Oldest Bridges in Louisiana

The oldest bridge in Louisiana is the Old HWY 80 over Judd Bayou in Madison County, built in 1908.

Age, drawn to scale

The 10 oldest in Louisiana, one timeline

187519001925195019752000today

1Old HWY 80 over Judd BayouLA · 1908 2Almonaster AVE over Inner Harbor NavigationLA · 1919 3Sparrow Lane over Marteau BayouLA · 1919 · 40/day 4Us0190 over DrainLA · 1920 · 5.0k/day 5Cardinal Loop over Choctaw BayouLA · 1921 · 100/day 6La0594 over Youngs BayouLA · 1922 · 8.6k/day 7La0077 over StreamLA · 1923 · 4.4k/day 8La0010 over Bayou MorrisLA · 1923 · 15/day 9La0413 over Bayou PoydrasLA · 1923 · 1.4k/day 10La0986 over Drainage CanalLA · 1923 · 1.2k/day For scale: the Brooklyn BridgeNY · 1883 · 111k/day

Each bar runs from the year the bridge was built to today, colored by its overall condition (green good, orange fair, red poor). A white notch marks a recorded reconstruction; many of these bridges have been rebuilt or widened more than once, and the inventory keeps only the most recent date. Daily traffic is the latest count.

When the bridges were built

every bridge in Louisiana by the decade it was built

Before 1900pre—

1900s'00—

1910s'10—

1920s'2018%

302

1930s'3015%

181

1940s'4019%

1.1k

1950s'5018%

2.2k

1960s'6021%

2.2k

1970s'7019%

1.9k

1980s'809%

1.7k

1990s'904%

1.3k

2000s'001%

1.3k

2010s'100%

344

2020s'200%

bridges builtshare rated poor

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Bars are stacked by today's condition rating. 12,684 bridges are counted. Build years before 1900 are counted only when credible.

