Structure 82208220101981 · Grant County, LA

La0524 over Jesse Branch

Carries La0524 over Jesse Branch, 2.0 Mi West Of US 165.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
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 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

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.

Built198541 years old
Length57.1 ft17.4 m
Daily traffic14counted 2021
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountyGrant
Location2.0 Mi West Of US 165
CarriesLa0524
CrossesJesse Branch
Coordinates31.63356, -92.42780

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length57.1 ft (17.4 m)
Max Span19.0 ft (5.8 m)
Deck Width35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Deck Area186.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1985

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic14 (2021)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number082208220101981

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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