Structure 625204530100311 · St. Tammany County, LA

Brownswitch RD over I-59

Carries Brownswitch RD over I-59, 0.4 Mi E Of La 1091.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT265 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

265 ft end to end, longest span 90 ft: about 4 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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.

Built196660 years old
Length265.1 ft80.8 m
Daily traffic20,400counted 2015
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountySt. Tammany
Location0.4 Mi E Of La 1091
CarriesBrownswitch RD
CrossesI-59
Coordinates30.31036, -89.71046

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length265.1 ft (80.8 m)
Max Span89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Deck Width29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Area735.3 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1966

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic20,400 (2015)
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number625204530100311

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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