Structure 80502040400461 · Avoyelles County, LA

La0106 over Diversion Canal

Carries La0106 over Diversion Canal, 1.01 Mi East Of La 29.

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
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT197 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

197 ft end to end, longest span 25 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 slab bridge.

Built198640 years old
Length196.9 ft60 m
Daily traffic1,294counted 2021
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountyAvoyelles
Location1.01 Mi East Of La 29
CarriesLa0106
CrossesDiversion Canal
Coordinates30.86544, -92.23140

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length196.9 ft (60 m)
Max Span24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Deck Width42.7 ft (13 m)
Deck Area780 sq m
Main Spans8
Year Built1986

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,294 (2021)
Truck Traffic14%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number080502040400461

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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