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Donaldson Ave over Horse Bayou/donaldson St

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

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

Donaldson Ave over Horse Bayou/donaldson St in Morehouse 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 1 (imminent failure condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1978, making it 47 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 100 vehicles a day (traffic count year 1979).
Its listed owner is a city or municipal highway agency.
It is one of 19 of the 136 inventoried bridges in Morehouse Parish rated poor (14.0%); 19 (14.0%) 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 44 ft
Location	.1 Mi. E. Int. 014
NBI structure number	053432476915191
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US0165 over Tisdale Canal	1978	12,405	Fair
LA0139 over I.p. Drainage Canal	1973	9,490	Fair
LA1268 over Staulkinghead Creek	1983	8,914	Fair
US0425 over Bayou Bartholomew	1985	7,629	Fair
US0425 over Horse Bayou	2012	5,676	Fair
US0425 over Bayou Bartholomew	2012	5,676	Good