Structure 30104500400001 · Acadia County, LA

I0010 over Bayou Nazpique

Carries I0010 over Bayou Nazpique, 0.4 Mi East Of La 97.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,587 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

1,587 ft end to end, longest span 125 ft: about 4.4 football fields. Lengths and the semi-truck 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.

Built1961rebuilt 1974
Length1586.9 ft483.7 m
Daily traffic36,670counted 2021
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountyAcadia
Location0.4 Mi East Of La 97
CarriesI0010
CrossesBayou Nazpique
Coordinates30.24073, -92.62453

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1586.9 ft (483.7 m)
Max Span125.0 ft (38.1 m)
Deck Width40.7 ft (12.4 m)
Deck Area5997.9 sq m
Main Spans29
Year Built1961 (reconstructed 1974)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic36,670 (2021)
Truck Traffic22%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number030104500400001

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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