Total Bridges
12,699
Public highway bridges in Louisiana
State profile · Above national median SD
Louisiana bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and structural-deficiency data for every public highway bridge in Louisiana — drawn straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 12,699
- Public bridges
- 36.2%
- Good condition
- 11.0%
- Poor condition
- 11.0%
- Structurally deficient
Good Condition
36.2%
4,603 bridges rated 7-9
-13.8pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
11.0%
1,397 bridges rated 0-4
Structurally Deficient
11.0%
1,397 bridges flagged for repair priority
4.0pp vs national avg 7.0%
Louisiana vs national bridge condition
Louisiana — Good condition share 36.2%
National avg
Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).
Louisiana — Structurally deficient share 36.7%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix — Louisiana (FHWA NBI)
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 323 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 on the structurally deficient leaderboard (lower share = better)
States are ranked by share of bridges flagged structurally deficient — the FHWA classification for any span where deck, superstructure, or substructure carries a condition rating of 4 or below. Lower percentages indicate stronger maintenance funding and inspection follow-through. States here sit immediately above and below Louisiana on the same metric.
42
Pennsylvania
10.50% top marginal rate
38
North Dakota
10.84% top marginal rate
22
Louisiana
11.00% top marginal rate
72
Puerto Rico
11.98% top marginal rate
23
Maine
13.23% top marginal rate
Bridges Needing Most Attention in Louisiana
Six lowest-condition bridges in Louisiana, ranked by composite NBI rating. Each is inspected at least every 24 months.
Layton Coco Xing
Structurally DeficientOver: BAYOU DES GLAISES
0.01 MI. EAST OF LA 451, Avoyelles, LA
Built 1986 Load: 0.9 t ADT: 40
LA1077
Structurally DeficientOver: BLACK BAYOU
1.1 M S OF LA 22, St. Tammany, LA
Built 1965 Load: 0.9 t ADT: 1,019
LA0308
Structurally DeficientOver: BAYOU LAFOURCHE
.01 MI NORTH OF LA 1, Lafourche, LA
Built 1970 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 5,198
Ebeneezer Tap Rd
PoorOver: JONES CREEK
0.65 Mi South of LA 500, LaSalle, LA
Built 1989 Load: 1.2 t ADT: 300
Anderson Rd
Structurally DeficientOver: HYDE BR.
2 MI S OF 1054 & 440, Tangipahoa, LA
Built 1960 Load: 1.2 t ADT: 25
Stubblefield Rd
PoorOver: BAYOU ROUGE
APPROX. 1 M. S. OF LA 361, Avoyelles, LA
Built 1975 Load: 2.3 t ADT: 40
All Bridges in Louisiana
Cotton Gin Rd
UnknownOver: I-49
0.83 MI. NORTH OF US 71, Rapides, LA
ADT: 14,600
Broadway Ave
UnknownOver: I-49 RAMP,UPR/R,HYNSON B
BROADWAY INTG., Rapides, LA
ADT: 1,460
I0049
UnknownOver: I-49, US 167, RAMPS, CIT
I-49/US 167 INTG., Rapides, LA
ADT: 1,460
I0049
UnknownOver: I-49, US 167, RAMP D6&D7
I-49 / US 167 INTG., Rapides, LA
ADT: 14,600
I0049
UnknownOver: US 167 BUSINESS
I-49 / US 167 INTG., Rapides, LA
ADT: 17,000
I0049
UnknownOver: US 167 BUSINESS
I-49 / US 167 INTG., Rapides, LA
ADT: 17,000
I0049
UnknownOver: US 167 BUSINESS
I-49 / US 167 INTG., Rapides, LA
ADT: 17,000
I0049
UnknownOver: US 167 & 9th St
I-49/US 167 INTG., Rapides, LA
ADT: 17,000
I0049
UnknownOver: US 167
I-49 / US 167 INTG., Rapides, LA
ADT: 17,000
I0049
UnknownOver: US 167, RAMPS, CITY STR.
I-49 / US 167 INTG., Rapides, LA
ADT: 1,460
I0049
UnknownOver: I49, US167, RAMPS, STR.
I-49 / US 167 INTG., Rapides, LA
Built 1994 ADT: 1,460
I0049
UnknownOver: EMBANKMENT
I-49/US 167 INTG., Rapides, LA
ADT: 8,500
I0049
UnknownOver: HWYS, STRTS, RR, BAYOU
0.23 MI. NORTH OF US 167B, Rapides, LA
I0049
UnknownOver: HWYS, STRTS, RR, BAYOU
0.23 MI. NORTH OF US 167B, Rapides, LA
ADT: 1,460
I0049
UnknownOver: RAMP E-3, ELLIOT ST.
0.67 MI. NORTH OF US 167, Rapides, LA
I0049
UnknownOver: RAMP E1A, CITY STS.
