Structure 80604000003109 · Natchitoches County, LA

Nfsr 513 over Saline Bayou

Carries Nfsr 513 over Saline Bayou, National Forest Road.

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 FT133 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

133 ft end to end, longest span 19 ft. 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.

Built200323 years old
Length132.9 ft40.5 m
Daily traffic30counted 2003
Last inspectedJanuary 2021every 48 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountyNatchitoches
LocationNational Forest Road
CarriesNfsr 513
CrossesSaline Bayou
Coordinates32.08362, -92.90524

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length132.9 ft (40.5 m)
Max Span19.0 ft (5.8 m)
Deck Width26.9 ft (8.2 m)
Deck Area332.1 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built2003

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic30 (2003)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerU.S. Forest Service
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number080604000003109

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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