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Bridge conditions in Rapides Parish, Louisiana

524 inventoried bridges · 34 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Rapides Parish tracks close to typical: 34 of its 524 inventoried bridges (6.5%) are rated poor, against a national rate of about 7%.

34 of the 524 bridges in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, are rated in poor condition (6.5%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
280 bridges (53.4%) are rated good and 210 (40.1%) fair.
The median Rapides Parish bridge was built in 1991.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is I0049 over Bayou Clear Div. Canal (built 1990), carrying about 24,080 vehicles a day.

Good 53.4% · Fair 40.1% · Poor 6.5% of 524 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
I0049 over Bayou Clear Div. Canal	1990	24,080	Poor
I0049 over B Clear Diversion Canal	1990	11,969	Poor
La1208-1 over Horseshoe Canal	1975	4,442	Poor
Donahue Ferry Rd over Bayou Maria	1993	3,220	Poor
LA1243 over Flat Bayou	1980	2,861	Poor
LA1204 over Flagon Bayou	1973	2,440	Poor
LA1204 over Flagon Bayou	1973	2,440	Poor
LA1204 over Kitchen Creek	1973	2,440	Poor
LA0121 over Calcasieu River	1973	1,932	Poor
LA0121 over Calcasieu River Tributar	1973	1,932	Poor
LA0121 over Creek	1973	1,932	Poor
LA0112 over Creek	1981	1,197	Poor
LA1206 over Creek	1975	1,042	Poor
LA0456 over Bayou Lamourie	1950	1,009	Poor
LA1199 over Creek	1965	362	Poor
Turkey Cr Cut-off over Clear Creek	1980	300	Poor
Cutts Rd over Hemphill Creek	1983	275	Poor
Applewhite St over Chatlin Lake Canal	1983	240	Poor
Libuse Cut-off Rd over Flagon Bayou	1979	220	Poor
Martin Springs Rd over Carrs Creek Bay	1998	200	Poor
Tulane Ave over Hynson Bayou	1981	200	Poor
Philadelphia Rd over Haines Creek	1980	200	Poor
Beeson St over Flagon Bayou Trib.	1970	200	Poor
Will White Rd over Spanish Branch	1970	140	Poor
Lamourie Rd over Lamourie Bayou	1960	120	Poor
Strothers Crossing over Calcasieu River	1981	90	Poor
LA0462 over Steep Gully Branch	1940	77	Poor
Potato Farm Rd over Campground Creek	1978	75	Poor
Potato Farm Rd over Lemeuse Creek	1978	70	Poor
Fdr 287 over Branch Creek	1963	60	Poor
Brown Creek Rd over Brown Creek	1993	50	Poor
Virgina St over Bayou Boeuf	1991	40	Poor
Wayne Headrick Rd over Little Indian Creek	2004	40	Poor
Fdr 240 over Brushy Creek	1980	30	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

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
I0049 over Industrial Park Rd &UPRR	1992	42,770	Good
I0049 over La 498	1992	42,770	Good
US0071 over Bayou Rapides	1944	42,243	Fair
US0071 over La 1208-3	1972	40,347	Fair

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

Every bridge in Rapides Parish → - all 524, busiest first, each with its own condition record.

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