Structure 40900940201531 · Caddo County, LA

La0173 over Twelve Mile Bayou

Carries La0173 over Twelve Mile Bayou, 1.53 Mi East Of La 1.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT590 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

590 ft end to end, longest span 100 ft: about 1.6 football fields. 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.

Built198046 years old
Length589.9 ft179.8 m
Daily traffic713counted 2021
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountyCaddo
Location1.53 Mi East Of La 1
CarriesLa0173
CrossesTwelve Mile Bayou
Coordinates32.64490, -93.87730

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length589.9 ft (179.8 m)
Max Span100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Deck Width32.8 ft (10 m)
Deck Area1,798 sq m
Main Spans8
Year Built1980

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic713 (2021)
Truck Traffic19%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number040900940201531

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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