0.91 MI. SOUTH OF US 71, Rapides, LA
ADT: 1,460
I0049
UnknownOver: RAMP, RR, CITY STS, BAYO
NORTH I-49 / US 71 INTG., Rapides, LA
ADT: 1,460
I0049
UnknownOver: I-49,US71,RAMPS,PHILLIP
I-49 AND US 71/165 INTG, Rapides, LA
ADT: 1,460
I0049
UnknownOver: LA 498
I-49 / LA 498 INTG., Rapides, LA
ADT: 1,340
I0049
UnknownOver: LA 498
I-49 / LA 498 INTG., Rapides, LA
ADT: 1,340
I0049
UnknownOver: LA 1200
I-49 / LA 1200 INTG., Rapides, LA
ADT: 1,350
I0049
UnknownOver: LA 1200
I-49 / LA 1200 INTG., Rapides, LA
ADT: 1,350
I0049
UnknownOver: LA 121
1.65 MI. NORTH OF LA 1200, Rapides, LA
ADT: 930
I0049
UnknownOver: LA 121
1.65 MI. NORTH OF LA 1200, Rapides, LA
ADT: 930
LA3144
UnknownOver: US 167
US 167 / LA 3144 INTG, Rapides, LA
ADT: 14,450
LA3250
UnknownOver: I-49, UP RR
0.13 MI. EAST OF US 71, Rapides, LA
ADT: 14,600
LA3100
UnknownOver: US 167
INT. LA 3100 & US 167, Rapides, LA
ADT: 15,800
US0071
UnknownOver: LA 1, FR. ROAD, UP RR
0.67 MI. NE OF LA 498, Rapides, LA
ADT: 3,000
US0071
UnknownOver: LA 1, FRONTAGE RD., UP R
0.64 MI. NE OF LA 498, Rapides, LA
ADT: 3,000
US0071
UnknownOver: US 71 FRONTAGE ROAD, LA
0.64 MI. NE OF LA 498, Rapides, LA
ADT: 4,500
US0071
UnknownOver: LA 1
0.69 MI. SW OF I-49, Rapides, LA
ADT: 4,500
LA0133
UnknownOver: LA 133 OVER I-20
LA 133 OVER I-20, Richland, LA
ADT: 4,000
LA0183
UnknownOver: LA 183 OVER I-20
LA 183 OVER I-20, Richland, LA
ADT: 1,140
LA3048
UnknownOver: LA 3048 OVER I-20
LA 3048 OVER I-20, Richland, LA
ADT: 1,040
LA0583
UnknownOver: LA 583 OVER I-20
LA 583 OVER I-20, Richland, LA
ADT: 1,420
I0020
UnknownOver: BAYOU LAFOURCHE
4.0 MI WEST OF LA 133, Richland, LA
VENABLE RD
UnknownOver: I-20
1.74 MI EAST OF LA 133, Richland, LA
ADT: 3,010
I0020
UnknownOver: I-20 OVER US 425
I-20 OVER LA 137, Richland, LA
ADT: 18,060
I0020
UnknownOver: I-20 OVER US 425
I-20 OVER LA 137, Richland, LA
ADT: 18,060
MENGEL RD
UnknownOver: I-20
1.7 MI EAST OF LA 583, Richland, LA
ADT: 2,730
SECTION RD
UnknownOver: I-20
3.2 MI EAST OF LA 609, Richland, LA
ADT: 2,390
I0020
UnknownOver: I-20 OVER LA 17
I-20 OVER LA 17, Richland, LA
ADT: 14,340
I0020
UnknownOver: I-20 OVER LA 17
I-20 OVER LA 17, Richland, LA
ADT: 14,340
LA0609
UnknownOver: LA 609 OVER I-20
LA 609 OVER I-20, Richland, LA
ADT: 1,260
US0090
UnknownOver: US 90 TURNAROUNDS
4.9 MI. E. OF INT. WITH L, St. Charles, LA
ADT: 11,850
US0090
UnknownOver: US 90 TURNAROUNDS
4.9 MI. E OF INT. WITH LA, St. Charles, LA
ADT: 11,850
I0310
UnknownOver: LA 3127 & I-310
2.9 MI EAST OF LA 3160, St. Charles, LA
ADT: 4,290
I0010
UnknownOver: BONNET CARRE SPILLWAY
1.9 MI EAST OF I-55, St. Charles, LA
ADT: 63,200
I0310
UnknownOver: US 61/RR/SWAMP/LA 626
0.41 M SOUTH OF I-10, St. Charles, LA
ADT: 3,000
I0310
UnknownOver: I-10/I-310/SWAMP
0.4 M SOUTH OF I-10, St. Charles, LA
ADT: 63,200
Showing 651-700 of 12,699 bridges
Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial.
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). A "structurally deficient" rating is a repair-priority signal, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult a qualified civil engineer before making decisions based on this data.
Understanding Bridge Conditions
How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.
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How to look up bridge condition data for bridges on your route.
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