Structure 41401010101861 · Claiborne County, LA

La0520 over Creek

Carries La0520 over Creek, 2 Mi North Of U.s.-79.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 3 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating3/9 · Serious
Superstructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Substructure4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT57 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 3/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 3/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 4/9

57 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 slab bridge.

Built196759 years old
Length57.1 ft17.4 m
Daily traffic943counted 2021
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 12 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountyClaiborne
Location2 Mi North Of U.s.-79
CarriesLa0520
CrossesCreek
Coordinates32.83648, -93.05160

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length57.1 ft (17.4 m)
Max Span19.0 ft (5.8 m)
Deck Width26.9 ft (8.2 m)
Deck Area142.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1967

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic943 (2021)
Truck Traffic19%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number041401010101861

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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