Total Bridges
12,699
Public highway bridges in Louisiana
State profile · Above median Poor share
Louisiana bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in Louisiana, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 12,699
- Public bridges
- 36.2%
- Good condition
- 11.0%
- Poor condition
Data updated May 2026
Good Condition
36.2%
4,603 bridges rated 7-9
-13.8pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
11.0%
1,397 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4
4.0pp vs national avg 7.0%
Louisiana vs national bridge condition
Louisiana - Good condition share 36.2%
National avg
Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).
Louisiana - Poor-condition share 36.7%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
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 323 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.
PA
Pennsylvania
10.50% top marginal rate
ND
North Dakota
10.84% top marginal rate
LA
Louisiana
11.00% top marginal rate
PR
Puerto Rico
11.98% top marginal rate
ME
Maine
13.23% 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.
Layton Coco Xing
PoorOver: BAYOU DES GLAISES
0.01 MI. EAST OF LA 451, Avoyelles, LA
Built 1986 Load: 0.9 t ADT: 40
LA1077
PoorOver: BLACK BAYOU
1.1 M S OF LA 22, St. Tammany, LA
Built 1965 Load: 0.9 t ADT: 1,019
LA0308
PoorOver: BAYOU LAFOURCHE
.01 MI NORTH OF LA 1, Lafourche, LA
Built 1970 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 5,198
Ebeneezer Tap Rd
PoorOver: JONES CREEK
0.65 Mi South of LA 500, LaSalle, LA
Built 1989 Load: 1.2 t ADT: 300
Anderson Rd
PoorOver: HYDE BR.
2 MI S OF 1054 & 440, Tangipahoa, LA
Built 1960 Load: 1.2 t ADT: 25
Stubblefield Rd
PoorOver: BAYOU ROUGE
APPROX. 1 M. S. OF LA 361, Avoyelles, LA
Built 1975 Load: 2.3 t ADT: 40
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Clonel Kelone Rd
PoorOver: CHOCTAW BAYOU
APP. 0.2 M S BONNETTE RD., Avoyelles, LA
Built 1975 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 60
Elston Rd
PoorOver: Red Chute Bayou
0.5 MI N OF LA 154, Bossier, LA
Built 1989 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 20
LA0580
PoorOver: TENSAS BAYOU
2.0 MI EAST OF LA 877, East Carroll, LA
Built 1958 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 268
Hepzibah Rd
PoorOver: COLLINS CREEK
2.1 M NE of LA 10, East Feliciana, LA
Built 1978 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 8
Georgetown Ceme Rd
PoorOver: KEY BRANCH
0.13 M. N. OF LA 500, Grant, LA
Built 1975 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 30
LA0085
PoorOver: PATOUT CANAL
2.0 MI EAST OF LA 83, Iberia, LA
Built 1945 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 3,125
LA0004
PoorOver: CREEK
4.16 MI EAST OF LA 34, Jackson, LA
Built 1952 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 897
KEPPLER CR RD
PoorOver: SUGAR CREEK
2.3 MI. N. INT. 338, Jackson, LA
Built 1976 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 75
LA1024
PoorOver: CREEK
0.3 M E OF LA 1019, Livingston, LA
Built 1942 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 1,020
LA0577
PoorOver: SUTT BAYOU
1.8 MI SOUTH OF I-20, Madison, LA
Built 1958 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 184
SHANANDOAH DR
PoorOver: CANEY CREEK
.4 MI. E. HWY. 139, Ouachita, LA
Built 1976 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 50
LITTLE RD
PoorOver: CREEK
LOGMI 3.48 FR 1DE TO, Richland, LA
Built 1967 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 100
LA0700
PoorOver: BAYOU GRAND MARAIS
1.33 MI N. OF LA 699, Vermilion, LA
Built 1952 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 1,900
Horseshoe Bridge
PoorOver: BOAT CHANNEL/BISTINEAU
0.4M SOUTH OF LA 164, Webster, LA
Built 1991 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 23
Legion St
PoorOver: LITTLE CROOKED CREEK
0.08M EAST OF LA 803-1, Webster, LA
Built 1990 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 1,250
Farrar Davis Rd
