Structure 40700000040289 · Bienville County, LA

La0501 over Fouse Bayou

Carries La0501 over Fouse Bayou, 6.0 Mi South Of Jct Of La.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT240 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

240 ft end to end, longest span 20 ft: about 3 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.

Built201115 years old
Length240.2 ft73.2 m
Daily traffic318counted 2021
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountyBienville
Location6.0 Mi South Of Jct Of La
CarriesLa0501
CrossesFouse Bayou
Coordinates32.16336, -92.85250

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length240.2 ft (73.2 m)
Max Span20.0 ft (6.1 m)
Deck Width32.8 ft (10 m)
Deck Area732 sq m
Main Spans12
Year Built2011

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic318 (2021)
Truck Traffic19%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number040700000040289

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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