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
Eraste Landry Rd.
FairOver: MINE BRANCH COULEE
0.06 Mi SE of US 90, Lafayette, LA
Built 1965 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5,620
US0071
FairOver: BAYOU PETITE PRAIRIE
15.69 MI NORTH OF US 190, St. Landry, LA
Built 1935 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,845
US0190
FairOver: BAYOU
0.7 MI EAST OF LA 752, St. Landry, LA
Built 1932 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 6,040
US0190
FairOver: BAYOU PLAQUEMINE
3.5 MI EAST OF LA 35, St. Landry, LA
Built 1931 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 11,913
US0190
FairOver: BAYOU CALAHAN
0.2 MI EAST OF LA 749, St. Landry, LA
Built 1967 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 10,065
US0190
FairOver: DRAIN
3.1 Miles East of I-49, St. Landry, LA
Built 1951 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 21,939
US0190
FairOver: DRAINAGE CANAL
3.0 MI EAST OF I-49, St. Landry, LA
Built 1951 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 21,939
US0167
FairOver: PLAQUEMINE BRULE
0.2 MI E OF LA 749, St. Landry, LA
Built 1932 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 7,630
LA0093
FairOver: BAYOU CARENCRO
0.1 MI SOUTH OF LA 761, St. Landry, LA
Built 1956 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,700
I0049
FairOver: DRAINAGE CANAL
1.6 MI NORTH OF LA 93, St. Landry, LA
Built 1962 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 38,400
I0049
FairOver: KENNISON BAYOU
0.27 MI N of US 167, St. Landry, LA
Built 1983 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 23,498
US0090
FairOver: CREEK
0.73 MI SOUTH OF LA 96, St. Martin, LA
Built 1965 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 62,432
I0010
FairOver: DRAIN
5 Mi E of LA 328, St. Martin, LA
Built 1968 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5,704
LA0182
FairOver: CREEK
1.1 MI NW OF LA 83, St. Mary, LA
Built 1931 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 6,242
LA0182
FairOver: BAYOU CHOUPIQUE
0.9 MI NORTH OF LA 83, St. Mary, LA
Built 1931 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 6,242
US0090
FairOver: DRAIN
1.3 MI EAST OF LA 671, St. Mary, LA
Built 1973 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 18,127
US0090
FairOver: DRAIN
2.99MI EAST OF LA 671, St. Mary, LA
Built 1973 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 8,073
US0090
FairOver: BARROW CANAL
0.7 MI EAST OF LA 182, St. Mary, LA
Built 1964 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 17,736
US0090
FairOver: CREEK
9.3 MI West of LA 182, St. Mary, LA
Built 1964 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 10,035
LA0013
FairOver: CREEK
0.5 MI N. OF LA 14, Vermilion, LA
Built 1952 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,466
LA0013
FairOver: AVERICO CANAL
1.15 MI N. OF LA 14, Vermilion, LA
Built 1952 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,466
LA0343
FairOver: CREEK
0.4 Miles North of LA 696, Vermilion, LA
Built 1957 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,830
LA3093
FairOver: CREEK
0.33 MI S. OF LA 14, Vermilion, LA
Built 1965 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 473
Elis Bridge Rd
FairOver: GUEYDAN CANAL
6.1 Mi W of LA 91, Vermilion, LA
Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100
Pioneer Rd.
FairOver: COULEE
0.7 Mi S of La 14, Vermilion, LA
Built 1985 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 106
Enis Rd
FairOver: CANAL
0.2 Mi N of La 697, Vermilion, LA
Built 1986 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 250
US0080
FairOver: DRAIN
3.7 MI EAST OF LA 154, Bienville, LA
Built 1930 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,956
US0371
FairOver: BEARD BRANCH
1.13 MI S OF LA 516, Bienville, LA
Built 1928 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 457
LA0147
FairOver: CYPRESS CREEK
1.38 MI NORTH OF LA 507, Bienville, LA
Built 1968 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,988
LA0153
FairOver: NELSON CREEK
6.48 MI NORTH OF LA 155, Bienville, LA
Built 1974 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,377
LA0009
FairOver: PEAVINE CREEK
0.8 MI NORTH OF LA 507, Bienville, LA
Built 1951 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,163
LA0009
FairOver: LITTLE BEAR CR
4.28 MI NORTH OF LA 507, Bienville, LA
Built 1951 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,163
LA0009
FairOver: WILLIAMS CREEK
3.67 MI E OF LA 517, Bienville, LA
Built 1949 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 898
I0020
FairOver: BLACK LAKE CREEK
1.3 MI EAST OF LA 154, Bienville, LA
Built 1964 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 37,514
I0020
FairOver: CREEK
3.8 MI EAST OF LA 154, Bienville, LA
Built 1964 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 37,514
I0020
FairOver: BOGGY BRANCH
4.5 MI EAST OF LA 154, Bienville, LA
Built 1964 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 37,514
I0020
FairOver: SALINE BAYOU
6.4 Mi W of La 507, Bienville, LA
Built 1963 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 37,514
LA0794
FairOver: DRAIN
3.19 MI SOUTH OF LA 793, Bienville, LA
Built 1959 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 114
Bailey Rd
FairOver: BEAR CREEK RELIEF
0.3 MI EAST OF LA 9, Bienville, LA
Built 1986 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100
US0080
FairOver: DRAIN
2.15 MI EAST OF LA 782-2, Bossier, LA
Built 1927 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 15,627
US0080
FairOver: DRAIN
1.8 MI EAST OF LA 164, Bossier, LA
Built 1930 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 15,627
US0080
FairOver: CANEY BRANCH
2.1 MI EAST OF LA 164, Bossier, LA
Built 1956 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,052
US0071
FairOver: LAYS BAYOU
3.4 MI NORTH OF LA 527, Bossier, LA
Built 1948 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5,237
US0071
FairOver: MACKS BAYOU
1.2 MI NORTH OF LA 612, Bossier, LA
Built 1965 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 13,317
LA0003
FairOver: BLACK BAYOU
1.31 MI NORTH OF LA 162, Bossier, LA
Built 1934 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5,200
LA0003
FairOver: BRUSHY BRANCH
1.39 MI NORTH OF LA 160, Bossier, LA
Built 1934 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,399
LA0003
FairOver: DRAIN
.24 MI NORTH OF LA 2, Bossier, LA
Built 1935 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,638
LA0002
FairOver: CREEK
4.88 MI EAST OF US71, Bossier, LA
Built 1955 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,059
LA0002
FairOver: EAST BRANCH
7.2 MI EAST OF LA 157E, Bossier, LA
Built 1950 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,495
LA0164
FairOver: CREEK
.45 MI SOUTH OF US 80, Bossier, LA
Built 1943 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,472
Showing 3,051-3,100 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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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.