Structure 71201930100001 · Cameron County, LA

La0027 over Cal.ship Cha/cam.ferry 2

Carries La0027 over Cal.ship Cha/cam.ferry 2, 9.2 Mi E Of La 82.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 3 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck4/9 · Poor
Superstructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT50 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9Superstructure 3/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

50 ft end to end. 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 bridge of this kind.

Built196561 years old
Length49.9 ft15.2 m
Daily traffic543counted 2021
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 12 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountyCameron
Location9.2 Mi E Of La 82
CarriesLa0027
CrossesCal.ship Cha/cam.ferry 2
Coordinates29.80383, -93.34485

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignOther
Total Length49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Max Span32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Width25.6 ft (7.8 m)
Deck Area118.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1965

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic543 (2021)
Truck Traffic17%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number071201930100001

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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