Structure 70230309925231 · Allen County, LA

Old Pump RD over Calcasieu River Relief

Carries Old Pump RD over Calcasieu River Relief, 0.6 Mi. W. Of Chappel RD.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT133 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · 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.

Built198541 years old
Length132.9 ft40.5 m
Daily traffic581counted 2019
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountyAllen
Location0.6 Mi. W. Of Chappel RD
CarriesOld Pump RD
CrossesCalcasieu River Relief
Coordinates30.51470, -92.87148

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length132.9 ft (40.5 m)
Max Span19.0 ft (5.8 m)
Deck Width27.2 ft (8.3 m)
Deck Area336.1 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1985

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic581 (2019)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number070230309925231

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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