Structure 32308234600151 · Iberia County, LA

La0087 over Bayou Teche

Carries La0087 over Bayou Teche, 0.2 Mi N Of La 182.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT336 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

336 ft end to end: about 5 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 lift bridge (drawn closed).

Built200818 years old
Length336.0 ft102.4 m
Daily traffic18,440counted 2021
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountyIberia
Location0.2 Mi N Of La 182
CarriesLa0087
CrossesBayou Teche
Coordinates29.99975, -91.80090

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignMovable - Lift
Total Length336.0 ft (102.4 m)
Max Span116.1 ft (35.4 m)
Deck Width80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Deck Area2498.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2008

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic18,440 (2021)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number032308234600151

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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