Structure 40832499932981 · Bossier County, LA

Ivan Lake RD over Ivan Lake

Carries Ivan Lake RD over Ivan Lake, 0.7 Mi N Of HWY 160.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT256 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

256 ft end to end, longest span 15 ft: about 4 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.

Built198937 years old
Length255.9 ft78 m
Daily traffic140counted 2020
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountyBossier
Location0.7 Mi N Of HWY 160
CarriesIvan Lake RD
CrossesIvan Lake
Coordinates32.83148, -93.49507

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length255.9 ft (78 m)
Max Span15.1 ft (4.6 m)
Deck Width26.2 ft (8 m)
Deck Area624 sq m
Main Spans17
Year Built1989

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic140 (2020)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number040832499932981

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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