Structure 581100410505571 · Caldwell County, LA

La0126 over Bridge Creek

Carries La0126 over Bridge Creek, 0.5 Miles South Of Jct. L.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT95 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9

95 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built195373 years old
Length95.1 ft29 m
Daily traffic1,092counted 2021
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 12 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountyCaldwell
Location0.5 Miles South Of Jct. L
CarriesLa0126
CrossesBridge Creek
Coordinates31.98880, -92.07710

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length95.1 ft (29 m)
Max Span19.0 ft (5.8 m)
Deck Width20.3 ft (6.2 m)
Deck Area179.8 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1953

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,092 (2021)
Truck Traffic21%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number581100410505571

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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