Structure 624602540500811 · St. Helena County, LA

La0037 over Drain

Carries La0037 over Drain, 0.1 M N Of La 63.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT77 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

77 ft end to end, longest span 19 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.

Built198343 years old
Length77.1 ft23.5 m
Daily traffic1,241counted 2021
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountySt. Helena
Location0.1 M N Of La 63
CarriesLa0037
CrossesDrain
Coordinates30.74453, -90.83429

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length77.1 ft (23.5 m)
Max Span19.0 ft (5.8 m)
Deck Width43.0 ft (13.1 m)
Deck Area307.9 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1983

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,241 (2021)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number624602540500811

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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