Structure 40800000040411 · Bossier County, LA

La0003 over Union Pacific Railroad

Carries La0003 over Union Pacific Railroad, 0.95 Mi. North Of La 162.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,487 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

1,487 ft end to end, longest span 160 ft: about 4.1 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.

Built201511 years old
Length1486.9 ft453.2 m
Daily traffic1,979counted 2021
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountyBossier
Location0.95 Mi. North Of La 162
CarriesLa0003
CrossesUnion Pacific Railroad
Coordinates32.71111, -93.73666

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length1486.9 ft (453.2 m)
Max Span160.1 ft (48.8 m)
Deck Width43.3 ft (13.2 m)
Deck Area5982.2 sq m
Main Spans14
Year Built2015

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,979 (2021)
Truck Traffic26%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number040800000040411

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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