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
LA0126
GoodOver: DUGDEMONA RIVER RELIEF
1.94 MI E OF JCT LA 501, Winn, LA
Built 1986 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 527
LA0126
GoodOver: DUGDEMONA RIVER
2.07 MI E OF JCT. LA 501, Winn, LA
Built 1986 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 527
LA0126
GoodOver: DUGDEMONA RIVER RELIEF
2.28 MI EAST JCT LA 501, Winn, LA
Built 1986 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 527
LA0126
GoodOver: KIESCHE CREEK
4.11 MI EAST OF US 167, Winn, LA
Built 1996 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 572
LA0126
GoodOver: WALNUT CREEK
.8 MI EAST OF LA 34, Winn, LA
Built 1996 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 572
LA0126
GoodOver: CANEY CREEK
.05 MI EAST OF LA 1232, Winn, LA
Built 1985 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 646
LA0126
GoodOver: TURKEY CREEK
2.72 MILES EAST OF LA 127, Winn, LA
Built 1985 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 426
LA0126
GoodOver: DRY CREEK
0.92 MILE EAST OF LA 127, Winn, LA
Built 1985 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 426
LA0126
GoodOver: FISH CREEK
5.72 MILES EAST OF LA 127, Winn, LA
Built 1985 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 349
LA0126
GoodOver: BEAUCOUP CREEK
9.44 MILES EAST OF LA 127, Winn, LA
Built 1985 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 349
LA0126
GoodOver: DRAINAGE CREEK
9.7 MILES EAST OF LA 127, Winn, LA
Built 1985 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 349
LA0501
GoodOver: MILE BRANCH
8.76 MI. NORTH OF LA 156, Winn, LA
Built 1982 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 120
LA0501
GoodOver: CYPRESS CREEK
11.45 MI. NORTH OF LA 156, Winn, LA
Built 1982 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 120
LA0034
GoodOver: MILLER BRANCH
2.63 MI. NORTH OF LA 499, Winn, LA
Built 1983 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,420
LA0034
GoodOver: DRAINAGE CANAL
3.77 MI. NORTH OF LA 499, Winn, LA
Built 1983 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,420
LA0034
GoodOver: DRAINAGE CANAL
4.86 MI. NORTH OF LA 499, Winn, LA
Built 1983 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,420
LA0034
GoodOver: DRAINAGE CANAL
5.03 MI. NORTH OF LA 499, Winn, LA
Built 1983 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,420
LA0034
GoodOver: WALNUT CREEK
6.96 MI. NORTH OF LA 499, Winn, LA
Built 1983 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,420
LA0126
GoodOver: RICHLAND CREEK
1.67 M W of LA 3239, Caldwell, LA
Built 1985 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 904
LA0846
GoodOver: LOST CREEK RELIEF
1.43 M W of LA 4, Caldwell, LA
Built 1983 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 205
LA0846
GoodOver: LOST CREEK
1.78 M W of LA 4, Caldwell, LA
Built 1983 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 205
LA0846
GoodOver: CREEK
3.3 MI W OF LA 4, Caldwell, LA
Built 1984 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 205
LA0846
GoodOver: CREEK
5.0 MI W OF LA 4, Caldwell, LA
Built 1984 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 205
LA0129
GoodOver: BOGGY BAYOU
3.4 MI NORTH OF LA 565, Concordia, LA
Built 1983 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,684
LA0903
GoodOver: BLACK BAYOU
1.36 MI WEST OF US 65, Concordia, LA
Built 1996 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,031
LA0015
GoodOver: TURKEY CREEK
.4 MI NORTH OF LA 864, Franklin, LA
Built 1979 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 17,677
US0084
GoodOver: NEW UNION CREEK
0.90 M S of US 165, LaSalle, LA
Built 1983 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,637
US0084
GoodOver: COCHRAN CREEK
1.00 M S of US 165, LaSalle, LA
Built 1983 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,637
US0084
GoodOver: JUMPING GULLY CREEK
1.40 M N of LA 500, LaSalle, LA
Built 1983 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,675
LA0500
GoodOver: LITTLE CREEK
4.55 MI WEST OF US 84, LaSalle, LA
Built 1989 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 633
LA0500
GoodOver: BAYOU FUNNY LOUIS RELIEF
1.55 MI WEST OF US 84, LaSalle, LA
Built 1989 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,008
LA0128
GoodOver: SADDLE TREE LAKE
0.20 M N of LA 128, Tensas, LA
Built 1990 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 549
US0061
GoodOver: CONWAY BAYOU
5 MI S. LA 22 (N B LANE), Ascension, LA
Built 1981 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 14,957
US0061
GoodOver: AIRLINE DRAINAGE CANAL
3.2 MI S LA 22 (NB LANE), Ascension, LA
Built 1981 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 14,957
US0061
GoodOver: AIRLINE DRAINAGE CANAL
1.7 MI S LA 22 (NB LANE), Ascension, LA
Built 1981 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 14,957
US0061
GoodOver: AIRLINE DRAINAGE CANAL
1.0 MI S LA 22 (NB LANE), Ascension, LA
Built 1981 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 14,957
LA0001
GoodOver: ROCKY CANAL
5.0 MI S OF DVILLE, Ascension, LA
Built 1983 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 7,858
LA0030
GoodOver: NEW RIVER
LA0030, Ascension, LA
Built 1968 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 12,126
LA3089
GoodOver: BAYOU LAFOURCHE
LA 3089 @ BAYOU LAFOURCHE, Ascension, LA
Built 2001 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 17,685
US0090
GoodOver: EAST BOUND OFF RAMP
0.2 M E of US 90&LA 662, Assumption, LA
Built 1996 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 12,192
S. Flannery Rd
GoodOver: LIVELY BAYOU
0.1 MILES SOUTH OF US 190, East Baton Rouge, LA
Built 2010 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 12,192
LA0408
GoodOver: BLACKWATER BAYOU
3.5 M E of LA 67&LA 408, East Baton Rouge, LA
Built 1984 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 19,515
Burbank Dr.
GoodOver: ELBOW BAYOU
1.4 M E of LA 42&LA 327-S, East Baton Rouge, LA
Built 1981 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 26,100
Core Ln
GoodOver: BLACKWATER BAYOU
0.7 Mi E of LA 410, East Baton Rouge, LA
Built 2002 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,278
Mahoney Rd
GoodOver: MILL CREEK
1.8 MI. NE OF PRIDE, East Baton Rouge, LA
Built 2002 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,173
LA0067
GoodOver: WW DUNN CREEK
LA0067, East Feliciana, LA
Built 1978 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,927
LA0001
GoodOver: LABUTTE BAYOU
LA 1, Iberville, LA
Built 1985 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 5,075
LA0001
GoodOver: LABUTTE BAYOU
LA 1, Iberville, LA
Built 1986 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 5,055
LA3127
GoodOver: SAINT JAMES CANAL
7.4 M EAST OF LA 70&3127, St. James, LA
Built 1989 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 6,703
LA0066
GoodOver: PANTHA CREEK
5.0 MILES S.W. OF JCT. LA, West Feliciana, LA
Built 2011 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,417
Showing 10,001-10,050 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.