Structure 53732309920591 · Ouachita County, LA

Desiard ST over Drainage Canal

Carries Desiard ST over Drainage Canal, Desiard St. Monroe L.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
23 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

23 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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 slab bridge.

Built196165 years old
Length23.0 ft7 m
Daily traffic10,000counted 1980
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountyOuachita
LocationDesiard St. Monroe L
CarriesDesiard ST
CrossesDrainage Canal
Coordinates32.51459, -92.09727

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length23.0 ft (7 m)
Max Span23.0 ft (7 m)
Deck Width49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Area106.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1961

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10,000 (1980)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number053732309920591

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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