Structure 43640-00136 · Cameron County, LA

Vastar Road over Roadside Canal

Carries Vastar Road over Roadside Canal, HWY 27 & Central Canal.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT70 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

70 ft end to end, longest span 23 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.

Built201214 years old
Length69.9 ft21.3 m
Daily traffic10counted 2021
Last inspectedApril 2021every 24 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountyCameron
LocationHWY 27 & Central Canal
CarriesVastar Road
CrossesRoadside Canal
Coordinates29.86567, -93.45617

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Max Span23.0 ft (7 m)
Deck Width24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Deck Area155.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2012

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10 (2021)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCode 63
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000043640-00136

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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