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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MCFEE ST
PoorOver: STALKINGHEAD CRK MCFEE S
.4 MI. S. INT. 010, Morehouse, LA
Built 1981 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 350
AZALEA DRIVE
PoorOver: BAYOU BONNE IDEE
0.7 MI SOUTHWEST INT 137, Morehouse, LA
Built 1986 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 40
LA1199
PoorOver: CREEK
.18 MI. N OF LA488, Rapides, LA
Built 1965 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 362
Wayne Headrick Rd
PoorOver: LITTLE INDIAN CREEK
0.3 MI. SOUTH OF LA 28, Rapides, LA
Built 2004 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 40
LA1129
PoorOver: SIMALUSA CREEK
2.3 M N OF LA 40, St. Tammany, LA
Built 1956 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 2,611
N. Brickyard Rd
PoorOver: CREEK
3.8 MI NW OF RT 190, Tangipahoa, LA
Built 1975 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 325
Stateline Rd
PoorOver: CREEK
4 MI NW OF JCT 51 & 1054, Tangipahoa, LA
Built 1986 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 40
ROCKY BRANCH RD
PoorOver: BAYOU D'ARBONNE
1.1 MI. W. INT. 489, Union, LA
Built 1974 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 117
Russ Rd
PoorOver: ISLE MARRONE CANAL
1.75 Mi. W of LA 35, Vermilion, LA
Built 1978 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 30
George Jenkins rd
PoorOver: BARRY'S CREEK
1.0 MI.N.OF.LA.16, Washington, LA
Built 1960 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 305
Leonard Seals Rd
PoorOver: JOES BRANCH
10.5 MI. W OF HWY. 2, Washington, LA
Built 1970 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 475
Hay's Cr. Rd
PoorOver: HAYS CREEK
2.1 MI. N. OF HWY. 3, Washington, LA
Built 1970 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 528
Plettenberg road
PoorOver: POLLY CREEK
3.5 MI. SW of LA968, West Feliciana, LA
Built 1975 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 110
REEDS BRIDGE RD
PoorOver: CALCASIEU RIVER RELIEF
1.9 MI WEST OF US 165, Allen, LA
Built 1960 Load: 10.2 t ADT: 132
PAUL BROWN RD
PoorOver: WEST FORK CANEY CREEK
1.0 MI S OF LA 10, Allen, LA
Built 1950 Load: 10.2 t ADT: 10
Berry Bowl Rd
PoorOver: CREEK
1.5 MI NW OF JCT 51, Tangipahoa, LA
Built 1975 Load: 10.2 t ADT: 310
LA0450
PoorOver: DRAIN
2.3 M N OF LA 10, Washington, LA
Built 1958 Load: 10.2 t ADT: 1,162
Harvey Lavigne
PoorOver: BEDICO CREEK
4.6 MI SE OF LA 445, Tangipahoa, LA
Built 1975 Load: 10.3 t ADT: 8
Burson Rd
PoorOver: PARMERS CREEK
2.5 MI NE OF HWY 7, Webster, LA
Built 1976 Load: 10.3 t ADT: 363
Marathon Rd
PoorOver: DRY CREEK
1.5 MI S OF HWY 160, Webster, LA
Built 1976 Load: 10.3 t ADT: 203
LA0157
PoorOver: BODCAU BAYOU
4.0 MI NORTH OF LA 528, Bossier, LA
Built 1969 Load: 10.4 t ADT: 846
LA0717
PoorOver: BAYOU
7.4 MI. W OF LA 14, Cameron, LA
Built 1966 Load: 10.4 t ADT: 511
MURIA RD.