PoorOver: DRAINAGE CREEK
2.2 MI SW LA66&LA969 JCT, West Feliciana, LA
Built 2004 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 30
LA0160
PoorOver: DORCHEAT BAYOU
2.5 MI EAST OF LA 3014, Webster, LA
Built 1966 Load: 5.2 t ADT: 421
CUSTER ST
PoorOver: CANAL
0.01 MI E. OF INT. 5, Calcasieu, LA
Built 1995 Load: 5.4 t
LA0124
PoorOver: CREEK
2.1 MI NORTH OF LA 3102, Catahoula, LA
Built 1960 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 410
LA1024
PoorOver: CREEK
2.5 M E OF LA 447, Livingston, LA
Built 1942 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 1,020
HADLEY ST
PoorOver: Airport Canal
HADLEY ST EAST BRIDG, Ouachita, LA
Built 1965 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 400
MANDALAY BRIDGE
PoorOver: BLACK BAYOU
0.005 MI N OF LA 182, Terrebonne, LA
Built 1969 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 2,388
McCullough Rd
PoorOver: DRAINAGE CANAL
1.7 Mi. E of LA 410, East Baton Rouge, LA
Built 1967 Load: 5.5 t ADT: 1,028
ARKADELPHIA RD
PoorOver: SIX MILE CREEK RELIEF
4.0 MI N OF LA 377, Allen, LA
Built 1970 Load: 5.6 t ADT: 260
LA0404
PoorOver: BAYOU TIGRIS
2.4 Mi W of La 993, Iberville, LA
Built 1955 Load: 5.6 t ADT: 551
Waggoner Tap Rd
PoorOver: Cohcran Creek
0.9 miles south of US 84E, LaSalle, LA
Built 1970 Load: 5.6 t ADT: 100
Doc Steed Rd
PoorOver: BRUSHY CREEK
0.2 MI S OF HWY 7, Webster, LA
Built 1970 Load: 5.6 t ADT: 123
Monterrey Blvd
PoorOver: JONES CREEK
1.5 MI S OF LA 37, East Baton Rouge, LA
Built 1960 Load: 5.7 t ADT: 5,437
Beaver Creek Rd
PoorOver: BEAVER CREEK
1.4 M N of La 432, East Feliciana, LA
Built 1996 Load: 5.7 t ADT: 92
Old Columbia Rd
PoorOver: LITTLE CREEK
3.4 MI. E OF HWY. 43, Washington, LA
Built 1950 Load: 5.7 t ADT: 533
Martin Springs Rd
PoorOver: CARRS CREEK BAY
0.3 M. W. OF H. STRANGE R, Rapides, LA
Built 1998 Load: 5.8 t ADT: 200
Stoney Point Burch
PoorOver: DRAINAGE BAYOU
1.3 M W OF LA 37, East Baton Rouge, LA
Built 1965 Load: 6.2 t ADT: 332
LA0146
PoorOver: ISAAC CREEK
1.1 MI WEST OF WEST INT L, Claiborne, LA
Built 1967 Load: 6.4 t ADT: 1,360
Bobby Woods Rd
PoorOver: BIG CREEK
1.1 MI W. OF LA 132, Franklin, LA
Built 1976 Load: 6.4 t ADT: 115
Jefferson St
PoorOver: COBURN CREEK
0.4 MI.NORTH OF LA 10, Washington, LA
Built 1965 Load: 6.4 t ADT: 710
Ball Town Rd
PoorOver: ARD CREEK
.7 MI. S OF HWY. 438, Washington, LA
Built 1960 Load: 6.4 t ADT: 1,680
LA0505
PoorOver: CANEY CREEK
1.8 MI WEST OF LA 126, Winn, LA
Built 1954 Load: 6.4 t ADT: 873
RUSSELL STREET
PoorOver: FARMERS L & C CO. CANAL
0.2 MI E of LA 14, Calcasieu, LA
Built 1970 Load: 6.5 t ADT: 450
Point ala Hache Fe
PoorOver: MISS. RIVER FERRY RAMP
0.01M WEST OF LA 39, Plaquemines, LA
Built 1960 Load: 6.5 t ADT: 50
S. Holingsworth Dr
PoorOver: VALCOURT COULEE
0.1 MI W. of La 82, Vermilion, LA
Built 1970 Load: 6.5 t ADT: 500
Monroe Farbe Xing
PoorOver: BAYOU DES GLAISES
0.01 MI. EAST OF LA 451, Avoyelles, LA
Built 1977 Load: 6.8 t ADT: 150
LA0507
PoorOver: CREEK
2.0M SW OF LA 797, Bienville, LA
Built 1993 Load: 6.8 t ADT: 845
Strain Rd
PoorOver: DRAINAGE CANAL
0.2 MILES E ONEAL, East Baton Rouge, LA
Built 1974 Load: 6.8 t ADT: 1,535
Talmadge Crumholt
PoorOver: BLACKWATER BAYOU
0.2 Mi. N of LA 410, East Baton Rouge, LA
Built 1965 Load: 6.8 t ADT: 100
LA0004
PoorOver: CREEK
5.04 MI EAST OF LA 34, Jackson, LA
Built 1952 Load: 6.8 t ADT: 897
LA0010
PoorOver: TAWPAW BAYOU
2.40 Mi W of La 105, St. Landry, LA
Built 1958 Load: 6.8 t ADT: 708
Easley Rd
PoorOver: SWEETWATER CR.
3.7 MI NW OF JCT 40, Tangipahoa, LA
Built 1975 Load: 6.8 t ADT: 554
Raborn Rd
PoorOver: ASHLEYS BR.
1 MI S OF LA 38, Tangipahoa, LA
Built 1960 Load: 6.8 t ADT: 4
LA0091
PoorOver: SPENCER CANAL
1.0 MI S. OF LA 3143, Vermilion, LA
Built 1970 Load: 6.8 t ADT: 388
Marathon Rd
PoorOver: GRAY CREEK
2 MI E OF HWY 7, Webster, LA
Built 1977 Load: 6.8 t ADT: 609
Showing 11,401-11,450 of 12,699 bridges
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