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Bridge conditions in Orleans Parish, Louisiana

381 inventoried bridges · 41 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Orleans Parish has 41 bridges rated poor out of 381 inventoried, a 10.8% share that puts it well above the national rate of about 7%.

41 of the 381 bridges in Orleans Parish, Louisiana, are rated in poor condition (10.8%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
164 bridges (43.0%) are rated good and 176 (46.2%) fair.
The median Orleans Parish bridge was built in 1973.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is Us0090-b over Mississippi River (built 1985), carrying about 154,311 vehicles a day.

Good 43.0% · Fair 46.2% · Poor 10.8% of 381 bridges

Bridges rated poor

Every bridge in the county with a poor rating, busiest first. Poor means a major component is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale; it is a repair flag, not a closure notice.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Us0090-b over Mississippi River	1985	154,311	Poor
I0010 over Service Rd & Upt R/R	1960	154,311	Poor
I0010 over I-610 & I-10	1963	49,634	Poor
LA0039 over Inner Harbor Nav Canal	1957	47,739	Poor
Palmetto St OnRamp over Kcs RR	1960	47,738	Poor
LA0039 over N O P B Rr(claiborne Ave	1949	36,993	Poor
Unnamed Rd over I-10	1969	28,550	Poor
Unnamed Rd over I-10	1969	28,550	Poor
S Broad St over I-10; RR; Sts	1951	27,209	Poor
LA0047 over Bayou Bienvenue	1973	23,365	Poor
LA0046 over No Public Belt R/R	1960	23,049	Poor
LA0046 over Sister Street	1960	23,049	Poor
St. Claude /la 46 over Industrial Canal	1950	23,049	Poor
Almonaster Ave over City Street/railroad	1991	22,680	Poor
US0061 over I-10	1940	19,200	Poor
I0010 over I-10 West to US 61	1961	7,620	Poor
US0011 over Irish Bayou	1978	3,912	Poor
US0011 over Lake Pontchartrain	1938	3,912	Poor
US0090 over Chef Menteur Pass	1930	1,215	Poor
Lake Forest Blvd over Citrus Canal	1975	1,000	Poor
East 6th St over Drain Canal	1960	–	Poor
Holiday Dr over Algiers Canal	1958	–	Poor
Holiday Dr over Algiers Canal	1958	–	Poor
Orleans Ave over Bayou Saint John	1964	–	Poor
Orleans Ave over Bayou Saint John	1964	–	Poor
Dumaine St. over Bayou Saint John	1951	–	Poor
N Galvez St over RR Yard @ Galvez St	1950	–	Poor
Almonaster Ave over Florida Ave	1960	–	Poor
Peoples Ave over Drainage Ditch	1960	–	Poor
Almonaster Ave over Inner Harbor Navigation	1919	–	Poor
Jourdan Rd over City Street/railroad	1991	–	Poor
Filmore Ave over Bayou Saint John	1963	–	Poor
Filmore Ave over Bayou Saint John	1963	–	Poor
Allen Toussaint B over London Av.canal	1958	–	Poor
Lake Forest BLVD over Lawrence Canal	1975	–	Poor
Lake Forest BLVD over Lawrence Canal	1975	–	Poor
Joe Brown Memorial over Lagoon	1975	–	Poor
Lake Forest BLVD over Benson Canal	1975	–	Poor
Morrison Rd over Saint Charles Canal	1960	–	Poor
Read BLVD over Morrison Canal	1960	–	Poor
Read BLVD over Morrison Canal	1960	–	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I0010 over Inner Harbor /city Sts	1966	181,400	Fair
I0010 over Gravier Street	1969	172,504	Fair
I0010 over Metairie Road	1962	169,357	Fair
Us0090-b over R/R City Sts	1960	154,311	Fair
Us0090-b over City Streets	1995	154,311	Fair
Us0090-b over Mississippi River	1985	154,311	Poor
US0090 over Sp. RR. & City Strs.	1988	154,311	Fair
Us0090-b over Sp. RR. & City Sts.	1986	154,311	Good
I0010 over Service Rd & Upt R/R	1960	154,311	Poor
I0010 over 17TH Str Canal & City St	2000	137,542	Fair

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025. Counts cover inventoried highway bridges over 20 feet; ratings are reported by the state DOT.

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