Structure 71000000000022 · Calcasieu County, LA

I0010 over I-10 Serv Rds B. Sab R

Carries I0010 over I-10 Serv Rds B. Sab R, 4.0 Mi W Of La 109.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
5,007 FT OVERALL1,000 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

5,007 ft end to end, longest span 288 ft: about 14 football fields. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built200224 years old
Length5006.9 ft1526.1 m
Daily traffic16,426counted 2024
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountyCalcasieu
Location4.0 Mi W Of La 109
CarriesI0010
CrossesI-10 Serv Rds B. Sab R
Coordinates30.13066, -93.69420

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length5006.9 ft (1526.1 m)
Max Span288.1 ft (87.8 m)
Deck Width59.7 ft (18.2 m)
Deck Area27775.0 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2002

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic16,426 (2024)
Truck Traffic34%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number071000000000022

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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