Structure 53432532913001 · Morehouse County, LA

Sunshine RD over Boeuf River

Carries Sunshine RD over Boeuf River, Boeuf R. At Fiske Un.

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 overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT364 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

364 ft end to end, longest span 52 ft: about 5 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built197749 years old
Length363.8 ft110.9 m
Daily traffic60counted 1980
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountyMorehouse
LocationBoeuf R. At Fiske Un
CarriesSunshine RD
CrossesBoeuf River
Coordinates32.88664, -91.50211

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length363.8 ft (110.9 m)
Max Span51.8 ft (15.8 m)
Deck Width25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Deck Area876.1 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1977

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic60 (1980)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number053432532913001

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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