Structure 71000240100192 · Calcasieu County, LA

Us0171 over Uprr

Carries Us0171 over Uprr, .1 Mi North Of US 90.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT646 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

646 ft end to end, longest span 80 ft: about 1.8 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.

Built197254 years old
Length646.0 ft196.9 m
Daily traffic18,040counted 2021
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountyCalcasieu
Location.1 Mi North Of US 90
CarriesUs0171
CrossesUprr
Coordinates30.23923, -93.18050

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length646.0 ft (196.9 m)
Max Span80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Deck Width39.0 ft (11.9 m)
Deck Area2343.1 sq m
Main Spans9
Year Built1972

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic18,040 (2021)
Truck Traffic17%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number071000240100192

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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