Structure 40900960108801 · Caddo County, LA

La0170 over Black Bayou

Carries La0170 over Black Bayou, 7.99 Mi East Of La 1.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Deck4/9 · Poor
Superstructure4/9 · Poor
Substructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Channelnot part of overall4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT437 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9Superstructure 4/9Substructure 3/9 · sets the rating

437 ft end to end, longest span 19 ft: about 6 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.

Built197749 years old
Length437.0 ft133.2 m
Daily traffic1,209counted 2021
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 12 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountyCaddo
Location7.99 Mi East Of La 1
CarriesLa0170
CrossesBlack Bayou
Coordinates32.81540, -93.87170

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length437.0 ft (133.2 m)
Max Span19.0 ft (5.8 m)
Deck Width30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Deck Area1252.1 sq m
Main Spans23
Year Built1977

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,209 (2021)
Truck Traffic19%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number040900960108801

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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