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I0049 over La 498

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

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

I0049 over La 498 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 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1992, making it 33 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 20,561 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 280 of the 524 inventoried bridges in Rapides Parish rated good (53.4%); 34 (6.5%) 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	Continuous prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 211 ft
Location	I-49 / La 498 Intg.
NBI structure number	084004550535542
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 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 Hwys Strts RR Bayou	1994	42,770	Fair