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
Lisbon Hebron Rd
GoodOver: DARBONNE BAYOU TRIBUTAR
2.43 MI. S. OF LA 2, Claiborne, LA
Built 1986 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 90
RICHARDSON RD
GoodOver: DRAIN TO BAYOU CHOUDRANT
0.25 MILES EAST OF LA 837, Ouachita, LA
Built 2011 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 180
Lil California Rd
GoodOver: BAYOU CHOCTAW
0.67 M. E. OF END LA 1194, Avoyelles, LA
Built 1998 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 100
Kateland Rd.
GoodOver: PATASSA BAYOU
1.16 M. E. OF LA 8, Grant, LA
Built 2002 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 200
Blanchard St
GoodOver: CADNEY BAYOU TRIBUTARY
0.5 M. N. OF LA 494, Natchitoches, LA
Built 2000 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 392
Washboard Rd
GoodOver: HAW CREEK
.70 MI E OF LA 623, Rapides, LA
Built 1999 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 360
SAVAGE FORKS RD
GoodOver: BIG BRANCH
1.0 M. S. OF END LA 1211, Vernon, LA
Built 1984 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 290
SLAGLE LOOP
GoodOver: BIG BRANCH
0.9 M. N. OF LA 8 NEAR SL, Vernon, LA
Built 1984 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 330
Mosley Dr-Dunn St
GoodOver: PORT DELUCE CREEK
0.41 MI. WEST OF US 167, Winn, LA
Built 2000 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 530
McCaleb Rd
GoodOver: ASH SLOUGH
LOG MI 2.44 FR 282 TO 187, Franklin, LA
Built 2003 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 250
E Grant St
GoodOver: CORPORATION CANAL
E. GRANT ST., East Baton Rouge, LA
Built 1992 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 350
Elm Grove Rd
GoodOver: STUMPY BAYOU
2 MI. NE ERWINVILLE LA., West Baton Rouge, LA
Built 1984 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 150
St Romain Rd
GoodOver: TIGER BAYOU
4.4 MI NE ERWINVILLE LA, West Baton Rouge, LA
Built 1984 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 250
Rohner Rd
GoodOver: WILLIAMS BRANCH
1.8 M N OF LA 43, St. Helena, LA
Built 1989 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 200
I0012
GoodOver: US 190
2.6 M W OF LA 59, St. Tammany, LA
Built 1976 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 29,236
N. Oak St
GoodOver: PONCHATOULA CREEK
4.0 M NE OF RT 190 EXIT, Tangipahoa, LA
Built 1990 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 2,780
Wardline Rd
GoodOver: NATALBANY RIVER
3M N OF PUMPKIN CENTER EX, Tangipahoa, LA
Built 1993 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 1,259
S. Byrd
GoodOver: YELLOW BRANCH
3.0 M E OF LA 1075, Washington, LA
Built 1989 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 917
I0049
GoodOver: I-49 OVER 63RD. STREET
I-49 @ 63RD ST (Loc Rd), Caddo, LA
Built 1988 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 87,568
LA0641
GoodOver: MC WILLIAMS PIPELINE XIN
LA 641 1.4 MI S OF I-10, St. James, LA
Built 1982 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 6,427
US0090
GoodOver: GROUND
0.5 MI SOUTHWEST OF MISSI, Jefferson, LA
Built 2013 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 6,160
LAPALCO BLVD
GoodOver: SEGNETTE BAYOU
0.9 MI. S. OF US 90 B, Jefferson, LA
Built 1977 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 2,000
Texas Gulf Rd.
GoodOver: DRAIN CANAL
0.5 MI. N. OF LA 24, Terrebonne, LA
Built 2009 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 1,054
US0190
GoodOver: BAYOU DARBONNE W.B.
