Structure 53732328920031 · Ouachita County, LA

Shanandoah DR over Caney Creek

Carries Shanandoah DR over Caney Creek, .4 Mi. E. Hwy. 139.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Deck4/9 · Poor
Superstructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Substructure4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT70 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9Superstructure 3/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 4/9

70 ft end to end, longest span 14 ft. Lengths and the car 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.

Built197650 years old
Length69.9 ft21.3 m
Daily traffic50counted 1979
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 12 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountyOuachita
Location.4 Mi. E. Hwy. 139
CarriesShanandoah DR
CrossesCaney Creek
Coordinates32.54775, -92.00598

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Max Span14.1 ft (4.3 m)
Deck Width19.7 ft (6 m)
Deck Area127.8 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1976

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic50 (1979)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number053732328920031

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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