Structure 85800290100001 · Vernon County, LA

La0008 over Sabine River @ Burr Ferr

Carries La0008 over Sabine River @ Burr Ferr, 1.5 Mi West Of The West I.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,884 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

1,884 ft end to end, longest span 250 ft: about 5.2 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 through truss.

Built193789 years old
Length1883.9 ft574.2 m
Daily traffic1,229counted 2021
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountyVernon
Location1.5 Mi West Of The West I
CarriesLa0008
CrossesSabine River @ Burr Ferr
Coordinates31.06411, -93.52344

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length1883.9 ft (574.2 m)
Max Span250.0 ft (76.2 m)
Deck Width24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Deck Area4363.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1937

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,229 (2021)
Truck Traffic15%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number085800290100001

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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