Structure 53700000000038 · Ouachita County, LA

Us0080 over Union Pacific Railroad

Carries Us0080 over Union Pacific Railroad, 0.15 Mi. N. Of La 139.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT787 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

787 ft end to end, longest span 175 ft: about 2.2 football fields. 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.

Built20197 years old
Length787.1 ft239.9 m
Daily traffic17,683counted 2021
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountyOuachita
Location0.15 Mi. N. Of La 139
CarriesUs0080
CrossesUnion Pacific Railroad
Coordinates32.52938, -92.03252

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length787.1 ft (239.9 m)
Max Span174.9 ft (53.3 m)
Deck Width42.7 ft (13 m)
Deck Area3118.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2019

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic17,683 (2021)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number053700000000038

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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