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
Dupree Rd
FairOver: COUSHATTA BAYOU TRIB.
0.6 MI. WEST OF US 71, Red River, LA
Built 1986 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 32
Rawls Road
FairOver: TRIBUTARY TO BLACK BAYOU
0.5 MI E OF LA 507, Red River, LA
Built 1997 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 400
LA0531
FairOver: CREEK
0.71 MI N OF US 80, Webster, LA
Built 1980 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 1,689
HOLLYBROOK RD
FairOver: WINTERS BAYOU
0.9 MI EAST OF HWY 134, East Carroll, LA
Built 1987 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 120
BOATNER RD
FairOver: DRY CREEK
.5 MI. S. HWY. 810, Jackson, LA
Built 1983 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 50
CENTURY LOOP RD
FairOver: DRAIN TO CASTOR CREEK
1.6 MI. SW INT. 418, Jackson, LA
Built 1985 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 98
VERNON EROS RD
FairOver: POOL BRANCH
3.5 MI. N-NW INT. 418, Jackson, LA
Built 1985 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 155
VERNON EROS RD
FairOver: GUICE BRANCH
8.2 MI. NW INT. 418, Jackson, LA
Built 1994 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 155
US0167
FairOver: BAYOU DARBONNE
1.0 M. N OF N JCT. LA 822, Lincoln, LA
Built 2010 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 422
LA0507
FairOver: CREEK
3.73 MI N BIENVILLE PAR, Lincoln, LA
Built 1979 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 868
LA0563
FairOver: CREEK
5.43 MI E of LA 544, Lincoln, LA
Built 1978 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 968
LA0563
FairOver: CREEK
7.17 MI E of LA 544, Lincoln, LA
Built 1978 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 968
US0080
FairOver: CREEK
6.15 MI E RICHLAND PAR LN, Madison, LA
Built 2003 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 1,181
E BEAR LAKE RD #1
FairOver: LITTLE TENSAS BAYOU
2.3 MI W of US 65, Madison, LA
Built 1994 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 220
US0425
FairOver: CREEK
1.0 MI N RICHLAND PAR LN, Morehouse, LA
Built 1971 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 1,954
INDUSTRIAL PARKWAY
FairOver: PATRICK CREEK
0.5 MILES WEST OF CHENIER, Ouachita, LA
Built 1995 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 1,239
LA0554
FairOver: DRAIN
0.7 MI E of US 165, Ouachita, LA
Built 1985 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 495
LA0841
FairOver: BAYOU
LA 841, Ouachita, LA
Built 1979 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 2,036
CHARLIE GRIGGS RD
FairOver: DRAIN TO LAPINE BAYOU
0.61 MI SE of LA 548, Ouachita, LA
Built 1996 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 106
JOHN TURNER RD
FairOver: MILL BAYOU
0.1 MI E of LA 134, Ouachita, LA
Built 1996 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 93
FERGUSON RD
FairOver: ASH SLOUGH
LOGMI 8.97 FR 1DE TO, Richland, LA
Built 1984 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 100
MOORE RD
FairOver: STEEP BAYOU
2.5 MI NE of LA 133, Richland, LA
Built 2002 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 50
FRANCIS ST
FairOver: LITTLE CREEK
0.2 MI W of US 425, Richland, LA
Built 1991 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 250
DRY CREEK RD
FairOver: HORSE PEN CREEK
0.4 M N.E. OF INT 459, Union, LA
Built 1990 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 122
RISINGER RD
FairOver: TERMITE CREEK
1.2 MI NORTHEAST INT 745, Union, LA
Built 1987 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 191
Hill Church Rd
FairOver: TIGER BAYOU
0.6 MILES WEST OF LA 17, West Carroll, LA
Built 1999 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 160
LA0589
FairOver: DEER LAKE
1.97 MI W of LA 17, West Carroll, LA
Built 1981 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 528
LA0588
FairOver: BLADE BAYOU
0.92 MI W of LA 17, West Carroll, LA
Built 1983 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 345
LA0588
FairOver: HURRICANE CREEK
1.57 MI W of LA 17, West Carroll, LA
Built 1983 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 345
Beebe Rd
FairOver: LITTLE COLEWA BAYOU
0.1 MI N of LA 2, West Carroll, LA
Built 1991 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 80
LA0377
FairOver: CARTER CREEK
1.1 MI N. OF LA 112, Allen, LA
Built 1997 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 238
LA0377
FairOver: CREEK
1.90 MI. N. OF LA 112, Allen, LA
Built 1997 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 275
US0190
FairOver: PALMETTO CREEK
2.5 MI E of LA 3226, Beauregard, LA
Built 2012 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 18,056
LA0112
FairOver: DRAIN
1.3 MI E OF LA 113, Beauregard, LA
Built 1962 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 1,202
OLD SPANISH TRAIL
FairOver: GULLY
0.7 MI W of LA 379, Calcasieu, LA
Built 1993 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 8,204
S PERKINS FERRY RD
FairOver: CREEK
1.39 MI S. OF LA 378, Calcasieu, LA
Built 1993 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 309
GREEN MOORE RD
FairOver: HOUSTON RIVER
0.8 MI SOUTH OF LA 12, Calcasieu, LA
Built 2003 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 554
PAUL WHITE RD
FairOver: COON GULLY
3.1 MI N of LA 378, Calcasieu, LA
Built 1986 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 1,185
TUPPER ROAD
FairOver: W GRAND MARAIS BAYOU
0.1 MI W of LA 395, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 2003 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 60
Deshotel Ln
FairOver: DRAINAGE CANAL
0.2 MILES SOUTH OF LA 114, Avoyelles, LA
Built 2015 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 80
LA0500
FairOver: FOUR-MILE BRANCH
1.48 MI. EAST OF US 167, Grant, LA
Built 1998 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 620
LA0500
FairOver: CREEK
6.06 MI. EAST OF US 167, Grant, LA
Built 1998 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 620
LA0122
FairOver: DRAIN
4.96 MI. EAST OF US 71, Grant, LA
Built 1993 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 683
Race Track Rd
FairOver: GRAYS CREEK
1.71 M. NW OF JCT US 167, Grant, LA
Built 1993 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 82
Perry Loop Rd
FairOver: CREEK
2.19 MI. SE OF LA 8, Grant, LA
Built 1986 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 266
LA0487
FairOver: DRAIN
3.45 M N OF LA 120, Natchitoches, LA
Built 1989 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 968
I0049
FairOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
1.10 MI NORTH OF LA 119, Natchitoches, LA
Built 1986 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 18,305
Spurgeon Rd
FairOver: JOWERS CREEK
0.2 MILES WEST OF LA 490, Natchitoches, LA
Built 1997 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 22
Goldonna Rd
FairOver: SALINE LAKE TRIBUTARY
2.33 M. NE OF END LA 1226, Natchitoches, LA
Built 1997 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 233
LA0465
FairOver: CREEK
2.35 MI. WEST OF LA 121, Rapides, LA
Built 2009 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 472
Showing 6,201-6,250 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.