Structure 40700670207021 · Bienville County, LA

La0004 over Black Lake Bayou

Carries La0004 over Black Lake Bayou, 6.3 Mi East Of La 154.

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
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT280 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

280 ft end to end, longest span 20 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 slab bridge.

Built198244 years old
Length279.9 ft85.3 m
Daily traffic1,087counted 2021
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountyBienville
Location6.3 Mi East Of La 154
CarriesLa0004
CrossesBlack Lake Bayou
Coordinates32.26078, -93.21450

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length279.9 ft (85.3 m)
Max Span20.0 ft (6.1 m)
Deck Width32.8 ft (10 m)
Deck Area853 sq m
Main Spans14
Year Built1982

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,087 (2021)
Truck Traffic19%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number040700670207021

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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