The Oldest Bridges in Louisiana

Bridge	County	Built	Rebuilt	Material	Daily Traffic	Condition
Old HWY 80 over Judd Bayou	Madison	1908	1999	Steel		Fair
Almonaster AVE over Inner Harbor Navigation	Orleans	1919		Steel		Poor
Sparrow Lane over Marteau Bayou	Grant	1919		Concrete	40	Poor
Us0190 over Drain	Livingston	1920		Concrete	4,992	Good
Cardinal Loop over Choctaw Bayou	Avoyelles	1921		Concrete Continuous	100	Fair
La0594 over Youngs Bayou	Ouachita	1922		Concrete	8,579	Fair
La0077 over Stream	Pointe Coupee	1923		Concrete	4,376	Fair
La0010 over Bayou Morris	Pointe Coupee	1923		Concrete	15	Poor
La0413 over Bayou Poydras	Pointe Coupee	1923		Concrete	1,351	Good
La0986 over Drainage Canal	West Baton Rouge	1923		Concrete	1,204	Good
Brooklyn Bridge over I278 Fdr Drive Fdr Dri		1883	2016		110,939	Poor
La0538 over Tiger Branch	Caddo	1924		Steel	962	Fair
Us0167 over Creek	Union	1924	2011	Concrete	422	Fair
La0017 over Creek	West Carroll	1924		Concrete	2,238	Fair
La0017 over Creek	West Carroll	1924		Concrete	2,370	Fair
La0017 over Coleman Bayou	West Carroll	1924		Concrete	3,570	Fair
La0483 over Creek	Sabine	1924		Concrete	525	Fair
Us0167 over Creek	Winn	1924		Concrete	5,107	Fair
Dorcheat St. over Creek	Webster	1925	1947	Concrete	890	Fair
Us0371 over Sherman Creek	Webster	1925		Concrete	9,002	Fair
Us0371 over Cooley Br Relief	Webster	1925		Concrete	9,002	Fair
Us0371 over Cooley Branch	Webster	1925		Concrete	9,002	Fair
Us0167 over Creek	Union	1925		Concrete	422	Fair
W. University Ave. over Creek	Lafayette	1926		Concrete	23,405	Good
Us0165 over At Jones	Morehouse	1926		Concrete	1,405	Fair
Us0165 over Creek	Morehouse	1926		Concrete	1,405	Good
La0546 over Guyton Creek	Ouachita	1926		Concrete	1,350	Fair
La0156 over Creek	Natchitoches	1926		Concrete	597	Fair
La0156 over Creek	Natchitoches	1926		Wood or Timber	525	Poor
La0415 over Stream No Name	West Baton Rouge	1926	1990	Concrete	21,189	Good
La0004 over Drain	Bienville	1927		Wood or Timber	890	Poor
Us0080 over Drain	Bossier	1927		Concrete	15,627	Fair
Us0080 over Kcs Rr	Caddo	1927		Concrete	11,856	Poor
La0002-a over Branch	Claiborne	1927		Concrete	467	Fair
La0026 over Brushy Branch	Allen	1927		Concrete	2,151	Fair
La0026 over Drain	Allen	1927		Concrete	2,151	Fair
Us0371 over Beard Branch	Bienville	1928		Concrete	457	Fair
Kirkman ST over Drainage Canal	Calcasieu	1928		Concrete	6,422	Fair
Ford ST over Farmers L & C Co. Canal	Calcasieu	1928		Concrete	112	Fair
Common ST over Drainage Canal	Calcasieu	1928		Concrete	3,974	Poor
Hodges ST over Drainage Canal	Calcasieu	1928		Concrete	3,268	Fair
Gamm RD Ext over Gamm RD Ext. Dooley Bayo	Caddo	1929		Steel	98	Fair
La0121 over Burney Branch	Rapides	1929		Concrete	2,368	Fair
La0483 over Creek	Sabine	1929		Concrete	525	Poor
La0483 over Creek	Sabine	1929		Concrete	525	Poor
Us0084 over Dugdemona River	Winn	1929	1976	Prestressed Concrete	4,317	Poor
La0124 over Piney Woods Creek	Winn	1929		Concrete	1,348	Fair
La0124 over Pope Creek	Winn	1929		Concrete	1,348	Fair
Us0090 over Chef Menteur Pass	Orleans	1930		Steel	1,215	Poor
La0182 over Sandager Canal	Iberia	1930		Steel	6,242	Poor
La0014 over Jefferson Canal	Iberia	1930		Concrete	12,347	Fair
Old US 190 over Drainage Bayou	St. Landry	1930		Concrete	270	Fair
Old US 190 over Half Moon Bayou	St. Landry	1930		Concrete	270	Fair
La0182 over Hanson Canal	St. Mary	1930		Steel	6,242	Fair
Us0080 over Drain	Bienville	1930		Concrete	1,956	Fair
Us0080 over Drain	Bossier	1930		Concrete	15,627	Fair
Us0080 over Clarke Bayou	Bossier	1930		Concrete	2,376	Poor
La0170 over Creek	Caddo	1930		Concrete	1,209	Fair
La0170 over Tiger Branch	Caddo	1930		Concrete	1,209	Poor
La0170 over Red Bayou	Caddo	1930		Concrete	1,209	Fair
Us0079 over Caney Creek	Claiborne	1930		Concrete	5,728	Fair
West ST over Tributary To Mile Creek	Webster	1930		Concrete	4,200	Fair
West ST over Mile Creek	Webster	1930		Concrete	4,200	Fair
Old Arcadia RD over Trib To Cooley Branch	Webster	1930		Concrete	1,041	Fair
Mcintyre ST over Tributary To Mile Creek	Webster	1930		Concrete	400	Fair
Old Arcadia RD over Trib To Cooley Branch	Webster	1930		Concrete	1,041	Fair
Us0080 over Clear Creek	Lincoln	1930		Concrete	3,275	Fair
La0151 over Creek	Lincoln	1930		Concrete	2,216	Fair
Us0080 over Bayou	Madison	1930		Concrete	1,181	Fair
Us0080 over Bee Bayou	Richland	1930		Concrete	1,451	Fair
Us0080 over Cow Bayou	Richland	1930		Concrete	1,451	Fair
Us0080 over Cypress Bayou	Richland	1930		Concrete	1,451	Fair
Us0080 over Hurricane	Richland	1930		Concrete	1,451	Fair
Us0080 over Creek	Richland	1930		Concrete	1,451	Fair
Us0080 over Drain	Richland	1930		Concrete	1,451	Fair
Us0080 over Creek	Richland	1930		Concrete	1,451	Fair
Us0080 over Little Creek	Richland	1930		Concrete	1,451	Fair
Us0080 over Drain	Richland	1930		Concrete	1,451	Fair
Us0080 over Drain	Richland	1930		Concrete	1,451	Fair
La0361 over Bayou Coco	Avoyelles	1930		Wood or Timber	668	Poor
Maxwell Xing RD over Creek	Grant	1930		Concrete	125	Fair
La0120 over Machis Bayou	Natchitoches	1930		Concrete	665	Poor
Us0171 over Creek	Vernon	1930		Concrete	14,420	Good
La0557 over Creek	Caldwell	1930		Concrete	296	Good
La0067 over Stream No Name	East Baton Rouge	1930		Concrete	12,649	Fair
La0076 over Stream No Name	West Baton Rouge	1930		Concrete	6,347	Poor
La1020 over Creek	Livingston	1930		Wood or Timber	134	Fair
Us0011 over Drain	St. Tammany	1930		Concrete	15,607	Fair
Us0011 over Drain	St. Tammany	1930		Concrete	14,365	Fair
Us0011 over Drain	St. Tammany	1930	1956	Concrete	7,499	Fair
Us0011 over Drain	St. Tammany	1930		Concrete	7,499	Fair
La0182 over Drain Canal	Terrebonne	1931		Concrete	3,687	Fair
Us0090 over Creek	Acadia	1931		Concrete	2,899	Fair
Us0190 over Bayou Mallet	St. Landry	1931		Concrete	4,319	Good
Us0190 over Bayou Fork	St. Landry	1931		Concrete	11,913	Fair
Us0190 over Bayou Plaquemine	St. Landry	1931		Concrete	11,913	Fair
Us0190 over Bayou Calahan	St. Landry	1931		Concrete	20,603	Fair
La0182 over Lasalle Coulee	St. Martin	1931		Concrete	14,501	Fair
La0182 over Creek	St. Mary	1931		Concrete	6,242	Fair
La0182 over Bayou Choupique	St. Mary	1931		Concrete	6,242	Fair

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