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Bridge conditions in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana

47 inventoried bridges · 3 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

The federal inventory lists 47 bridges in St. Bernard Parish: 26 rated good, 18 fair, and 3 poor.

3 of the 47 bridges in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, are rated in poor condition (6.4%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
26 bridges (55.3%) are rated good and 18 (38.3%) fair.
The median St. Bernard Parish bridge was built in 2001.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is LA0039 over RR Canal (built 1991), carrying about 47,739 vehicles a day.

Good 55.3% · Fair 38.3% · Poor 6.4% of 47 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
LA0039 over RR Canal	1991	47,739	Poor
Patricia St over Chalmette Vista Canal	1960	4,562	Poor
LA0300 over Bayou Laloutre	1967	891	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
LA0039 over RR Canal	1991	47,739	Poor
LA0039 over Eickes Canal	2001	47,739	Good
LA0039 over Guerenger Canal	2001	47,739	Good
LA0039 over Chalmette Vista	2001	47,739	Good
LA0039 over Drain Canal	1967	47,739	Fair
LA0039 over Lake Borgne Canal	1981	47,739	Good
LA0039 over Chalmette Vista	2001	31,327	Good
Patricia St over Guichard Canal	1974	5,918	Fair
Patricia St over Chalmette Vista Canal	1960	4,562	Poor
Melvin Perez Pkwy over Drainage Canal	1990	3,191	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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