Structure 40900453103201 · Caddo County, LA

La0169 over Twelve Mile Bayou

Carries La0169 over Twelve Mile Bayou, 1.6 Mi East Of La 1.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 3 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating3/9 · Serious
Superstructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Substructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT492 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 3/9Superstructure 3/9Substructure 3/9

492 ft end to end, longest span 70 ft: about 7 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built195571 years old
Length492.1 ft150 m
Daily traffic311counted 2021
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 12 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountyCaddo
Location1.6 Mi East Of La 1
CarriesLa0169
CrossesTwelve Mile Bayou
Coordinates32.69968, -93.91140

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length492.1 ft (150 m)
Max Span69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Deck Width29.5 ft (9 m)
Deck Area1,350 sq m
Main Spans10
Year Built1955

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic311 (2021)
Truck Traffic19%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number040900453103201

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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