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Bridge conditions in Washington Parish, Louisiana

285 inventoried bridges · 29 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

About one in 10 bridges in Washington Parish is rated in poor condition: 29 of 285 on the federal inventory, one of the higher shares in Louisiana.

29 of the 285 bridges in Washington Parish, Louisiana, are rated in poor condition (10.2%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
124 bridges (43.5%) are rated good and 132 (46.3%) fair.
The median Washington Parish bridge was built in 1976.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is Penton road over Mile Br. (built 1970), carrying about 3,200 vehicles a day.

Good 43.5% · Fair 46.3% · Poor 10.2% of 285 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
Penton road over Mile Br.	1970	3,200	Poor
Ball Town Rd over Ard Creek	1960	1,680	Poor
Mitch Rd over Peters Creek	1970	1,420	Poor
LA0436 over Drain	1958	1,306	Poor
LA0440 over Drain	1993	1,262	Poor
LA0062 over Drain	1959	1,205	Poor
LA0062 over Crains Creek	1959	1,205	Poor
LA1074 over Talleys Creek	1958	1,186	Poor
LA1074 over Sals Branch	1958	1,186	Poor
LA1072 over Drain	1954	1,105	Poor
LA1072 over Warner Creek	1959	1,105	Poor
Spring Valley Rd over Creek	1970	838	Poor
Old Columbia Rd over Jamieson Creek	1970	829	Poor
Jefferson St over Coburn Creek	1965	710	Poor
Hudson St over Coburn Creek	1970	703	Poor
River Rd over Bogue Chitto Creek	1983	582	Poor
Hays Cr. Rd over Hays Creek	1970	528	Poor
LA1071 over Creek	1954	498	Poor
Leonard Seals Rd over Joes Branch	1970	475	Poor
Jarrell town Rd over Muster Ground Creek	1960	473	Poor
W. P. Stewart over Lees Creek	1970	430	Poor
14th St over Bogue Chitto CR.	1960	420	Poor
J. W. Riles Road over Deer Lick Creek	1983	415	Poor
Cleve Kennedy Rd over Morgan Branch	1960	330	Poor
Clyde Smith Rd over Creek	1970	315	Poor
15th St over Bogue Chitto Creek	1974	229	Poor
Jamerson Cr. Rd over Jamieson Creek	1990	183	Poor
Mill Cr. Rd over Mill Creek	1960	160	Poor
Jimi Thomas Rd over Miller Creek Bridge	1960	62	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Willis Ave. over Bogue Lusa Creek	1962	15,320	Fair
LA0010 over Bogue Chitto Relief	1996	12,018	Good
LA0010 over Bogue Chitto Relief	1997	12,018	Good
LA0010 over Bogue Chitto River	1997	12,018	Good
LA0060 over Bogue Lusa CR	1965	11,719	Fair
LA0010 over Lawrence Creek	2014	10,686	Good
LA0010 over Creek	1997	10,686	Good
LA0010 over Pond Branch	1932	10,686	Fair
LA0010 over Drain	1932	10,686	Fair
LA0016 over Creek	2003	8,684	Good

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

Every bridge in Washington Parish → - all 285, busiest first, each with its own condition record.

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