Structure 53700000053701 · Ouachita County, LA

La. 3033 over Cheniere Spillway

Carries La. 3033 over Cheniere Spillway, 3.90 Mi. NE La. 34.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT150 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

150 ft end to end, longest span 25 ft: about 2 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 slab bridge.

Built20242 years old
Length149.9 ft45.7 m
Daily traffic4,300counted 2024
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountyOuachita
Location3.90 Mi. NE La. 34
CarriesLa. 3033
CrossesCheniere Spillway
Coordinates32.45333, -92.19088

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length149.9 ft (45.7 m)
Max Span24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Deck Width32.5 ft (9.9 m)
Deck Area452.4 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built2024

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,300 (2024)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number053700000053701

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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