Structure 53704510619881 · Ouachita County, LA

I0020 over US 165

Carries I0020 over US 165, I-20 Over US 165.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT506 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

506 ft end to end, longest span 70 ft: about 7 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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.

Built196561 years old
Length505.9 ft154.2 m
Daily traffic84,225counted 2021
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountyOuachita
LocationI-20 Over US 165
CarriesI0020
CrossesUS 165
Coordinates32.49925, -92.08330

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length505.9 ft (154.2 m)
Max Span69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Deck Width45.6 ft (13.9 m)
Deck Area2143.4 sq m
Main Spans9
Year Built1965

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic84,225 (2021)
Truck Traffic25%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge7

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number053704510619881

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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