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
US0090/Frontage
FairOver: Delahoussaye Canal
0.05 W of LA668, Iberia, LA
Built 1971 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,432
US0090
FairOver: B ILE DES CANNES
1.7 MI EAST OF LA 724, Lafayette, LA
Built 1953 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 7,540
US0090
FairOver: COULEE MINE
0.7 MI EAST OF LA 93, Lafayette, LA
Built 1953 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 7,540
LA0154
FairOver: FOUR MILE BAYOU RELIEF
1.51 MI EAST OF LA 4, Bienville, LA
Built 1948 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 856
LA0154
FairOver: FOUR MILE BAYOU RELIEF
1.54 MI EAST OF LA 4, Bienville, LA
Built 1948 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 856
LA0154
FairOver: FOUR MILE BAYOU
1.74 MI EAST OF LA 4, Bienville, LA
Built 1948 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 856
LA0002
FairOver: BAYOU
.8 MI EAST OF LA 157E, Bossier, LA
Built 1950 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,824
LA0002
FairOver: CYPRESS BAYOU
2.6 MI EAST OF LA 157E, Bossier, LA
Built 1950 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,824
LA0002
FairOver: CANEY CREEK
4.8 MI EAST OF LA 157E, Bossier, LA
Built 1950 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,495
I0020
FairOver: 1-20 US 71 KCS RR
0.2 MI S OF I-20/US 71, Bossier, LA
Built 1966 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 15,642
US0171
FairOver: MP RAILROAD CREEK
1.0 MI. N. OF LA 3132, Caddo, LA
Built 1976 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 17,212
I0220
FairOver: CROSS LAKE KCS CSR LA 17
2.8 MI NORTH OF I-20, Caddo, LA
Built 1988 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 42,148
BARNES CROSSING RD
FairOver: I-20 (BARNES OPASS)
2.6 MI EAST OF WEST INT O, Madison, LA
Built 1975 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,420
LA0546
FairOver: WILDERS CREEK
2.8 MI NORTH OF LA 151, Ouachita, LA
Built 1953 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,706
US0080
FairOver: CYPRESS BAYOU
2.9 MI EAST OF LA 583, Richland, LA
Built 1930 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,451
US0080
FairOver: HURRICANE
3.3 MI EAST OF LA 583, Richland, LA
Built 1930 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,451
US0080
FairOver: CREEK
1.2 MI EAST OF LA 183, Richland, LA
Built 1930 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,451
US0080
FairOver: LITTLE CREEK
2.7 MI EAST OF LA 183, Richland, LA
Built 1930 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,451
LA0002
FairOver: LYNN CREEK
3.8 MI WEST OF US 167, Union, LA
Built 1950 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 886
LA0143
FairOver: COOK CREEK
2.5 MI NORTH OF LA 2, Union, LA
Built 1951 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,254
LA0134
FairOver: ALLIGATOR BAYOU
3.1 MI EAST OF LA 17, West Carroll, LA
Built 1951 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 759
LA0010
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
1.8 MI. E OF INT LA372, Allen, LA
Built 1950 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 3,242
LA0389
FairOver: CREEK
16.3 MI NORTH LA 109, Beauregard, LA
Built 1967 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 442
LA0389
FairOver: BIVENS BRANCH
17.58 MI NORTH LA 109, Beauregard, LA
Built 1967 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 442
LA0384
FairOver: INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY
6.5 MI N of LA 1144, Calcasieu, LA
Built 1979 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 988
I0210
FairOver: LA 14
I-210 OVER LA 14, Calcasieu, LA
Built 1976 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 61,445
I0210
FairOver: LA 14
I-210 OVER LA 14, Calcasieu, LA
Built 1976 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 608
LA0383
FairOver: BAYOU ARCENEAUX
2.1 MI N OF LA 101, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1965 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 5,563
LA0383
FairOver: SERPENT BAYOU
4.7 MI N OF LA 101, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1965 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 5,563
HOKE RD
FairOver: I-10
1.0 MI N of US 90, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1964 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 3,760
I0010
FairOver: W BAYOU CHENE
2.6 MI WEST OF LA 26, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1965 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,000
I0010
FairOver: MID BAYOU CHENE
3.2 MI EAST OF LA 395, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1965 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,000
Desselle Crossing
FairOver: BAYOU DES GLAISES
0.1 MI. N OF LA 114, Avoyelles, LA
Built 1985 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 400
US0165
FairOver: LA. & ARKANSAS RR
1.44 MI. N OF INT US71, Rapides, LA
Built 1997 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 20,902
US0167
FairOver: DIVERSION CANAL
2.98 MI. SOUTH OF US 71, Rapides, LA
Built 1950 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,324
LA1206
FairOver: Cainey Bayou
1.05 MI. E OF LA115, Rapides, LA
Built 1939 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,042
LA1200
FairOver: HEMPHILL CREEK
3.43 MI. S OF LA121, Rapides, LA
Built 1966 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,400
LA0004
FairOver: WEST TURKEY CREEK
2.7 MI NORTH OF LA 128, Franklin, LA
Built 1952 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,701
LA0771
FairOver: CREEK
.3 MI NORTH OF LA 503, LaSalle, LA
Built 1965 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 186
LA0771
FairOver: FUNNY LOUIS
.5 MI NORTH OF LA 503, LaSalle, LA
Built 1965 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 186
LA0771
FairOver: CREEK
.8 MI NORTH OF LA 503, LaSalle, LA
Built 1965 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 186
LA0771
FairOver: CREEK
2.2 MI NORTH OF LA 503, LaSalle, LA
Built 1965 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 186
LA0771
FairOver: SALTY CREEK
3.5 MI NORTH OF LA 503, LaSalle, LA
Built 1965 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 186
LA0941
FairOver: BAYOU CONWAY
1.4 M North of I-10, Ascension, LA
Built 1966 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,750
I0012
FairOver: SHERWOOD FOREST BLVD
1.2 Mi East of US 61, East Baton Rouge, LA
Built 1970 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 28,013
I0012
FairOver: SHERWOOD FOREST BLVD
3 Mi West of LA 3245, East Baton Rouge, LA
Built 1970 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 32,092
Ben Hur Rd
FairOver: DRAINAGE BAYOU
0.3 MI S OF LA 30, East Baton Rouge, LA
Built 1960 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 835
LA0068
FairOver: LITTLE SANDY CK
LA0068, East Feliciana, LA
Built 1964 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,285
LA0077
FairOver: RICHARD BAYOU
LA0077, Iberville, LA
Built 1968 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 4,376
US0061
FairOver: RELIEF BRIDGE US 61
US 61 WEST FELICIANA, West Feliciana, LA
Built 1987 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 10,202
Showing 2,551-2,600 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.
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What to do with this
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