Structure 581303530302801 · Catahoula County, LA

La0126 over Sandy Lake Bayou

Carries La0126 over Sandy Lake Bayou, 2.8 Mi South Of La 8.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT248 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

248 ft end to end, longest span 19 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.

Built197452 years old
Length248.0 ft75.6 m
Daily traffic878counted 2021
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountyCatahoula
Location2.8 Mi South Of La 8
CarriesLa0126
CrossesSandy Lake Bayou
Coordinates31.68424, -91.90850

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length248.0 ft (75.6 m)
Max Span19.0 ft (5.8 m)
Deck Width36.1 ft (11 m)
Deck Area831.6 sq m
Main Spans13
Year Built1974

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic878 (2021)
Truck Traffic21%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number581303530302801

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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