Structure 40932260934671 · Caddo County, LA

Valley View DR over Airport Ditch

Carries Valley View DR over Airport Ditch, 0.3 Mi. East Of U.s..

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 overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT97 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

97 ft end to end, longest span 19 ft. Lengths and the car 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.

Built197254 years old
Length97.1 ft29.6 m
Daily traffic2,482counted 1979
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountyCaddo
Location0.3 Mi. East Of U.s.
CarriesValley View DR
CrossesAirport Ditch
Coordinates32.43277, -93.77838

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length97.1 ft (29.6 m)
Max Span19.0 ft (5.8 m)
Deck Width51.5 ft (15.7 m)
Deck Area464.7 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1972

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,482 (1979)
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number040932260934671

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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