Structure 581100680404201 · Caldwell County, LA

La0004 over Sugar Creek

Carries La0004 over Sugar Creek, 1.4 Mi East Of La 557.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT76 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

76 ft end to end, longest span 19 ft. Lengths and the car 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.

Built195472 years old
Length76.1 ft23.2 m
Daily traffic311counted 2021
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountyCaldwell
Location1.4 Mi East Of La 557
CarriesLa0004
CrossesSugar Creek
Coordinates32.22502, -92.25650

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length76.1 ft (23.2 m)
Max Span19.0 ft (5.8 m)
Deck Width27.6 ft (8.4 m)
Deck Area194.9 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1954

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic311 (2021)
Truck Traffic21%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number581100680404201

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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