Structure 71000120100001 · Calcasieu County, LA

La0012 over Sabine River

Carries La0012 over Sabine River, 5.0 Mi West Of La 109.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT327 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9Superstructure 4/9Substructure 4/9

327 ft end to end: about 5 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 swing bridge (drawn closed).

Built193888 years old
Length327.1 ft99.7 m
Daily traffic3,365counted 2021
Last inspectedApril 2024every 12 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountyCalcasieu
Location5.0 Mi West Of La 109
CarriesLa0012
CrossesSabine River
Coordinates30.30367, -93.74401

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignMovable - Swing
Total Length327.1 ft (99.7 m)
Max Span160.1 ft (48.8 m)
Deck Width27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Deck Area847.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1938

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,365 (2021)
Truck Traffic18%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number071000120100001

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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