Structure 24407210500001 · St. Bernard County, LA

Cccferry over Paris Rd/chal. Ferry Ram

Carries Cccferry over Paris Rd/chal. Ferry Ram, 0.8 Mi S Of La 39.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT917 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

917 ft end to end: about 2.5 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.

Built196858 years old
Length917.0 ft279.5 m
Daily traffic1,500counted 2012
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountySt. Bernard
Location0.8 Mi S Of La 39
CarriesCccferry
CrossesParis Rd/chal. Ferry Ram
Coordinates29.93035, -89.96976

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length917.0 ft (279.5 m)
Max Span132.9 ft (40.5 m)
Deck Width27.2 ft (8.3 m)
Deck Area2319.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1968

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,500 (2012)
Truck Traffic13%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerOther State Agencies
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number024407210500001

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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