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Bridge conditions in Red River Parish, Louisiana

61 inventoried bridges · 16 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Of the 61 Red River Parish bridges in the federal inventory, 16 carry a poor rating. That 26.2% share is roughly 4x the national average.

16 of the 61 bridges in Red River Parish, Louisiana, are rated in poor condition (26.2%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
15 bridges (24.6%) are rated good and 30 (49.2%) fair.
The median Red River Parish bridge was built in 1980.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is US0084 over Bayou Pierre (built 1955), carrying about 2,013 vehicles a day.

Good 24.6% · Fair 49.2% · Poor 26.2% of 61 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
US0084 over Bayou Pierre	1955	2,013	Poor
LA0480 over Boggy Lake	1975	2,011	Poor
LA0509 over Watson Bayou	1978	1,975	Poor
LA0509 over Crooked Bayou	1978	1,975	Poor
LA0514 over Bayou Chicot	1970	772	Poor
LA0507 over Grand Bayou Relief	1976	691	Poor
LA0783 over Bayou Chicot	1969	590	Poor
LA0507 over Stanley Creek	1974	589	Poor
LA0507 over Creek	1975	589	Poor
LA0507 over Brushy Creek	1979	517	Poor
LA0788 over Grand Bayou	1973	405	Poor
LA0783 over Dry Creek	1974	345	Poor
LA0515 over Coushatta Bayou	1975	338	Poor
Minden Rd over Ph Rd 230 Stanley CR.	1975	72	Poor
Courtney Rd over Dry Creek	1986	46	Poor
W.Dale Plantation over B. Pierre Ph Rd 402	1963	12	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US0071 over Drain	1975	9,542	Fair
US0084 over Red River	1990	8,296	Fair
US0084 over Drain	1974	4,670	Fair
LA0177 over Bayou Pierre	1982	2,878	Fair
US0071 over Bayou Toulon	1977	2,559	Fair
US0071 over Morgan Creek	1950	2,544	Fair
US0371 over Slough	1966	2,500	Fair
US0371 over Grand Bayou	1966	2,500	Fair
US0371 over Bracky Branch	1966	2,068	Fair
US0084 over Bayou Pierre	1955	2,013	Poor

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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