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
LA0518
PoorOver: GEE CREEK
4.36 MI NORTH OF LA 146, Claiborne, LA
Built 1979 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 389
LA0534
PoorOver: BRANCH
4.5 MI NORTH OF LA 534-S, Claiborne, LA
Built 1973 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 118
LA0534
PoorOver: CREEK
5.6 MI NORTH OF LA 534-S, Claiborne, LA
Built 1974 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 118
LA0515
PoorOver: COUSHATTA BAYOU
1.06 MI NORTH OF US 71, Red River, LA
Built 1975 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 338
LA0515
PoorOver: FOURMILE BAYOU
4.4 MI NORTH OF US 71, Red River, LA
Built 1975 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 338
LA0515
PoorOver: FOURMILE BAYOU
4.98 MI NORTH OF US 71, Red River, LA
Built 1975 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 338
LA0507
PoorOver: CREEK
5.8 MI NORTH OF LA 786, Red River, LA
Built 1975 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 589
LA3008
PoorOver: FLAT LICK RELIEF ELIEF
8.2 MI SOUTH OF LA 160, Webster, LA
Built 1971 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 145
I0210
PoorOver: I-10
2.1 MI W of LA 397, Calcasieu, LA
Built 1977 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 608
TRAILS END RD
PoorOver: BAYOU BONNE IDEE
3.9 MI E. INT. US 425, Morehouse, LA
Built 1986 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 150
LA0027
PoorOver: CRAB GULLY
4.5 MI N OF LA 390, Cameron, LA
Built 1957 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 3,884
High Meadow Blvd
PoorOver: COULEE
.4 Mi N of Toronto Dr., Lafayette, LA
Built 1974 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 1,100
LA0154
PoorOver: LA 154 OVER I-20
1.2 MI N OF US 80, Bienville, LA
Built 1964 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 680
LA0009
PoorOver: READHIMER CREEK
2.43 M. N of 155, Bienville, LA
Built 1971 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,172
LA0009
PoorOver: SIX MILE CREEK
1.6 MI NORTH OF LA 4, Bienville, LA
Built 1971 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 342
LA0508
PoorOver: CREEK
1.3 MI EAST OF LA 507, Bienville, LA
Built 1979 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 475
LA0169
PoorOver: WALNUT BAYOU
0.8 MI EAST OF LA 538, Caddo, LA
Built 1970 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 311
LA0783
PoorOver: DRY CREEK
8.22 MI NORTH OF LA 783, Red River, LA
Built 1974 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 345
LA0157
PoorOver: CYPRESS CREEK RELIEF
6.77 MI EAST OF US 371, Webster, LA
Built 1982 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,757
LA3008
PoorOver: HOLDER CREEK
7.7 MI SOUTH OF LA 160, Webster, LA
Built 1974 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 145
LA0151
PoorOver: DARBONNE BAYOU
1.7 MI EAST OF LA 563, Lincoln, LA
Built 1975 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 2,216
LA0593
PoorOver: BAYOU BARTHOLOMEW
2.39 MI NORTH OF US 425, Morehouse, LA
Built 1966 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,182
LA1036
PoorOver: TICKFAW RIVER
1.3 MI NW of LA 441, Livingston, LA
Built 1973 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 426
US0071
PoorOver: CROSS BAYOU
.1 MI NORTH OF LA 173, Caddo, LA
Built 1966 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 17,247
I0020
PoorOver: MARSHALL ST/LA 1/RRS.
I-20 OVER LA 1, Caddo, LA
Built 1965 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 98,318
LA0151
PoorOver: CREEK
2.12 M. W. OF S. JCT. LA, Ouachita, LA
Built 1967 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,862
LA0113
PoorOver: SUGAR CREEK
0.7 MI. N OF INT LA112, Beauregard, LA
Built 1972 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 709
US0165
PoorOver: CREEK
.9 MI NORTH OF LA 125 SPU, LaSalle, LA
Built 1948 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 3,518
US0165
PoorOver: CHICKASAW CREEK
1.1 MI NORTH OF LA 125 SP, LaSalle, LA
Built 1948 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 3,518
COMMON ST
PoorOver: DRAINAGE CANAL
0.4 MI. N. OF 12TH ST., Calcasieu, LA
Built 1928 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 3,974
Beau Bassin Rd
PoorOver: COULEE
1.34 Mi N of LA 98, Lafayette, LA
Built 1992 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 650
LA0516
PoorOver: HOPE CREEK
3.2 MI EAST OF US 371, Bienville, LA
Built 1961 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 177
LA3015
PoorOver: BAYOU CASTOR
2.11 MI EAST OF LA 5, De Soto, LA
Built 1972 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,157
LA0119
PoorOver: BAYOU PIERRE
5.89 MI. NORTH OF LA 8, Natchitoches, LA
Built 1971 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 189
I0049
PoorOver: B CLEAR DIVERSION CANAL
0.64 MI. NORTH OF LA 3265, Rapides, LA
Built 1990 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 11,969
US0084
PoorOver: RELIEF BRIDGE
.21 MI EAST OF US 165, LaSalle, LA
Built 1962 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,473
LA0063
PoorOver: Little Beaver Dam
1.3 Mi. E. of LA 447, Livingston, LA
Built 1962 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,234
LA0095
PoorOver: DRAINAGE CANAL
2.88 MI NORTH OF LA 35, Acadia, LA
Built 1984 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,035
I0020
PoorOver: MACKS BAYOU
0.02 MI W OF LA 782-2, Bossier, LA
Built 1967 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 15,642
US0080
PoorOver: I-20
3.72 M East of LA 532, Bienville, LA
Built 1964 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 780
LA0006
PoorOver: SAN JOSE CREEK
4.36 MI EAST OF LA 476, Sabine, LA
Built 1950 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 6,363
LA0009
PoorOver: LEATHERMAN CREEK
6.5 MI NORTH OF LA 2, Claiborne, LA
Built 1975 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,248
LA0009
PoorOver: CORNEY LAKE
3.86 MI NORTH OF LA 2 ALT, Claiborne, LA
Built 1953 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 118
LA0169
PoorOver: I-20
0.2 MI N OF US 80, Caddo, LA
Built 1964 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 2,397
I0049
PoorOver: LA0010
2 Miles North of LA 103, St. Landry, LA
Built 1989 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 9,668
US0190
PoorOver: BEAR CREEK
1.6 MI. E OF INT LA 113, Allen, LA
Built 1991 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 3,263
Lithcombe Rd
PoorOver: COULEE MANUEL
1.0 Mi S of US 167, Evangeline, LA
Built 2001 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 80
POM ROY RD.
PoorOver: MITCHELL BAYOU
0.8 MI S OF LA 14, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1988 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 30
LA0027
PoorOver: ICWW GIBBSTOWN
8.53 MI. N OF INT LA1143, Cameron, LA
Built 1976 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 3,506
LA0109
PoorOver: DRAIN
0.2 MI. SW of LA 27, Beauregard, LA
Built 1963 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 1,749
Showing 12,601-12,650 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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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.