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I0049 over Hwys Strts RR Bayou

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

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

I0049 over Hwys Strts RR Bayou in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1994, making it 31 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 42,770 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 210 of the 524 inventoried bridges in Rapides Parish rated fair (40.1%); 34 (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	Continuous prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 10,503 ft
Location	0.23 Mi. North of US 167B
NBI structure number	084004550530131
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 Hynson Bayou	1990	53,224	Good
I0049 over Hill Bayou	1995	53,224	Good
I0049 over Horseshoe Canal	1995	45,104	Fair
I0049 over UP Railroad	1994	45,104	Good
I0049 over US 167 Business	1995	42,770	Good
I0049 over Industrial Park Rd &UPRR	1992	42,770	Good