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
Dennis Rd
GoodOver: COULEE DES ILES
1.3 Mi W. of La 35, Vermilion, LA
Built 2011 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 46
E. Conrad Rd
GoodOver: COULEE
0.1 MI. W. OF LA 339, Vermilion, LA
Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 400
LA0014
GoodOver: DRAINAGE
1.30 MI N. OF LA 14-B, Vermilion, LA
Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 12,903
LA0014
GoodOver: DRAINAGE
0.4 Mi SE of LA 339, Vermilion, LA
Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 12,903
US0167
GoodOver: Kenny Coulee
0.5 MI N. OF LA 697, Vermilion, LA
Built 1954 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 18,668
US0167
GoodOver: DRAINAGE CANAL
1.2 MI N. OF LA 696, Vermilion, LA
Built 1988 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 8,375
US0167
GoodOver: CANAL
1.22 MI N. OF LA 697, Vermilion, LA
Built 1954 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 18,668
LA0092
GoodOver: CREEK
1.0 MI E. OF LA 343, Vermilion, LA
Built 1961 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5,170
LA0343
GoodOver: CREEK
0.7 MI N. OF LA 697, Vermilion, LA
Built 1957 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,830
LA0035
GoodOver: CREEK
1.49 MI N. OF LA 700, Vermilion, LA
Built 1962 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,034
LA3093
GoodOver: DRAINAGE CANAL
2.33 MI S. OF LA 14, Vermilion, LA
Built 1965 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 473
LA3093
GoodOver: CANAL
2.87 MI S. OF LA 14, Vermilion, LA
Built 1965 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 473
LA0694
GoodOver: NOEL DITCH
0.96 MI N. OF LA 693, Vermilion, LA
Built 1964 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 507
Pine Island Rd
GoodOver: COULEE
1.6 Mi W of La 82, Vermilion, LA
Built 2011 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 286
Lake Rd
GoodOver: SEVENTH WARD CANAL
2.2 miles E. of Goldie Rd, Vermilion, LA
Built 1987 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100
Rosewood Rd
GoodOver: CASTILLE COULEE
1.8 Mi N of La 14, Vermilion, LA
Built 1986 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 250
LA0004
GoodOver: SALINE BAYOU RELIEF 1
1.4 MI. EAST OF LA 9, Bienville, LA
Built 2010 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 504
LA0009
GoodOver: OTTER CREEK
0.85 MILES S OF LA 155, Bienville, LA
Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,131
LA0009
GoodOver: DRAIN
.51 M S OF LA 147, Bienville, LA
Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,108
Grover Jones Rd
GoodOver: TRIB TO BLACK LAKE CREEK
1.94 MI SOUTHEAST OF US 8, Bienville, LA
Built 2013 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 150
Carr Rd
GoodOver: MILEY CREEK
3.2 MI. SOUTHWEST OF LA 9, Bienville, LA
Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100
US0080
GoodOver: MACKS BAYOU
0.01 MI W. OF LA 782-2, Bossier, LA
Built 2014 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 15,627
LA0003
GoodOver: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
0.95 MI. NORTH OF LA 162, Bossier, LA
Built 2015 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,979
LA0157
GoodOver: BOUNDS BRANCH
1.42 MI. N. OF LA 160, Bossier, LA
Built 2015 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 176
PLANTATION DR
GoodOver: DRAIN
0.5 MI NE OF LA 3105, Bossier, LA
Built 2018 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 200
LA0072
GoodOver: COOPERS BAYOU
0.2 MI EAST OF LA 185, Bossier, LA
Built 1958 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 12,394
I0020
GoodOver: DRAIN
6.2 MI EAST OF LA 782-2, Bossier, LA
Built 1975 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 62,470
I0020
GoodOver: CANEY BRANCH
2.8 MI EAST OF US 80, Bossier, LA
Built 1975 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25,379
I0220
GoodOver: BENOIT BAYOU
1.0 MI EAST OF LA 3105, Bossier, LA
Built 1978 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 35,972
I0220
GoodOver: BENOIT BAYOU
1.0 MI EAST OF LA 3105, Bossier, LA
Built 1978 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 35,972
LA3105
GoodOver: DRAIN
1.4M NORTH OF I-20, Bossier, LA
Built 1992 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 32,603
Sunflower Rd
GoodOver: MACKS BAYOU
0.4 MI WEST OF US 71, Bossier, LA
Built 1998 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,892
Hickory Ridge
GoodOver: MACKS BAYOU
0.1M NORTH OF SHED RD, Bossier, LA
Built 1994 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,596
Merritt Rd
GoodOver: White Oak Branch
0.4 MI. W. OF CROUCH RD., Bossier, LA
Built 2006 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 125
Carterville Rd
GoodOver: Boggs Creek Trib
3.0 MILES N OF LA 157, Bossier, LA
Built 1998 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 200
Chalybeate Rd
GoodOver: Martin Creek Trib
4.0 MI N OF LA 157, Bossier, LA
Built 1998 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100
I0220
GoodOver: MCCAIN CREEK
0.83 MI SW OF US 71, Caddo, LA
Built 2010 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 42,148
LA0511
GoodOver: CREEK
0.7 MILES EAST OF LA 526, Caddo, LA
Built 2011 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 21,080
US0071
GoodOver: DOE SLOUGH CANAL
1.07 MI SOUTH OF LA 173, Caddo, LA
Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 786
LA3248
GoodOver: CREEK
.61 MILES SOUTH OF THE EA, De Soto, LA
Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 42
I0049
GoodOver: DRAIN
2.41 MI S. OF LA 173, Caddo, LA
Built 2013 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 6,846
I0049
GoodOver: COTTONWOOD BAYOU
0.63 M. N. OF LA 173, Caddo, LA
Built 2013 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 29,542
I0049
GoodOver: DRAIN
0.60 M. N. OF LA 173, Caddo, LA
Built 2013 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 6,846
LA0530
GoodOver: SWIFT BAYOU CANAL
5.13 M. E. OF LA 538, Caddo, LA
Built 2013 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 177
I0049
GoodOver: DRAIN
1.12 M. S. OF LA 170, Caddo, LA
Built 2013 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 53,023
I0049
GoodOver: NANCE BRANCH
0.34 MI. N. OF LA 168, Caddo, LA
Built 2013 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 53,023
US0071
GoodOver: BORROW PIT CANAL
2.55 I. N. OF LA 1 ON US, Caddo, LA
Built 2015 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 786
WOOLWORTH RD
GoodOver: BOGGY BAYOU TRIBUTARY
1.6 MI. N. OF LA 525, Caddo, LA
Built 2017 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,700
LA3049
GoodOver: IRISH BAYOU
0.8 MI S OF LA 173, Caddo, LA
Built 2020 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 399
US0080
GoodOver: CREEK
0.4 MI E. OF TX LINE, Caddo, LA
Built 1936 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,924
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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.