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LA1172 over Bayou

Evangeline Parish, Louisiana · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

LA1172 over Bayou in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1966, making it 59 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 704 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 77 of the 155 inventoried bridges in Evangeline Parish rated fair (49.7%); 10 (6.5%) are rated poor.
A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

Component ratings


Structure	Timber stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 78 ft
Location	3.0 Mi East of La 13
NBI structure number	032008200604981
Condition class	Fair

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Louisiana department of transportation.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I0049 over Drainage Canal	1986	19,966	Fair
I0049 over Drainage Canal	1986	19,302	Fair
US0167 over Coulee Manuel	1995	16,358	Fair
US0167 over Bayou Joe Morcel	1994	11,126	Good
I0049 over Drainage Canal	1986	9,875	Fair
I0049 over Drainage Canal	1986	9,158	Good