Structure 40904510118976 · Caddo County, LA

I0020 over Ramp I-20

Carries I0020 over Ramp I-20, I-20 Ramp To La 1.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT3,561 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

3,561 ft end to end, longest span 170 ft: about 9.9 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 girder bridge.

Built198541 years old
Length3561.0 ft1085.4 m
Daily traffic—reported figure implausible
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountyCaddo
LocationI-20 Ramp To La 1
CarriesI0020
CrossesRamp I-20
Coordinates32.50749, -93.73916

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length3561.0 ft (1085.4 m)
Max Span169.9 ft (51.8 m)
Deck Width27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Deck Area9225.9 sq m
Main Spans20
Year Built1985

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic87,567 (2021)
That is about 87,567 vehicles per lane per day — beyond what any U.S. road carries (the busiest freeways run about 25,000–30,000). It is almost certainly a data-entry error in the National Bridge Inventory, so we leave this bridge out of traffic rankings.
Truck Traffic19%
Lanes On Bridge1
Lanes Under Bridge20

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number040904510118976

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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