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
Nid Aigie Rd
GoodOver: BAYOU NID AIGLE
1.44 MILES EAST OF LA 491, Natchitoches, LA
Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 52
Robeline-Provencal
GoodOver: TRUDO CREEK
0.6 MILES WEST OF LA 117, Natchitoches, LA
Built 1996 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 302
Raplh St
GoodOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
0.3 MI. NORTH OF LA 494, Natchitoches, LA
Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 52
Posey Rd
GoodOver: POSEY BRANCH
3.0 MILES WEST OF I-49, Natchitoches, LA
Built 2008 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 72
Mammy Trail Rd
GoodOver: CHEE CHEE CREEK
0.88 MI. NORTH OF LA 1226, Natchitoches, LA
Built 1997 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 350
Versailles Blvd
GoodOver: Diversion Canal
1.1 MI. SOUTH OF LA 28, Rapides, LA
Built 2010 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 10,800
US0071
GoodOver: RED RIVER FORT BUHLOW
1.0 MI N OF I-49, Rapides, LA
Built 2016 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 17,593
US 167
GoodOver: HUFFMAN CREEK
1.1 MI. NE OF I-49, Rapides, LA
Built 1996 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 27,628
SUSEK DR
GoodOver: BAYOU MARIA TRIB. #2
0.62 MI. EAST OF LA 3144, Rapides, LA
Built 2011 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,200
US0071
GoodOver: HORSEFARM DITCH
1.49 MI. NORTH OF LA 112, Rapides, LA
Built 1977 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5,157
US0071
GoodOver: DIVERSION CANAL
0.73 MI. N. OF LA 1208-2, Rapides, LA
Built 1944 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 17,561
US0165
GoodOver: DITCH
0.19 MI. SOUTH OF LA 113, Rapides, LA
Built 2005 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 11,113
US0165
GoodOver: DITCH
0.53 MI. NORTH OF LA 113, Rapides, LA
Built 2005 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 11,113
US0165
GoodOver: DITCH
0.74 MI. NORTH OF LA 113, Rapides, LA
Built 2005 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 11,113
US0165
GoodOver: CREEK
2.4 MI. NORTH OF LA 113, Rapides, LA
Built 1934 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 11,113
US0165
GoodOver: CREEK
1.09 M S OF N JCT LA 112, Rapides, LA
Built 1932 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 10,670
LA0001
GoodOver: INDIAN BAYOU
2.69 M N OF S JCT. LA 457, Rapides, LA
Built 1932 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 7,855
LA0001
GoodOver: COMPTON LAKE CANAL
0.98 MI. NORTH OF LA 1198, Rapides, LA
Built 1932 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 7,855
LA0001
GoodOver: DRAIN
4.53 MI. N OF N INT LA8, Rapides, LA
Built 1963 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 748
LA0112
GoodOver: FELLOWSHIP CREEK
1.27 MILE EAST OF LA 121, Rapides, LA
Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,268
LA0112
GoodOver: MILL CREEK
1.46 MI EAST JCT LA 121, Rapides, LA
Built 1949 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,268
LA0112
GoodOver: CREEK
1.88 MI EAST JCT LA 121, Rapides, LA
Built 1949 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,268
LA0112
GoodOver: CREEK
2.90 MI EAST OF JCT LA121, Rapides, LA
Built 1949 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,268
LA0028
GoodOver: BAYOU MARIA RELIEF
1.2 MI. E OF INT US167, Rapides, LA
Built 1994 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 14,124
LA0008
GoodOver: CREEK
2.75 MI SOUTH OF LA 119, Rapides, LA
Built 2004 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 904
LA1207
GoodOver: DYSON CREEK
4.0 MI. NW OF LA 115, Rapides, LA
Built 2003 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5,494
LA0488
GoodOver: LOST BAYOU
4.74 M WEST OF LA 1208-3, Rapides, LA
Built 2006 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,343
LA0181
GoodOver: DITCH
3.28 MI. SOUTH OF US 71, Rapides, LA
Built 1992 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 739
LA0028
GoodOver: DRAIN
0.18 MI. WEST OF LA 3054, Rapides, LA
Built 1944 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 9,482
LA0028
GoodOver: DRAIN
0.06 MI. EAST OF LA 3054, Rapides, LA
Built 1944 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 22,385
LA0028
GoodOver: DRAIN
0.19 MI. EAST OF LA 3054, Rapides, LA
Built 1944 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 22,385
LA0028
GoodOver: DRAIN
0.59 MI. EAST OF LA 3054, Rapides, LA
Built 1944 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 22,385
I0049
GoodOver: DITCH
4.72 MI. NORTH OF LA 3265, Rapides, LA
Built 1990 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 24,080
I0049
GoodOver: DRAIN
2.16 MI. NORTH OF LA 498, Rapides, LA
Built 1989 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25,033
LENA FLATWOODS RD
GoodOver: CHERRY CREEK
0.18 MI. EAST OF I-49, Rapides, LA
Built 1984 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,480
I0049
GoodOver: CHERRY CREEK
5.1 MI. N OF LA8, Rapides, LA
Built 1984 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 14,042
Whaley Rd
GoodOver: CHENEY CREEK
0.49 MILES EAST OF BLUE L, Rapides, LA
Built 1997 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 30
Fish Hatchery Rd
GoodOver: BURGESS CREEK
2.65 MI. NORTH OF LA 112, Rapides, LA
Built 1997 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 580
I0049
GoodOver: HYNSON BAYOU
0.09 MI. S. OF BROADWAY A, Rapides, LA
Built 1993 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 6,767
Parkwood Drive
GoodOver: Phillip Bayou
0.5 MI. SW OF THIRD ST., Rapides, LA
Built 1991 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 15,642
Third St
GoodOver: BAYOU PHILIP
0.5 MILE SOUTH OF US 71, Rapides, LA
Built 1991 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,800
Hazmuka Rd
GoodOver: DYSON CREEK
0.8 MI. SOUTH OF LA 28, Rapides, LA
Built 1985 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 125
Upr Donahue Fer Rd
GoodOver: LITTLE CREEK
1.67 MI. NE OF LA 116, Rapides, LA
Built 2005 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 600
US0171
GoodOver: LEWIS CREEK RELIEF
2.6 MI N OF LA 175, Sabine, LA
Built 2005 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,790
US0171
GoodOver: CREEK
0.49 MI. SOUTH OF LA 474, Sabine, LA
Built 2004 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,811
US0171
GoodOver: LEWIS CREEK RELIEF
2.7 MI. NORTH OF LA 175, Sabine, LA
Built 1990 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,273
US0171
GoodOver: CASTOR BAYOU
3.83 MI. NORTH OF LA 483, Sabine, LA
Built 2006 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,790
US0171
GoodOver: BAYOU ESTES
5.48 MI. NORTH OF LA 483, Sabine, LA
Built 1990 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,249
US0171
GoodOver: DRAIN
3.2 MI. NORTH OF LA 174, Sabine, LA
Built 2006 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5,228
LA0006
GoodOver: DITCH
4.2 MI EAST OF LA 476, Sabine, LA
Built 1950 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 6,363
Showing 8,001-8,050 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.