Fdr 272 over Rough Branch

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

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

• Fdr 272 over Rough Branch in Rapides 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 9 (excellent condition) on the 0-9 scale.
• It was built in 2024, making it 1 years old at the 2025 inventory.
• It carries about 50 vehicles a day.
• It is one of 280 of the 524 inventoried bridges in Rapides Parish rated good (53.4%); 34 (6.5%) are rated poor.
• Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is open, no restriction (NBI item 41).
• It does not appear under this structure number in the 2024 inventory (a new or renumbered structure).
• Its most recent inspection on record is dated April 2024, on a 24-month routine inspection cycle.
• 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.

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

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