Structure 82231259923551 · Grant County, LA

Meade RD over Walden Bayou

Carries Meade RD over Walden Bayou, 2.53 Mi. South 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
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT160 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

160 ft end to end, longest span 20 ft: about 2 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.

Built200818 years old
Length160.1 ft48.8 m
Daily traffic100counted 2022
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountyGrant
Location2.53 Mi. South Of US 71
CarriesMeade RD
CrossesWalden Bayou
Coordinates31.43094, -92.59210

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length160.1 ft (48.8 m)
Max Span20.0 ft (6.1 m)
Deck Width26.9 ft (8.2 m)
Deck Area400.2 sq m
Main Spans8
Year Built2008

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic100 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number082231259923551

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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