Structure 583000740300001 · La Salle County, LA

La0028 over Saline Bayou

Carries La0028 over Saline Bayou, 15.0 Mi South Of La 84.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT202 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

202 ft end to end, longest span 40 ft: about 3 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built196066 years old
Length202.1 ft61.6 m
Daily traffic5,026counted 2021
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountyLa Salle
Location15.0 Mi South Of La 84
CarriesLa0028
CrossesSaline Bayou
Coordinates31.43086, -92.16063

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length202.1 ft (61.6 m)
Max Span40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Width33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Deck Area622.2 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1960

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,026 (2021)
Truck Traffic20%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number583000740300001

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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