1.19 Mi W of US 71, St. Landry, LA
Built 2004 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 20,176
US0090
GoodOver: CREEK
1.4 Mi W of La 662, St. Mary, LA
Built 1998 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 10,035
Foster Arbor Rd
GoodOver: TOPY CREEK
3.1 MI. WEST OF LA 153, Bienville, LA
Built 2000 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 100
Danville Rd
GoodOver: BRUSH CREEK
1.0 MI. N. E. OF LA 4, Bienville, LA
Built 1985 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 106
North Lakeshore Dr
GoodOver: TRIBUTARY TO CROSS LAKE
2.6 MI SW OF LA 173, Caddo, LA
Built 1992 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 76
I0049
GoodOver: FRIERSON RD INTG
5.3 MI N OF LA 175 INTG, De Soto, LA
Built 1988 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 28,142
Willie F Frazier
GoodOver: CANADIAN BAYOU
5.5 MI N OF US 84, De Soto, LA
Built 1984 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 50
BRUSHY CREEK ROAD
GoodOver: BRUSHY CREEK
2.3 MI. S. OF LA 507, Red River, LA
Built 2017 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 95
Parish Rd 410
GoodOver: PRAIRIE RIVER
4.6 MI W OF LA 1, Red River, LA
Built 1997 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 229
MARTIN MUSE RD
GoodOver: BAYOU
1.0 MI N of LA 580, East Carroll, LA
Built 2009 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 125
WAFER RD
GoodOver: WAFER CREEK
1.3 MI NE of LA 577, Lincoln, LA
Built 1990 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 132
WAFER RD
GoodOver: WAFER BAYOU
1.2 MI NE of LA 544, Lincoln, LA
Built 1999 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 132
US0080
GoodOver: CREEK
9.91 MI E of US 80, Ouachita, LA
Built 2009 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 3,275
CAPLES RD
GoodOver: CHENIERE CREEK
1.72 MI S of LA 546, Ouachita, LA
Built 1992 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 159
BEACH RD
GoodOver: CYPRESS CREEK
1.3 MI SE of US 80, Richland, LA
Built 1991 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 120
DEAN HAILE RD
GoodOver: EDWARDS CREEK
2.9 MI. N. INT. 586, Union, LA
Built 1984 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 208
US0167
GoodOver: MOSELY CREEK
5.33 MI. SOUTH OF LA 500, Grant, LA
Built 2010 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 7,084
Frazier Ceme Rd
GoodOver: MOCCASIN BRANCH
1.5 MI. WEST OF US 167, Grant, LA
Built 2009 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 100
LA0120
GoodOver: COX BRANCH
1.2 MILES N OF JCT LA 6, Natchitoches, LA
Built 2009 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 1,715
Bayou Rd
GoodOver: BAYOU BOEUF
0.2 MILES NORTH OF US 71, Rapides, LA
Built 2015 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 200
US0171
GoodOver: BAYOU SCIE TRIBUTARY
1 MILE SOUTH OF LA 1216, Sabine, LA
Built 2007 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 3,273
US0171
GoodOver: BAYOU SCIE TRIBUTARY
1 MI. SOUTH OF LA 1216, Sabine, LA
Built 2007 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 4,790
US0171
GoodOver: BAYOU SCIE RELIEF
0.31 MI SOUTH OF LA 1216, Sabine, LA
Built 2007 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 4,790
US0171
GoodOver: BAYOU SCIE
0.1 MI SOUTH OF LA 1216, Sabine, LA
Built 2007 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 3,045
US0171
GoodOver: BAYOU SCIE
0.1 MI SOUTH OF LA 1216, Sabine, LA
Built 2007 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 4,790
US0171
GoodOver: BAYOU SCIE RELIEF
0.31 MI. SOUTH OF LA 1216, Sabine, LA
Built 2007 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 3,045
HERRINGTON RD
GoodOver: MIDDLE CREEK
APP. 5 MI. NE OF LA 118, Sabine, LA
Built 2004 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 60
Showing 7,101-7,150 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.
Understanding Bridge Conditions
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.