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LA0091 over Spencer Canal

Vermilion Parish, Louisiana · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

LA0091 over Spencer Canal in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 3 (serious condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1970, making it 55 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 388 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 26 of the 260 inventoried bridges in Vermilion Parish rated poor (10.0%); 26 (10.0%) are rated poor.
A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.

Component ratings


Structure	Timber stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 77 ft
Location	1.0 Mi S. of La 3143
NBI structure number	035702120102981
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
La0014-b over Vermilion R/abbeville	1964	19,800	Poor
LA0014 over Valcourt Coulee	1967	19,800	Fair
US0167 over Kenny Coulee	1954	18,668	Good
US0167 over Canal	1954	18,668	Good
LA0014 over Bayou Tigre	1957	13,088	Fair
LA0014 over Drainage	1999	12,903	Good