Parishes with the most bridges in dire need of repair in Louisiana

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July 5, 2023
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Parishes with the most bridges in dire need of repair in Louisiana

One in three U.S. bridges is in need of repair or replacement, according to data from the American Road & Transportation Builders Association, including 29% of interstate bridges. The cost to make these repairs is estimated to be in excess of $54 billion.

Stacker investigated which parishes in Louisiana have the most bridges in dire need of repair using data from the Federal Highway Administration. The data is accurate as of June 15, 2022. Parishes are ranked by percent of bridges in "poor" condition and ties are broken by percent square meters of bridges in poor condition. Parishes that have no bridges or have no bridges in poor condition are excluded from the list.

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#20. Lafourche Parish

- Bridges in poor condition: 14.6% (19 of 130 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 2.3% (7,770 of 339,040 square meters of bridges)

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#19. West Baton Rouge Parish

- Bridges in poor condition: 14.7% (10 of 68 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 30.3% (30,099 of 99,492 square meters of bridges)

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#18. Morehouse Parish

- Bridges in poor condition: 14.8% (20 of 135 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 9.4% (4,720 of 50,423 square meters of bridges)

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#17. Jefferson Davis Parish

- Bridges in poor condition: 15.4% (37 of 240 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 12.5% (10,279 of 81,984 square meters of bridges)

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#16. Winn Parish

- Bridges in poor condition: 16.4% (36 of 220 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 10.9% (9,679 of 89,083 square meters of bridges)

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#15. Natchitoches Parish

- Bridges in poor condition: 16.5% (52 of 315 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 10.5% (16,595 of 157,324 square meters of bridges)

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#14. Grant Parish

- Bridges in poor condition: 16.7% (35 of 210 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 15.4% (13,656 of 88,873 square meters of bridges)

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#13. Bossier Parish

- Bridges in poor condition: 17.5% (47 of 269 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 15.5% (41,535 of 267,138 square meters of bridges)

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#12. Plaquemines Parish

- Bridges in poor condition: 19.4% (7 of 36 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 4.1% (1,854 of 44,953 square meters of bridges)

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#11. East Baton Rouge Parish

- Bridges in poor condition: 20.8% (114 of 547 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 8.6% (74,552 of 869,110 square meters of bridges)

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#10. Cameron Parish

- Bridges in poor condition: 22.2% (12 of 54 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 15.9% (7,709 of 48,482 square meters of bridges)

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#9. East Carroll Parish

- Bridges in poor condition: 23.2% (13 of 56 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 18.1% (3,461 of 19,120 square meters of bridges)

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#8. Avoyelles Parish

- Bridges in poor condition: 25.3% (39 of 154 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 8.1% (6,623 of 81,616 square meters of bridges)

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#7. Webster Parish

- Bridges in poor condition: 26.3% (51 of 194 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 19.5% (17,349 of 89,068 square meters of bridges)

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#6. West Feliciana Parish

- Bridges in poor condition: 26.6% (29 of 109 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 6.9% (9,055 of 130,990 square meters of bridges)

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#5. East Feliciana Parish

- Bridges in poor condition: 27.4% (37 of 135 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 21.4% (10,054 of 46,897 square meters of bridges)

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#4. Bienville Parish

- Bridges in poor condition: 27.7% (52 of 188 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 17.5% (15,026 of 85,967 square meters of bridges)

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#3. Claiborne Parish

- Bridges in poor condition: 29.5% (44 of 149 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 34.8% (14,098 of 40,538 square meters of bridges)

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#2. Pointe Coupee Parish

- Bridges in poor condition: 30.8% (16 of 52 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 2.2% (3,940 of 177,686 square meters of bridges)

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#1. Red River Parish

- Bridges in poor condition: 31.7% (20 of 63 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 22.1% (8,311 of 37,678 square meters of bridges)

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