021 Load: 58.6 t ADT: 3,580
LA0101
FairOver: GULLY
3.1 MI N OF LA 14, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1983 Load: 58.6 t ADT: 1,395
LA0545
FairOver: CREEK
3.5 MI NORTH OF LA 146, Lincoln, LA
Built 1989 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 178
Showing 6,051-6,100 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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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.