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
All Bridges in Louisiana
US0061
UnknownOver: US 61 OVER US 190-FLORID
US0061, East Baton Rouge, LA
ADT: 21,150
US0190
UnknownOver: US 190 OVER US 61-SCENIC
0.78 MI W OF I-110 SB, East Baton Rouge, LA
ADT: 8,350
US0190
UnknownOver: US 190 OVER US 61-SCENIC
2.30 MI E OF LA 1, East Baton Rouge, LA
ADT: 8,350
US0061
UnknownOver: US 61 OVER LA 964 @ ALSE
JCT of US 61 & LA 964, East Baton Rouge, LA
ADT: 6,450
LA0067
UnknownOver: LA 67-PLANK OVER I-110
I0010, East Baton Rouge, LA
ADT: 88,300
LA0067
UnknownOver: LA 67-PLANK OVER US 61
JCT of LA 67 & US 61, East Baton Rouge, LA
ADT: 3,850
LA0037
UnknownOver: US 61
1.3 Mi W of LA 946, East Baton Rouge, LA
ADT: 23,000
LA0037
UnknownOver: US 61
1.4 Mi W. of LA 946, East Baton Rouge, LA
ADT: 23,000
LA3064
UnknownOver: I-12
0.6 Mi N of I-10, East Baton Rouge, LA
ADT: 129,900
I0010
UnknownOver: LA 30 & CITY STREETS
0.5 M SW of I-110&LA 73, East Baton Rouge, LA
ADT: 107,800
I0010
UnknownOver: LA 30 Nicholson Dr
1.2 Mi E. of LA 1, East Baton Rouge, LA
ADT: 10,240
I0010
UnknownOver: NICHOL.DR.ON RAMP
I0010, East Baton Rouge, LA
ADT: 10,240
I0010
UnknownOver: CITY STREETS
4.5 Mi W of I-12, East Baton Rouge, LA
ADT: 19,500
I0010
UnknownOver: I-110S RAMP TO I-10W
0.6 M S of US 90X, East Baton Rouge, LA
ADT: 1,950
I0010
UnknownOver: I-10 TO I-110 S.B.
I0010, East Baton Rouge, LA
ADT: 54,240
I0010
UnknownOver: CITY STREETS
I0010, East Baton Rouge, LA
ADT: 19,500
I0010
UnknownOver: E.WASH.ST.OFF RAMP
0.6 M S of I-10/I110 Splt, East Baton Rouge, LA
ADT: 14,990
I0010
UnknownOver: OFF RAMP/OVER ON RAMP
I0010, East Baton Rouge, LA
ADT: 14,990
I0010
UnknownOver: LA 427-ACADIAN TW/KCS RR
I0010, East Baton Rouge, LA
ADT: 23,500
I0010
UnknownOver: LA 427-ACADIAN TW/KCS RR
2.5 M W of I-10&I-12, East Baton Rouge, LA
ADT: 23,500
NAIRN DR
UnknownOver: INTERSTATE 10
0.2 mi. N of LA 427, East Baton Rouge, LA
ADT: 16,990
I0010
UnknownOver: NORTH BOUND
I0010, East Baton Rouge, LA
ADT: 100,100
I0010
UnknownOver: I-12 RAMP TO I-10
2.2 M W of US 61, East Baton Rouge, LA
ADT: 123,000
I0010
UnknownOver: BLUE BONNETT RD
I0010, East Baton Rouge, LA
ADT: 47,300
I0010
UnknownOver: LA1248 (BLUEBONNET)
I0010, East Baton Rouge, LA
ADT: 47,300
PICARDY
UnknownOver: I-10
0.6 MI. E OF JCT LA 1248, East Baton Rouge, LA
ADT: 8,340
I0010
UnknownOver: WB FRONTAGE RD ONRAMP I1
.9 TN EAST OF BLUEBONNET, East Baton Rouge, LA
ADT: 8,340
I0010
UnknownOver: I-10 OFF RAMP TO SIEGEN
.9 TN EAST OF BLUEBONNET, East Baton Rouge, LA
ADT: 8,340
I0010
UnknownOver: I10 EAST OVER SEIGEN LN
I0010, East Baton Rouge, LA
ADT: 39,900
I0010
UnknownOver: I10 OVER SEIGEN LN
I0010, East Baton Rouge, LA
ADT: 39,900
I0110
UnknownOver: US 61B & LA73
JCT of I-110 & LA 73, East Baton Rouge, LA
ADT: 52,980
I0110
UnknownOver: US 61B & LA 73
JCT of I-110 & LA 73, East Baton Rouge, LA
ADT: 52,980
I0110
UnknownOver: N. BLVD. ON RAMP
0.2 Mi. S. of US 61, East Baton Rouge, LA
ADT: 8,830
I0110
UnknownOver: FLA ST. ON RAMP
I0110, East Baton Rouge, LA
ADT: 8,890
I0110
UnknownOver: CONVENTION ST. ON RAMP
I0110, East Baton Rouge, LA
Built 1963 ADT: 8,830
I0110
UnknownOver: MAIN ST. ON RAMP
I0110, East Baton Rouge, LA
ADT: 8,830
I0110
UnknownOver: LAUREL ST. OFF RAMP
I0110, East Baton Rouge, LA
Built 1963 ADT: 8,900
SPANISH TOWN RD
UnknownOver: I-110
1.1 M N of I-10&I-110, East Baton Rouge, LA
ADT: 8,830
I0110
UnknownOver: I-110
0.6 MI W OF LA 67, East Baton Rouge, LA
ADT: 8,830
N 19TH ST.
UnknownOver: I-110
1.4 M NE of I-10&I-110, East Baton Rouge, LA
ADT: 88,300
LA3164
UnknownOver: I-110
1.0 Mi S of US 190 Bus, East Baton Rouge, LA
ADT: 88,300
I0110
UnknownOver: LA 67-PLANK RD
2.0 M NE of I-10&I-110, East Baton Rouge, LA
ADT: 9,100
I0110
UnknownOver: LA 67-PLANK RD
2.0 M NE of I-10&I-110, East Baton Rouge, LA
ADT: 9,100
I0110
UnknownOver: CITY STREETS
1.5 M S of I-110&US 61, East Baton Rouge, LA
ADT: 7,350
I0110
UnknownOver: CITY STREETS
1.5 M S of I-110&US 61, East Baton Rouge, LA
ADT: 7,350
I0110
UnknownOver: US190/US61
0.3 M S of I-110&US 61, East Baton Rouge, LA
ADT: 3,240
I0110
UnknownOver: HWY-US190
JCT I-110 & US 61, East Baton Rouge, LA
ADT: 3,240
I0110
UnknownOver: HWY-US190
JCT I-110 & US 61, East Baton Rouge, LA
ADT: 32,400
I0110
UnknownOver: US190/US61
0.08 M SE of I-110&US 61, East Baton Rouge, LA
ADT: 3,280
I0110
UnknownOver: I 110,US 190,0PS
0.2 M E of I-110&US 61, East Baton Rouge, LA
ADT: 61,500
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