Structure 84000140607761 · Rapides County, LA

Us0165 over Bayou Boeuf

Carries Us0165 over Bayou Boeuf, 3.86 Mi. North Of La 3265.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT300 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

300 ft end to end, longest span 20 ft: about 4 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 slab bridge.

Built199432 years old
Length299.9 ft91.4 m
Daily traffic6,729counted 2021
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountyRapides
Location3.86 Mi. North Of La 3265
CarriesUs0165
CrossesBayou Boeuf
Coordinates31.20146, -92.51070

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length299.9 ft (91.4 m)
Max Span20.0 ft (6.1 m)
Deck Width43.0 ft (13.1 m)
Deck Area1197.3 sq m
Main Spans15
Year Built1994

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,729 (2021)
Truck Traffic15%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number084000140607761

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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