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
4 Mile Bayou Rd
GoodOver: Hog Bayou
7.3 MI N. Of LA 70, St. Martin, LA
Built 2023 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 422
Evangeline Rd
GoodOver: Cocodrie Bayou
1 Mi S OF Agate Rd, Evangeline, LA
Built 2022 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 45
Chestnut Rd
GoodOver: COULEE
0.4 MI. W OF La 708, Vermilion, LA
Built 2011 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 160
CADEVILLE LODGE RD
GoodOver: GUYTON CREEK
0.20 MI. E. OF LA 183, Ouachita, LA
Built 2019 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 315
RICHWOOD RD #2
GoodOver: LTI CREEK
0.5 MILES WEST OF US 165, Ouachita, LA
Built 2015 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 3,111
US0090
GoodOver: LA 48 AND 611-1
0.5 MI SOUTH WEST OF MISS, Jefferson, LA
Built 2013 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 28,780
NICOLLE BLVD
GoodOver: MAIN CANAL
1.4M SOUTH OF LAPALCO BLV, Jefferson, LA
Built 1992 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,000
US0090
GoodOver: EAST SERVICE ROAD
.56 MI SOUTH OF I-10, Orleans, LA
Built 1994 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 7,620
I0510
GoodOver: RR/US 90(CHEF HWY)
.23 MI SOUTH OF US 90, Orleans, LA
Built 1992 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 29,280
HORACE ST
GoodOver: MAGELLAN CANAL
0.1 MI. N. OF WALL BLVD., Orleans, LA
Built 1988 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 400
ODEON ST
GoodOver: MAGELLAN CANAL
0.1 MI. N. OF WALL BLVD., Orleans, LA
Built 1988 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 400
FARRAGUT ST
GoodOver: MAGELLAN CANAL
0.4 MI N OF GEN. DEGAULLE, Orleans, LA
Built 1988 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 400
NUMA ST
GoodOver: MAGELLAN CANAL
0.4 MI N OF GEN. DEGAULLE, Orleans, LA
Built 1988 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 400
CASA CALVO ST
GoodOver: MAGELLAN CANAL
0.5 M N OF DEGAULLE AVE, Orleans, LA
Built 1990 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 400
KAREN DR
GoodOver: 20 ARPENT CANAL
0.4 MI N OF LA 39, St. Bernard, LA
Built 2013 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 198
I0310
GoodOver: M P RR
.05 MI SOUTH OF LA 18, St. Charles, LA
Built 1979 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 15,642
Gahn Rd
GoodOver: GRAND LOUIS BAYOU
0.27 Mi E of La 3149, Evangeline, LA
Built 2012 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 33
Jefferson Island
GoodOver: Parc Perdu Bayou
3.3 Mi. W. Of US 90, Iberia, LA
Built 1960 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,868
Eraste Landry Rd.
GoodOver: Ile Des Cannes Bayou
0.40 MI E of LA 93, Lafayette, LA
Built 2008 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 7,088
St. Esprit Rd.
GoodOver: COULEE
1.60 Mi E of I-49, Lafayette, LA
Built 2013 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,188
Camellia Blvd.
GoodOver: VERMILION RIVER
0.9 MI S. of US 167, Lafayette, LA
Built 2003 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 13,385
Cajundome Blvd.
GoodOver: CREEK
0.62 OF MI. W. OF US 167, Lafayette, LA
Built 1981 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,360
US0190
GoodOver: SLOW BAYOU E.B.
5.02 MI EAST OF LA 741, St. Landry, LA
Built 2004 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 13,476
US0190
GoodOver: SLOW BAYOU W.B.
3.00 Mi W of US 71, St. Landry, LA
Built 2005 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 20,176
SOUTHERN LOOP
GoodOver: TRIB TO BOGGY BAYOU
0.15 MILES EAST OF LINWOO, Caddo, LA
Built 2009 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 6,000
CLYDE FANT PKWY NB
GoodOver: PRESTON AVE
0.75 MI SOUTH OF LA 3032, Caddo, LA
Built 1987 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 11,190
LA0509
GoodOver: LA 509 OVER I-49
LA 509 OVER I-49, De Soto, LA
Built 1985 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 4,308
Eaves Rd
GoodOver: W. Branch of Dugdemona
1.2 Mi. W. of LA 507, Lincoln, LA
Built 2021 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 250
Walnut Creek Rd
GoodOver: Walnut Creek
2.6 Miles NW of LA 507, Lincoln, LA
Built 2021 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 250
I0210
GoodOver: HOLLYHILL RD
1.3 MI W OF LA 3856, Calcasieu, LA
Built 1964 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 608
LA0107
GoodOver: RED RIVER
1.24 M. N. OF JCT. LA 453, Avoyelles, LA
Built 2000 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 3,354
Meade Rd
GoodOver: MEADE CREEK
2.04 M. S. OF US 71, Grant, LA
Built 2005 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 36
I0049
GoodOver: LA 119
I-49 / LA 119 INTG., Natchitoches, LA
Built 1985 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 18,305
I0049
GoodOver: LA119
I-49 / LA 119 INTG., Natchitoches, LA
Built 1985 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 28,142
I0049
GoodOver: HILL BAYOU
3.09 MI. NORTH OF LA 3250, Rapides, LA
Built 1995 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 53,224
Bennetts Bay Rd
GoodOver: HURRICANE CREEK
2.07 M. S. OF BLUE LAKE R, Rapides, LA
Built 2001 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 100
Brookwood Dr
GoodOver: BAYOU CLEAR
0.01 MI. WEST OF US 165, Rapides, LA
Built 1994 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 150
I0049
GoodOver: HORSESHOE CANAL
0.03 MI. N. OF LA 1208-1, Rapides, LA
Built 1993 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 6,767
MARTHAVILLE RD
GoodOver: HARPOON BAYOU
MARTHAVILLE ROAD, Sabine, LA
Built 1999 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 350
BLACKMON RD
GoodOver: SIX MILE CREEK
0.7 M. SW OF LA 377, Vernon, LA
Built 2002 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 150
COOPER CHURCH RD
GoodOver: CASTOR BAYOU
3.97 M. W. OF US 171, Vernon, LA
Built 2003 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 200
Catfish House
GoodOver: WOLF CREEK
2.94 MI. NW OF LA 499, Winn, LA
Built 2004 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 130
LA0127
GoodOver: CHICKASAW CREEK
01.44 MILES SOUTHEAST OF, LaSalle, LA
Built 2005 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 3,888
LA0127
GoodOver: CREEK
01.34 MILES SOUTHEAST OF, LaSalle, LA
Built 2005 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 3,888
Churchpoint Rd
GoodOver: BAYOU NARCISSE
0.7 MI SE US61 LA44 JCT, Ascension, LA
Built 2000 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,200
Valley St
GoodOver: DAWSON CREEK
0.2 MI N OF LA 427, East Baton Rouge, LA
Built 2000 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 6,469
Elm Dr
GoodOver: HURRICANE CREEK
BATON ROUGE ELM DRIVE, East Baton Rouge, LA
Built 2002 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 300
Matthews St
GoodOver: ROBERTS CANAL
MATTHEWS STREET, East Baton Rouge, LA
Built 1996 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 500
I0012
GoodOver: I-12 OVER US 11
I0012, St. Tammany, LA
Built 1970 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 78,215
McElveen Rd
GoodOver: HOPE BRANCH
1.3 MILES NORTHWEST OF JC, Tangipahoa, LA
Built 2011 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 250
Showing 7,351-7,400 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.