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
Saline Ridge Rd
PoorOver: TRIBUTARY TO SALINE BAYO
1.0 MI. S.E. OF U.S., Bienville, LA
Built 1980 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 130
Grover Jones Rd
PoorOver: WILLIAMS CREEK
3.6 MI. S.E. OF U.S., Bienville, LA
Built 1977 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 150
Grover Jones Rd
PoorOver: TRIB. TO BLACKLAKE CREEK
1.0 MI. S.E. OF U.S., Bienville, LA
Built 1972 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 170
Smith Rd
PoorOver: Red Chute Bayou
1.6 MI E. OF US 71, Bossier, LA
Built 1984 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 250
Leila Rd
PoorOver: Boggs Creek Trib
3 MI E OF HWY 3, Bossier, LA
Built 1979 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 60
LA0009
PoorOver: CREEK
9.96 MI NORTH OF LA 2, Claiborne, LA
Built 1949 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 1,635
LA0009
PoorOver: CREEK
10.09 MI NORTH OF LA 2, Claiborne, LA
Built 1949 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 1,635
LA0009
PoorOver: MIDDLEFORK BAYOU DARBONN
10.29 MI NORTH OF LA 2, Claiborne, LA
Built 1949 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 1,635
LA0534-S
PoorOver: CANEY CREEK
.7 MI NORTH OF LA 2, Claiborne, LA
Built 1976 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 118
Hinds Rd
PoorOver: WALLACE BAYOU
2.3 MI. E. OF LA. 17, De Soto, LA
Built 1966 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 55
LA0155
PoorOver: CONEY BAYOU
2.30 MI EAST OF US 71, Red River, LA
Built 1972 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 1,130
LA0155
PoorOver: GRAND BAYOU
2.40 MI EAST OF US 71, Red River, LA
Built 1972 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 1,130
Minden Rd
PoorOver: PH RD 230 STANLEY CR.
0.7 MI. EAST OF LA 5, Red River, LA
Built 1975 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 72
LA0580
PoorOver: JONES BAYOU
4.6 MI EAST OF LA 877, East Carroll, LA
Built 1958 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 212
BULLRUN RD
PoorOver: BRIDGE CREEK
.6 MILES SOUTH LA 88, East Carroll, LA
Built 1975 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 190
SCHROCK RD
PoorOver: BUSHY BAYOU
1.8 M. E OF BAYOU MA, East Carroll, LA
Built 1960 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 130
LENSING LANE
PoorOver: BAYOU PROVIDENCE
.2 MI. SO. INT. 043, East Carroll, LA
Built 1960 Load: 0.0 t
MONDY RD
PoorOver: MADDEN CREEK
3 MI S SIMMSBORO, Lincoln, LA
Built 1977 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 155
MITCHELL RD
PoorOver: LITTLE CREEK
3 MI N SIMSBORO, Lincoln, LA
Built 1978 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 77
W BEAR LAKE RD
PoorOver: TENSAS RIVER
9 MI W TALLA BENA, Madison, LA
Built 1950 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 187
LAKE IRWIN RD
PoorOver: IRWIN LAKE
3.2 MI. NE INT. 505, Morehouse, LA
Built 1978 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 150
EVERGLADES RD
PoorOver: DRAIN TO LITTLE BYU BOEU
.6 MI. E. HWY. 139, Morehouse, LA
Built 1972 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 150
JOHN CRYMES RD
PoorOver: PATTEN SLOUGH
1.3 MI EAST INT. 474, Morehouse, LA
Built 1985 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 80
OLEN HUGHES
PoorOver: BAYOU BONNEIDEE
0.8 MI SE of US 165, Morehouse, LA
Built 1991 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 20
DUMMIE LINE RD
PoorOver: SHACKLEFORD BAYOU
4.7 MI. E. INT. 192, Morehouse, LA
Built 1960 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 60
PINE BLUFF RD
PoorOver: DRAIN TO CYPRESS CREEK
2.4 MI. S. HWY. 557, Ouachita, LA
Built 1978 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 360
HARMON JOHNSON RD
PoorOver: DRAIN TO PRAIRIE BAYOU
2.2 MI. E. U.S. HWY., Ouachita, LA
Built 1968 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 570
SHORT WASHNGTON ST
PoorOver: E. PRONG YOUNGS BAYOU
SHORT WASHINGTON ST., Ouachita, LA
Built 1972 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 200
FLYNN ST
PoorOver: ROOTS CANAL
FLYNN ST. IN MONROE, Ouachita, LA
Built 1985 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 250
KIROLI RD
PoorOver: N TUPAWEK CREEK
2.0 MILES NW W.MONROE, Ouachita, LA
Built 1980 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 300
LA0132
PoorOver: BOEUF RIVER
.07 MI NORTH OF US 561, Richland, LA
Built 1966 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 1,913
JONES LANE
PoorOver: CREEK
LOGMI 0.30 FR 4 TO 8, Richland, LA
Built 1969 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 40
BEE BAYOU RD
PoorOver: CREEK
LOGMI 2.40 FR 212 TO, Richland, LA
Built 1965 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 210
COOK RD
PoorOver: ASH SLOUGH
LOGMI 2.70 FR 271 TO, Richland, LA
Built 1984 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 70
MCMANUS RD
PoorOver: CYPRESS CREEK
LOGMI 5.43 FR 432 TO, Richland, LA
Built 1966 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 150
DAIRY RD
PoorOver: CREEK
LOGMI 0.70 FR 172 TO, Richland, LA
Built 1965 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 60
COMEAUX RD
PoorOver: CREEK
LOGMI 3.41 FR 487 TO, Richland, LA
Built 1960 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 30
ADCOX RD
PoorOver: CREEK
LOGMI 0.96 FR 452 TO, Richland, LA
Built 1970 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 40
JAGGERS LANE
PoorOver: BOGGY BAYOU
LOGMI 4.61 FR 455 TO, Richland, LA
Built 1955 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 30
FORTENBERRY RD
PoorOver: BOGGY BAYOU
LOGMI 2.96 FR 443 TO, Richland, LA
Built 1960 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 22
MIDWAY CHURCH RD
PoorOver: CREEK
LOGMI 1.44 FR 391 TO, Richland, LA
Built 1960 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 90
LA0151
PoorOver: CREEK
0.1 MI WEST OF LA 33, Union, LA
Built 1961 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 527
LINVILLE FIRE TWR
PoorOver: BAYOU DE LOUTRE
2.8 MI. NE INT. 470, Union, LA
Built 1975 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 290
CARPENTERS BRDG RD
PoorOver: WHISKEY CHITTO CREEK
7.6 MI S of LA 26, Allen, LA
Built 1965 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 100
DRU RD
PoorOver: COLE CREEK
0.2 MI N OF SUSIE ALSTON, Beauregard, LA
Built 2003 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 2
LA0012
PoorOver: MUD LAKE
2.4 MI W of LA 109, Calcasieu, LA
Built 1952 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 3,365
I0010
PoorOver: SABINE RELIEF
2.1 MI WEST OF LA 109, Calcasieu, LA
Built 1954 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 86,969
PACKING HOUSE RD
PoorOver: KINNER GULLY
0.5 MI N of US 90, Calcasieu, LA
Built 1995 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 653
Chuck Davis Rd
PoorOver: BOGGY BAYOU CANAL
3.0M EAST LA 1190/LA 452, Avoyelles, LA
Built 1970 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 40
EUBANKS RD
PoorOver: PRAIRIE CREEK
0.8 Mi W. of LA 111, Vernon, LA
Built 1970 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 50
Showing 11,251-11,300 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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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.