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
BRICKER ROAD
FairOver: CANAL
0.4 MILES N OF LA. 1085, St. Tammany, LA
Built 1985 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 100
LA0041
FairOver: DRAIN
2.6 M N OF LA 435, St. Tammany, LA
Built 1972 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 3,043
LA0025
FairOver: DRAIN
1.4 M N OF LA 40, St. Tammany, LA
Built 1963 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 9,685
LA0025
FairOver: DRAIN
1.4 M NE OF LA 450, St. Tammany, LA
Built 1963 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 9,685
LA1088
FairOver: LACOMBE BAYOU
LA1088, St. Tammany, LA
Built 1974 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 9,722
Stafford Rd
FairOver: CANAL
0.70 MILES NORTH OF LA. 1, Tangipahoa, LA
Built 2015 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 1,708
I0055
FairOver: DRAIN
BEGINNING OF ELEVATED HWY, Tangipahoa, LA
Built 1978 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 402
LA0440
FairOver: DRAIN
0.1 MI. E. LA 1057 INTER., Washington, LA
Built 1998 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 1,360
LA0060
FairOver: DRAIN
4.9M EAST LA 16 @ ENON, Washington, LA
Built 1993 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 749
LA1072
FairOver: DRAIN
6.50M EAST LA 16, Washington, LA
Built 1992 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 1,105
LA0439
FairOver: MILLER BRANCH
ON LA439 5.5MI. S OF LAID, Washington, LA
Built 1964 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 1,235
Main St
FairOver: FOSTER CREEK
0.1 M WEST OF HWY 21, Washington, LA
Built 1991 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 776
DREYFOUS AVE
FairOver: CITY PARK LAGOON
0.5MI.W OF WISNER BL, Orleans, LA
Built 1924 Load: 74.8 t
Debutante Rd.
FairOver: COULEE
0.30 Mi SE of I-49, Lafayette, LA
Built 1986 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 520
SWAIN ROAD
FairOver: W FORK 6MI CREEK
FORT POLK, Vernon, LA
Built 2007 Load: 78.4 t ADT: 336
UNNAMED ROAD
FairOver: TRIB TO ODOM CREEK
VE 818 704, Natchitoches, LA
Built 2005 Load: 82.9 t ADT: 40
SPEARS VILLAGE RD
FairOver: DRAINAGE STAGESTAND CR
PEASON RIDGE TRAIN AREA, Vernon, LA
Built 2005 Load: 82.9 t ADT: 400
Enrique Alferez
FairOver: CITY PARK LAGOON
0.3MI.N OF MUSEUM AR, Orleans, LA
Built 1939 Load: 92.7 t
US0065
FairOver: DRAIN
1.7 MI NORTH OF LA 605, Tensas, LA
Built 1953 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 2,374
TRAM ROAD
FairOver: TIGER CREEK
VE 826 720, Vernon, LA
Built 2005 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 40
BELL RICHARD AVE
FairOver: HOGPEN BRANCH
VE 949 320, Vernon, LA
Built 1981 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 160
FDR 249
GoodOver: LITTLE BAYOU CLEAR
NO DATA ENTERED, Rapides, LA
Built 2024 ADT: 50
FDR 272
GoodOver: LONG BRANCH
NO DATA ENTERED, Rapides, LA
Built 2024 ADT: 15
FDR 354
GoodOver: MIKE BRANCH
NO DATA ENTERED, Natchitoches, LA
Built 2023 ADT: 50
506
GoodOver: CYPRESS CR. TRIB.
NO DATA ENTERED, Winn, LA
Built 2003 ADT: 50
506
GoodOver: CYPRESS CR. TRIB.
NO DATA ENTERED, Winn, LA
Built 2003 ADT: 50
FDR 570
GoodOver: RAGAN CREEK
NATIONAL FOREST ROAD, Natchitoches, LA
Built 2023 ADT: 50
FDR 570
GoodOver: RAGAN CREEK
NATIONAL FOREST ROAD, Natchitoches, LA
Built 2023 ADT: 50
FDR 570
GoodOver: RAGAN CREEK
NATIONAL FOREST ROAD, Natchitoches, LA
Built 2023 ADT: 50
FDR 502
GoodOver: S. FORK MILE CR.
LOGMI 2.10 FR 428 TO, Winn, LA
Built 2023 ADT: 50
FDR 506Bridge
GoodOver: CYPRESS CREEK
LOGMI 0.79 FR 436 TO, Winn, LA
Built 2023 ADT: 50
FDR 520Bridge
GoodOver: KILLAN CREEK
5.94 MI FROM 5 TO 23, Winn, LA
Built 2023 ADT: 50
902-2.7
GoodOver: BEAR CREEK
NO DATA ENTERED, Claiborne, LA
Built 2021 ADT: 15
W Esplanade Ave S
GoodOver: ELMWOOD CANAL
0.6 MILE EAST OF POWER BL, Jefferson, LA
Built 2011 Load: 10.4 t
S John M Hardy Dr
GoodOver: YOUNGS NORTH COULEE
0.1 Mi S of La 14, Vermilion, LA
Built 1970 Load: 11.3 t ADT: 2,000
S.TALENS LNDNG RD.
GoodOver: LULU CANAL
6.0 MI S of LA 14, Cameron, LA
Built 1985 Load: 11.3 t ADT: 40
Sgt. Alfred Dr
GoodOver: CREEK
0.7 MILE SOUTH OF MI, St. Tammany, LA
Built 1970 Load: 11.3 t
Juniper Rd
GoodOver: ROBINS CANAL
0.7 Mi E of LA 3093, Vermilion, LA
Built 2011 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 46
N. Lake Rosemound
GoodOver: Bayou
3.8 Mi NW of U.S. 61, West Feliciana, LA
Built 2020 Load: 12.3 t ADT: 35
Janet Rd
GoodOver: DEVILS CREEK
LOGMI 0.06 FR ODE TO, LaSalle, LA
Built 1975 Load: 12.5 t
Justice Ln.
GoodOver: COULEE
0.25 Mi S of La 95, Evangeline, LA
Built 2010 Load: 12.6 t ADT: 51
OLD BLANCHARD RD
GoodOver: CROSS BAYOU
0.39 MI SOUTH OF LA 173, Caddo, LA
Built 1987 Load: 12.6 t ADT: 6,323
Wilderness Rd
GoodOver: CHICOT BAYOU
0.14 MI S of LA 3042, Evangeline, LA
Built 2007 Load: 13.3 t ADT: 18
Romeal Rd
GoodOver: SLEDGE CANAL
1.6 Mi W of Joe Rd, Vermilion, LA
Built 1977 Load: 13.9 t ADT: 150
Sidney Richard Rd.
GoodOver: LYONS POINT GULLY
0.45 MI SOUTH OF LA 92, Acadia, LA
Built 2015 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 24
CONNIE RD
GoodOver: POINTE AUX LOUPS BAYOU
0.9 Mi. W. of LA 91, Acadia, LA
Built 2016 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 192
ACORN DRIVE
GoodOver: OAK COULEE
0.9 miles E of LA 176, Lafayette, LA
Built 2016 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 200
LA0620
GoodOver: STUMPY BAYOU
2.9 M W OF LA 983, West Baton Rouge, LA
Built 1958 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 2,107
Palmer Rd
GoodOver: RODERICK CREEK
0.6 MILES EAST OF LA.42, Livingston, LA
Built 2015 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 200
Coulee Rd.
GoodOver: Peebles Coulee
0.7 Mi. E. of La 83, Iberia, LA
Built 1972 Load: 14.6 t ADT: 78
Showing 6,301-6,350 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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How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.
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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.