Structure 610300000610342 · Ascension County, LA

Boyce Tower RD over Conway Bayou

Carries Boyce Tower RD over Conway Bayou, 0.8 M W Of US 61.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 3 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT90 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 3/9 · sets the rating

90 ft end to end, longest span 10 ft. Lengths and the car on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a multi-beam bridge.

Built1965rebuilt 2012
Length89.9 ft27.4 m
Daily traffic5counted 2019
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 12 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountyAscension
Location0.8 M W Of US 61
CarriesBoyce Tower RD
CrossesConway Bayou
Coordinates30.14875, -90.80789

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Max Span9.8 ft (3 m)
Deck Width15.1 ft (4.6 m)
Deck Area126.0 sq m
Main Spans9
Year Built1965 (reconstructed 2012)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5 (2019)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerOther State Agencies
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number610300000610342

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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