Structure 35004030203491 · St. Martin County, LA

La0353 over Bayou Capucin

Carries La0353 over Bayou Capucin, 5.1 Mi South Of La 94.

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 overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT133 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

133 ft end to end, longest span 19 ft. 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.

Built197650 years old
Length132.9 ft40.5 m
Daily traffic3,749counted 2021
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountySt. Martin
Location5.1 Mi South Of La 94
CarriesLa0353
CrossesBayou Capucin
Coordinates30.20299, -91.90160

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length132.9 ft (40.5 m)
Max Span19.0 ft (5.8 m)
Deck Width30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Deck Area380.7 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1976

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,749 (2021)
Truck Traffic13%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number035004030203491

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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