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E. University Ave. over Vermilion River

Lafayette Parish, Louisiana · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

E. University Ave. over Vermilion River in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1988, making it 37 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 4,400 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is a city or municipal highway agency.
It is one of 144 of the 319 inventoried bridges in Lafayette Parish rated good (45.1%); 25 (7.8%) are rated poor.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings


Structure	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 333 ft
Location	0.02 Mi SE of US 90
NBI structure number	032830126920021
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I0049 over Creek	1963	74,085	Good
I0049 over Creek	1963	74,085	Fair
I0049 over La 98	1981	66,737	Good
US0090 over Albertsons Pkwy	2018	62,432	Good
US0090 over La 182 & BNSF RR	2018	62,432	Fair
US0090 over Vermilion River	1965	62,432	Fair