Structure 581100150700081 · Caldwell County, LA

Us0165 over Ouachita River @ Columbi

Carries Us0165 over Ouachita River @ Columbi, 0.48 M S Of La 4.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT2,426 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

2,426 ft end to end, longest span 250 ft: about 6.7 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.

Built200719 years old
Length2425.9 ft739.4 m
Daily traffic13,633counted 2021
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountyCaldwell
Location0.48 M S Of La 4
CarriesUs0165
CrossesOuachita River @ Columbi
Coordinates32.10701, -92.07660

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length2425.9 ft (739.4 m)
Max Span250.0 ft (76.2 m)
Deck Width82.0 ft (25 m)
Deck Area18,485 sq m
Main Spans20
Year Built2007

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic13,633 (2021)
Truck Traffic20%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number581100150700081

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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