Structure 55600690201971 · Union County, LA

La0033 over Fezel Creek

Carries La0033 over Fezel Creek, 1.5 Mi North Of La 151.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT80 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

80 ft end to end, longest span 20 ft. 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 slab bridge.

Built197353 years old
Length80.1 ft24.4 m
Daily traffic5,013counted 2021
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountyUnion
Location1.5 Mi North Of La 151
CarriesLa0033
CrossesFezel Creek
Coordinates32.69492, -92.46420

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Max Span20.0 ft (6.1 m)
Deck Width43.3 ft (13.2 m)
Deck Area322.1 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1973

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,013 (2021)
Truck Traffic16%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number055600690201971

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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