Structure 35030037913641 · St. Martin County, LA

Lake Fausse ST Pk over Lake Fausse Point

Carries Lake Fausse ST Pk over Lake Fausse Point, .16 Mi S Of Levee RD.

Overall conditionPoor

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT305 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 3/9Superstructure 3/9Substructure 3/9

305 ft end to end, longest span 19 ft: about 4 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.

Built198046 years old
Length305.1 ft93 m
Daily traffic66counted 2021
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 12 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountySt. Martin
Location.16 Mi S Of Levee RD
CarriesLake Fausse ST Pk
CrossesLake Fausse Point
Coordinates30.06283, -91.60791

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length305.1 ft (93 m)
Max Span19.0 ft (5.8 m)
Deck Width27.2 ft (8.3 m)
Deck Area771.9 sq m
Main Spans16
Year Built1980

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic66 (2021)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Park/Forest Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number035030037913641

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.