Structure 40900000040341 · Caddo County, LA

La0538 over I-49

Carries La0538 over I-49, 1.81 Mi West Of US 71.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT530 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

530 ft end to end, longest span 165 ft: about 7 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built201313 years old
Length529.9 ft161.5 m
Daily traffic1,568counted 2021
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountyCaddo
Location1.81 Mi West Of US 71
CarriesLa0538
CrossesI-49
Coordinates32.60006, -93.83200

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length529.9 ft (161.5 m)
Max Span165.0 ft (50.3 m)
Deck Width34.4 ft (10.5 m)
Deck Area1695.8 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built2013

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,568 (2021)
Truck Traffic22%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number040900000040341

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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