Structure 581103450307251 · Caldwell County, LA

La0506 over Black Bayou

Carries La0506 over Black Bayou, .4 Mi West Of US 165.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT78 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

78 ft end to end, longest span 19 ft. Lengths and the car 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.

Built195373 years old
Length78.1 ft23.8 m
Daily traffic306counted 2021
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountyCaldwell
Location.4 Mi West Of US 165
CarriesLa0506
CrossesBlack Bayou
Coordinates31.97828, -92.16850

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length78.1 ft (23.8 m)
Max Span19.0 ft (5.8 m)
Deck Width23.6 ft (7.2 m)
Deck Area171.4 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1953

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic306 (2021)
Truck Traffic15%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number581103450307251

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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