Structure 581100910912151 · Caldwell County, LA

La0126 over Creek

Carries La0126 over Creek, 2.0 Mi East Of La 3239.

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
CAR · 15 FT77 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 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.

Built197155 years old
Length77.1 ft23.5 m
Daily traffic1,092counted 2021
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountyCaldwell
Location2.0 Mi East Of La 3239
CarriesLa0126
CrossesCreek
Coordinates32.05316, -92.13550

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length77.1 ft (23.5 m)
Max Span19.0 ft (5.8 m)
Deck Width35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Deck Area251.4 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1971

Traffic

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

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number581100910912151

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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