Structure 83501150206081 · Natchitoches County, LA

La0485 over Bayou Pierre

Carries La0485 over Bayou Pierre, 5.30 Mi E Of Jct 1-49.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT452 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

452 ft end to end: 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 girder bridge.

Built197848 years old
Length452.1 ft137.8 m
Daily traffic462counted 2021
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountyNatchitoches
Location5.30 Mi E Of Jct 1-49
CarriesLa0485
CrossesBayou Pierre
Coordinates31.86003, -93.20580

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length452.1 ft (137.8 m)
Max Span100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Deck Width33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Deck Area1391.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1978

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic462 (2021)
Truck Traffic14%
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 Number083501150206081

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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