PoorOver: LITTLE CHENIER BAYOU
0.1 MI S of CHENIER RD, Cameron, LA
Built 1968 Load: 10.4 t ADT: 372
OLSON DR
PoorOver: BAYOU BARRIERE
0.8 MI S OF BARRIERE RD, Catahoula, LA
Built 1960 Load: 10.4 t ADT: 300
LA0146
PoorOver: ALLEN CREEK
1.48 MI EAST OF LA 9, Claiborne, LA
Built 1968 Load: 10.4 t ADT: 1,360
LA0513
PoorOver: DRAIN
1.1 MI NORTH OF LA 483, De Soto, LA
Built 1969 Load: 10.4 t ADT: 243
LA0783
PoorOver: BAYOU CHICOT
5.23 MI NORTH OF LA 783, Red River, LA
Built 1969 Load: 10.4 t ADT: 590
W. Chestnut St
PoorOver: CREEK BRIDGE
0.2 MI W US 51, Tangipahoa, LA
Built 1979 Load: 10.4 t ADT: 81
Scanlan Rd
PoorOver: GUEYDAN CANAL
2 Mile S of La 332, Vermilion, LA
Built 1979 Load: 10.4 t ADT: 20
LA0153
PoorOver: DRAIN
3.59 MI NORTH OF LA 155, Bienville, LA
Built 1975 Load: 10.7 t ADT: 1,377
Heck Young Rd
PoorOver: CYPRESS BAYOU
1.8 M E of LA 964, East Baton Rouge, LA
Built 1965 Load: 10.7 t ADT: 2,080
POTTER RD.
PoorOver: THORNWELL DRAINAGE CANAL
1.1 MI N of LA14, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1972 Load: 10.7 t ADT: 30
Philadelphia Rd
PoorOver: HAINES CREEK
4.09 MI. ENE OF LA 1205, Rapides, LA
Built 1980 Load: 10.7 t ADT: 200
BOBTOWN BRIDGE RD
PoorOver: GRAND CAILLOU BAYOU
0.05 Mi W of La 57, Terrebonne, LA
Built 1960 Load: 10.7 t ADT: 2,395
Ernest Faulk Rd
PoorOver: COULEE
0.6 Mi S of LA 332, Vermilion, LA
Built 1999 Load: 10.7 t ADT: 90
LA1123
PoorOver: CREEK
4.24 MI WEST OF LA 98, Acadia, LA
Built 1954 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 134
Chinaberry Dr.
PoorOver: COULEE
0.1 Mi. S. of La 91, Acadia, LA
Built 1974 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 48
Atkins Clark Rd
PoorOver: Flat Rivers Ditch
0.2 MI EAST OF US 71, Bossier, LA
Built 1988 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 50
LA0173
PoorOver: CREEK
5.0 MI N OF LA 3194, Caddo, LA
Built 1950 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 3,057
LA0146
PoorOver: COLEMAN CREEK
1.0 MI WEST OF WEST INT L, Claiborne, LA
Built 1967 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 1,360
Spillway Rd.
PoorOver: CHICOT BAYOU
2.10M SOUTH OF LA 106, Evangeline, LA
Built 1970 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 90
LA0302
PoorOver: BAYOU BARATARIA
.07 MI EAST OF LA 3257, Jefferson, LA
Built 1948 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 1,254
TURF GRASS RD.
PoorOver: GULLY
0.4 MI S OF CORMIER V RD, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1980 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 50
HILL AVE
PoorOver: DRAINAGE CANAL HILL AVE.
.19 MI. W. INT. 005, Morehouse, LA
Built 1968 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 150
LA1072
PoorOver: Warner Creek
3.4 Miles SE of LA 16, Washington, LA
Built 1959 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 1,105
LA1055
PoorOver: SILVER CREEK RELIEF
1.4 M E OF LA 38, Washington, LA
Built 1957 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 94
LA0933
PoorOver: HENDERSON BAYOU
0.9 M E of LA 44, Ascension, LA
Built 1969 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 6,131
LA0169
PoorOver: PINEY BAYOU
6.7 MI NORTH OF I-20, Caddo, LA
Built 1966 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 1,298
Stanley Aubin Ln
PoorOver: WEINER CREEK
0.1 MI E of Cedarcrest Av, East Baton Rouge, LA
Built 1960 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 100
LA0422
PoorOver: STREAM NO NAME
1.9 Mi E of LA 19, East Feliciana, LA
Built 1969 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 153
Showing 11,551-11,600 of 12,699 bridges
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