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
LA0010
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
0.4 MI S OF LA 106, Evangeline, LA
Built 1950 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,571
LA0329
FairOver: RODERE CANAL
0.10 MI SOUTH OF LA 14, Iberia, LA
Built 1953 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 2,419
LA3182
FairOver: BAYOU TECHE
0.08 MI EAST OF LA 182, Iberia, LA
Built 1980 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,390
LA0014
FairOver: BIG FOUR CANAL
3.1 miles West of LA 91, Vermilion, LA
Built 1958 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,717
LA0014
FairOver: ELLIOT DITCH
2.1 MI W. OF LA 91, Vermilion, LA
Built 1958 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,717
LA0014
FairOver: AVRICO CANAL
1.24 MI W. OF LA 91, Vermilion, LA
Built 1952 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 3,212
LA0014
FairOver: MARE MICHELE
1.2 MI W. OF LA 711, Vermilion, LA
Built 1952 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 3,212
PARISH RD 685
FairOver: BAYOU TIGRE
0.78 MI S. OF LA 14, Vermilion, LA
Built 1961 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,298
US0171
FairOver: BRUSH BAYOU
0.1 MI. S. OF LA 511, Caddo, LA
Built 1960 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 16,911
LA0170
FairOver: CREEK
3.1 MI EAST OF LA 1, Caddo, LA
Built 1930 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,209
LA0835
FairOver: COFFEE BAYOU
8.36 MI EAST OF US 165, Morehouse, LA
Built 1963 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 366
LA0835
FairOver: CREEK
9.87 MI EAST OF US 165, Morehouse, LA
Built 1963 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 366
US0080
FairOver: BROWNLEE CREEK
.6 MI EAST OF I-20, Ouachita, LA
Built 1951 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 3,275
US0080
FairOver: PATRICK CREEK
2.7 MI EAST OF I-20, Ouachita, LA
Built 1951 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 3,275
LA0577
FairOver: BIG COLEWA BAYOU
.7 MI EAST OF LA 585, West Carroll, LA
Built 1953 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 365
LA0383
FairOver: KINDER DITCH
4.7 MI W OF US 165, Allen, LA
Built 1959 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 2,193
US0090
FairOver: KAYOUCHE COULEE
0.3 MI. E. OF LA 14, Calcasieu, LA
Built 1957 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 4,199
BERKEN ROAD
FairOver: GRAND MARAIS BAYOU
1.5 MI. N. of LA 1126, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1978 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 40
BRYAN ROAD
FairOver: GULLY
0.2 MI. W. of LA 99, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1978 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 30
BRYAN ROAD
FairOver: GULLY
0.7 MI W of LA 99, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1978 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 30
US0167X
FairOver: HORSESHOE CANAL
1.11 MI. NE OF US 71, Rapides, LA
Built 1958 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 9,641
LA0112
FairOver: DIV CANAL LECOMPTE
8.18 MI. E OF INT US165, Rapides, LA
Built 1952 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 2,304
LA0015
FairOver: STOKES BAYOU
.7 MI NORTH OF LA 3210, Franklin, LA
Built 1979 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 6,896
LA0892
FairOver: CHOCTAW BAYOU
.2 MI EAST OF LA 573, Tensas, LA
Built 1952 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 109
LA1010
FairOver: BAYOU LAFOURCHE
LA1010, Assumption, LA
Built 1954 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 143
LA0019
FairOver: REDWOOD CREEK
LA0019, East Feliciana, LA
Built 1949 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 4,697
LA0442
FairOver: L NATALBANY RIVER
LA0442, Livingston, LA
Built 1962 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 5,026
LA0448
FairOver: GREASY CREEK
LA0448, St. Helena, LA
Built 1962 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 547
LA1036
FairOver: EAST SPRING BRANCH
LA1036, St. Helena, LA
Built 1962 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 601
LA1036
FairOver: BEAR CREEK
LA1036, St. Helena, LA
Built 1962 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 601
US0011
FairOver: BAYOU POTASSAY
0.2 M N OF LA 433, St. Tammany, LA
Built 1951 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 15,201
LA1077
FairOver: TCHEFUNCTE RIVER
LA1077, St. Tammany, LA
Built 1957 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 883
LA0442
FairOver: PARKER BAYOU
LA0442, Tangipahoa, LA
Built 1963 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 5,026
Chappepeela Rd
FairOver: CHAPPEPEELA RELIEF
0.3 MI. W OF LA. 445, Tangipahoa, LA
Built 1990 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,145
New Genessee Rd
FairOver: CREEK
2.6 MI SE OF LA 442, Tangipahoa, LA
Built 1978 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 800
LA0038
FairOver: DRAIN
1.3 M W OF LA 25, Washington, LA
Built 1952 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,706
LA0038
FairOver: DRAIN
0.9 MI W OF LA 25, Washington, LA
Built 1949 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,706
LA0038
FairOver: DRAIN
0.8 M W OF LA 25, Washington, LA
Built 1949 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,706
LA0038
FairOver: DRAIN
0.6 M W OF LA 25, Washington, LA
Built 1949 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,706
LA0038
FairOver: DRAIN
0.5 M W OF LA 25, Washington, LA
Built 1949 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,706
LA0038
FairOver: DRAIN
0.3 M W OF LA 25, Washington, LA
Built 1949 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,706
Lapalco BLVD
FairOver: HARVEY CANAL
3.1 MI.W.OF BELLCHAS, Jefferson, LA
Built 1972 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 60,000
Aicee Fortier BLVD
FairOver: CANAL
.2 MI. N. OF HWY. 90, Orleans, LA
Built 1970 Load: 22.0 t
JUDY DR
FairOver: 20 ARPENT CANAL
0.15 MI N E OF LA 39, St. Bernard, LA
Built 1988 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 618
LA0014
FairOver: JEFFERSON CANAL
2.99 MI EAST OF LA 330, Iberia, LA
Built 1930 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 12,347
Lee Station Rd
FairOver: Petite Anse Bayou
2.2 Mi. S. of La 14, Iberia, LA
Built 1985 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 35
Rue Basin
FairOver: Coulee
.1 M W of I49 S Srvce Rd, Lafayette, LA
Built 1981 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 100
I0049
FairOver: LA3233
2.8 S of La 31, St. Landry, LA
Built 1982 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 25,609
LA0014
FairOver: AVRICO CANAL
5.98 MI W. OF LA 91, Vermilion, LA
Built 1960 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,717
BUSH RD
FairOver: DRAIN TO JONES BAYOU
0.01 MILES NORTH OF LA 58, East Carroll, LA
Built 1996 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 135
Showing 1,401-1,450 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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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.