Structure 80531085920971 · Avoyelles County, LA

Cardinal Loop over Choctaw Bayou

Carries Cardinal Loop over Choctaw Bayou, 0.74 Miles NE Of La 1.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

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

90 ft end to end, longest span 30 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1921105 years old
Length89.9 ft27.4 m
Daily traffic100counted 2020
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountyAvoyelles
Location0.74 Miles NE Of La 1
CarriesCardinal Loop
CrossesChoctaw Bayou
Coordinates31.14107, -92.16570

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Max Span29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Width18.0 ft (5.5 m)
Deck Area150.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1921

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic100 (2020)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number080531085920971

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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