Structure 43640-00134 · Cameron County, LA

Vastar Road over Central Canal

Carries Vastar Road over Central Canal, Vastar Road.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT68 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

68 ft end to end, longest span 22 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built198343 years old
Length67.9 ft20.7 m
Daily traffic10counted 2023
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountyCameron
LocationVastar Road
CarriesVastar Road
CrossesCentral Canal
Coordinates29.87800, -93.47067

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length67.9 ft (20.7 m)
Max Span22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Deck Width20.0 ft (6.1 m)
Deck Area126.3 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1983

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10 (2023)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCode 63
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000043640-00134

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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