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
US0190
FairOver: MID COLYELL CR.
1.3 M E OF LA 447, Livingston, LA
Built 1932 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 9,745
LA0022
FairOver: AMITE RIVER @ CLIO
3.7 M S OF LA 444, Livingston, LA
Built 1974 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,277
LA0449
FairOver: BRUSHY CREEK
LA0449, St. Helena, LA
Built 1965 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,228
LA0449
FairOver: BRUSHY CREEK
3.21 MI. SOUTH OF LA 37, St. Helena, LA
Built 1965 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,228
LA0449
FairOver: HOFFMAN CREEK
2.3 M S OF LA 37, St. Helena, LA
Built 1965 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,228
I0010
FairOver: RESERVE RELIEF CANAL
I 10, St. John the Baptist, LA
Built 1974 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 44,074
US0190
FairOver: BAYOU CASTINE
US0190, St. Tammany, LA
Built 1932 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 9,200
US0190
FairOver: CANE BAYOU
US0190, St. Tammany, LA
Built 1932 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 16,969
US0190
FairOver: BAYOU BONFOUCA
US0190, St. Tammany, LA
Built 1933 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 16,944
LA1057
FairOver: BIG CREEK
LA1057, Tangipahoa, LA
Built 1967 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,539
Anseman Ave
FairOver: CITY PARK LAGOON
0.06 M N OF CITY PK AVE, Orleans, LA
Built 1938 Load: 29.2 t
MELVIN PEREZ PKWY
FairOver: DRAINAGE CANAL
0.04 MI S OF LA 46, St. Bernard, LA
Built 1990 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 3,191
LA0092
FairOver: Lyons Point Gully
0.8 MI W. OF LA 13, Acadia, LA
Built 1975 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 1,354
Landfill Ln.
FairOver: SIMMONS BAYOU
0.1 Mi W of Berwick Rd. S, St. Mary, LA
Built 1977 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 450
LA0003
FairOver: LITTLE CYPRESS BAYOU
6.95 MI NORTH OF LA 160, Bossier, LA
Built 1935 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 3,803
US0171
FairOver: CREEK
0.4 MI. N. OF US 84, De Soto, LA
Built 2009 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 6,525
Power Plant Rd
FairOver: MUNDY BAYOU
0.2 MI E OF LA 3248, De Soto, LA
Built 1983 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 70
VERNON EROS RD
FairOver: CASTOR CREEK
8.7 MI. NW INT. 418, Jackson, LA
Built 1994 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 155
OLD NATCHITOCHES
FairOver: BLACK BAYOU
0.4 MI SW of I-20, Ouachita, LA
Built 1997 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 300
OLD DARBONNE RD
FairOver: N TUPAWEK BAYOU
1.0 MI N of LA 616, Ouachita, LA
Built 1999 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 448
US0171
FairOver: DIAMOND GULLY
3.6 MI N OF LA 378-US171, Calcasieu, LA
Built 1996 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 32,659
US0171
FairOver: LITTLE INDIAN BAYOU
4.6 MI N LA378 ON US171, Calcasieu, LA
Built 1997 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 18,040
LA0099
FairOver: DRAIN
0.7 MI N of LA 1126, Jefferson Davis, LA
Built 1955 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 456
FDR 900
FairOver: TRIB. CORNEY CREEK
1.79 MI. W. FO LA. 9, Claiborne, LA
Built 1974 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 50
North Blvd
FairOver: HORSESHOE CANAL
0.28 MI. NORTH OF US 71, Rapides, LA
Built 1992 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 10,300
HOLLY GROVE RD
FairOver: BAYOU BONNA VISTA
HOLLY GROVE ROAD, Sabine, LA
Built 1992 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 270
LA0772
FairOver: CREEK
1.5 MI EAST OF US 84, LaSalle, LA
Built 1978 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 116
Bluebonnet Blvd
FairOver: DAWSON CREEK/BLUEBONNET
2.15 MI N OF BURBANK DR., East Baton Rouge, LA
Built 1978 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 24,300
I0012
FairOver: I-12 OVER US 61-AIRLINE
I0012, East Baton Rouge, LA
Built 1986 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 28,013
I0010
FairOver: LA 1 RAMPS
I0010, West Baton Rouge, LA
Built 1968 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 18,560
CSWY BRIDGE N. B.
FairOver: LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN
CAUSEWAY - NORTH BOUND, St. Tammany, LA
Built 1965 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 18,830
TERRY PKWY
FairOver: INDUSTRY CANAL
0.1MI.N.OF BELLCHASE, Jefferson, LA
Built 1974 Load: 29.5 t
US0090
FairOver: DRAINAGE CANAL
2.17 MI EAST OF LA 316, Lafourche, LA
Built 1982 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 13,535
Goodnews Ave
FairOver: BARRIERE CANAL
0.15 S. OF LA 23, Plaquemines, LA
Built 1984 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 300
US0090
FairOver: ST. LOUIS CANAL
02554240718181, Terrebonne, LA
Built 1981 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 12,998
US0090
FairOver: ST. LOUIS CANAL
02554240718182, Terrebonne, LA
Built 1981 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 11,661
LA0010
FairOver: BAYOU CARRON
1.6 MI NORTH OF LA 10, St. Landry, LA
Built 1936 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 2,508
LA0507
FairOver: DRAIN
0.44 MILES WEST OF LA 153, Bienville, LA
Built 2008 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 592
James St.
FairOver: SALINE BAYOU TRIB
0.04 MI S OF SYCAMORE ST., Bienville, LA
Built 1991 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 100
South Myrtle St.
FairOver: SALINE BAYOU TRIB
0.1 MI N OF LOCUST ST., Bienville, LA
Built 1991 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 100
South Beech St.
FairOver: SALINE BAYOU TRIB
0.4 M SOUTH OF US 80, Bienville, LA
Built 1991 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 100
BLANCHARD FURRH RD
FairOver: TRIB. TO SHETTLEWORTH BY
2.1 M E OF W LAKESHORE DR, Caddo, LA
Built 1978 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 77
US0079
FairOver: CREEK
1.76M EAST OF LA 159, Webster, LA
Built 1932 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 9,942
Miller Rd
FairOver: COOLEY BRANCH
1.5 MI N OF HWY 79, Webster, LA
Built 1978 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 110
I0020
FairOver: MISSISSIPPI RIVER
.1 MI EAST OF US 80, Madison, LA
Built 1973 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 36,023
I0020
FairOver: I-20 RAMP D FROM US165 S
I-20/US 165 INTERCHANGE, Ouachita, LA
Built 1966 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 31,285
LA0112
FairOver: PERKINS BRANCH
0.1 MI W of LA 377, Allen, LA
Built 2009 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 718
LA0112
FairOver: DRAIN
3.4 MI E of LA 113, Allen, LA
Built 2010 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 718
HICKORY FLAT RD
FairOver: CREEK
1.8 MI S OF WARD LINE RD, Allen, LA
Built 1982 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 47
US0171
FairOver: DIAMOND GULLY
12 MI S OF LA12, Calcasieu, LA
Built 1997 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 18,040
Showing 2,601-2,650 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.
Understanding Bridge Conditions
How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.
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What to do with this
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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.