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
I0310
GoodOver: M P RR
.05 MI SOUTH OF LA 18, St. Charles, LA
Built 1979 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 15,642
LA0370
GoodOver: B PIAQUEMINE BROLE
4.2 MI EAST OF LA 1105, Acadia, LA
Built 1976 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 442
I0010
GoodOver: BAYOU DES CANNES
6.01 MI W of LA 91, Acadia, LA
Built 1961 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 24,065
Meridian Ave
GoodOver: Retention pond
1.5 Mi NW of LA 3073, Lafayette, LA
Built 2014 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 280
LA0094
GoodOver: COULEE
2.05 MI EAST OF US 90, Lafayette, LA
Built 2000 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 18,293
SOUTHERN LOOP
GoodOver: I-49
2.97 MI SOUTH OF LA 526, Caddo, LA
Built 2005 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 42,000
MT. ZION RD
GoodOver: I-49
2.1 MI S OF LA 175, De Soto, LA
Built 1986 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 14,600
LA0122
GoodOver: HURLEY CREEK
6.58 M E OF E JCT LA 471, Grant, LA
Built 2000 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 683
LA0122
GoodOver: IATT CREEK
6.76 M E OF E JCT LA 471, Grant, LA
Built 1999 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 683
LA0122
GoodOver: BLACK CREEK
8.94 M E OF E JCT LA 471, Grant, LA
Built 1999 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 683
LA0122
GoodOver: BLACK CREEK RELIEF
9.04 M E OF E JCT LA 471, Grant, LA
Built 1999 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 683
Nuel Williams Rd
GoodOver: I-49
1.68 MI. NORTH OF LA 174, Natchitoches, LA
Built 1985 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,650
I0049
GoodOver: BAYOU BOEUF
1.48 MI. SOUTH OF LA 3265, Rapides, LA
Built 1991 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 11,969
I0049
GoodOver: US 71 RAMPS A-3 & A-5
SOUTH I-49 / US 71 INTG., Rapides, LA
Built 1992 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 15,642
I0049
GoodOver: RAMP E-3 ELLIOT ST.
0.67 MI. NORTH OF US 167, Rapides, LA
Built 1995 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 15,642
LA0113
GoodOver: LITTLE SOAPSTONE CREEK
4.3 M S OF JCT LA 10, Vernon, LA
Built 2000 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 709
LA0471
GoodOver: BULGER CREEK
5.97 MI. NORTH OF LA 122, Winn, LA
Built 1995 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 673
LA0037
GoodOver: COMITE RIVER
3.7 M SW of LA 64&LA 37, East Baton Rouge, LA
Built 1977 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 19,515
W. 19th Ave
GoodOver: DRAINAGE CANAL
0.6 MILES SOUTH OF US 190, St. Tammany, LA
Built 2011 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 400
LA0010
GoodOver: LA 10 OVER I-55
LA 0010, Tangipahoa, LA
Built 1967 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 899
LA0442
GoodOver: LA 442 OVER I-55
LA0442, Tangipahoa, LA
Built 1970 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 5,026
I0055
GoodOver: I-55 OVER LA 1048
I0055, Tangipahoa, LA
Built 1967 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 21,762
I0055
GoodOver: PARISH ROAD
I0055, Tangipahoa, LA
Built 1966 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 17,665
LA0021
GoodOver: BOGALUSA CREEK
LA0021, Washington, LA
Built 1966 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 8,154
CHOCTAW RD
GoodOver: LEPINE CANAL
P2929510904391, Lafourche, LA
Built 2002 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 1,435
PLAZA DR.
GoodOver: 20 ARPENT CANAL
0.4 MI N OF LA 39, St. Bernard, LA
Built 2014 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 400
Koran Doyline Rd
GoodOver: Clarke Bayou
0.8 MI NORTH OF LA 527, Bossier, LA
Built 2016 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 775
Tyson Rd
GoodOver: GRAY BRANCH TYSON RD.
3.6 MI W OF HWY 71, Caddo, LA
Built 1982 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 60
US0165
GoodOver: BAYOU SERPENT
1.7 MI N OF LA 102, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 2017 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 11,886
LA0028
GoodOver: BURNEY BRANCH
0.7 MILES WEST OF JCT. LA, Rapides, LA
Built 2013 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 7,065
LA0028
GoodOver: BURNEY BRANCH
0.7 MILES WEST OF JCT. LA, Rapides, LA
Built 2013 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 8,811
LA0067
GoodOver: CYPRESS BAYOU
LA 67 APPROX. .1 MI SOUTH, East Baton Rouge, LA
Built 2009 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 19,515
Placide Rd
GoodOver: Coulee
0.2 Mi E. of US167, Vermilion, LA
Built 2020 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 749
Chalona Dr
GoodOver: 20 ARPENT CANAL
0.4 Mi. N. of LA 39, St. Bernard, LA
Built 2019 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 220
LA3087
GoodOver: BAYOU TERRIBONE
LA 3087 BETWEEN JCT LA 24, Terrebonne, LA
Built 2013 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 13,617
Nation Road
GoodOver: Coulee Duralde
0.5 Mi S of LA 35, Acadia, LA
Built 2019 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 336
Fuselier Rd
GoodOver: GRAND LOUIS BAYOU
0.01 MI. N. OF LA 1160, Evangeline, LA
Built 2016 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 140
Bayou Gerimond Rd
GoodOver: Chenevert Bayou
4.75 MI S OF US 190, St. Landry, LA
Built 2017 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 150
I0049
GoodOver: SWIFT BAYOU CANAL
0.11 M. N. OF LA 530, Caddo, LA
Built 2013 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 29,542
PERCY BURNS RD
GoodOver: LITTLE CROOKED CREEK
0.45 MI S OF LA 157, Webster, LA
Built 2019 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 700
CAPLES RD
GoodOver: SOUTH CHENIERE CREEK
4 MI E CADEVILLE, Ouachita, LA
Built 1984 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 270
LAKEWOODS DR
GoodOver: PATRICK BAYOU
0.1 MI W of LA 139, Ouachita, LA
Built 1993 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 1,127
US0171
GoodOver: BARNES CREEK
7.0 MI SOUTH OF LA 394, Beauregard, LA
Built 2007 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 8,021
FARENZIE RD
GoodOver: SUGARHOUSE BAYOU
0.16 MI. NORTH OF LA 8, Grant, LA
Built 2006 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 350
LA0478
GoodOver: BAYOU PROVENCAL
7.04 M. EAST OF LA 117, Natchitoches, LA
Built 2011 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 479
Bumgardner Rd
GoodOver: CYPRESS CREEK
1.0 M. E. OF LA 153, Natchitoches, LA
Built 2004 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 52
US0171
GoodOver: BAYOU ZOURIE
1.1 NORTH OF LA 10, Vernon, LA
Built 2012 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 12,466
E Ratcliff Road
GoodOver: Billys Bayou
2.4 Mi. S. of US 425, Catahoula, LA
Built 2018 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 190
Ratcliff Road
GoodOver: Duck Creek
3.38 Mi. S. of US 425, Catahoula, LA
Built 2018 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 172
BUSH ROAD
GoodOver: DEER CREEK
1.69 MI N OF LA 863, Franklin, LA
Built 2017 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 150
Showing 10,101-10,150 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.