Structure 83501140210411 · Natchitoches County, LA

La0117 over Middle Creek

Carries La0117 over Middle Creek, 6.71 Mi N Of Jct 118.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT220 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

220 ft end to end, longest span 20 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.

Built195571 years old
Length220.1 ft67.1 m
Daily traffic1,513counted 2021
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountyNatchitoches
Location6.71 Mi N Of Jct 118
CarriesLa0117
CrossesMiddle Creek
Coordinates31.50264, -93.19680

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length220.1 ft (67.1 m)
Max Span20.0 ft (6.1 m)
Deck Width29.5 ft (9 m)
Deck Area603.9 sq m
Main Spans11
Year Built1955

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,513 (2021)
Truck Traffic14%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number083501140210411

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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