Structure 70600280400781 · Beauregard County, LA

La0026 over Bundicks Creek

Carries La0026 over Bundicks Creek, 0.8 Mi E Of US 171.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT600 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

600 ft end to end, longest span 20 ft: about 1.7 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 slab bridge.

Built198442 years old
Length600.1 ft182.9 m
Daily traffic4,012counted 2021
Last inspectedJanuary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountyBeauregard
Location0.8 Mi E Of US 171
CarriesLa0026
CrossesBundicks Creek
Coordinates30.81908, -93.23070

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length600.1 ft (182.9 m)
Max Span20.0 ft (6.1 m)
Deck Width43.0 ft (13.1 m)
Deck Area2396.0 sq m
Main Spans30
Year Built1984

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,012 (2021)
Truck Traffic18%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number070600280400781

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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