Structure 23629579900121 · Orleans County, LA

Florida AVE over Inner Harbor Navigation

Carries Florida AVE over Inner Harbor Navigation, 0.4 Mi E Of France RD.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT451 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

451 ft end to end: about 6 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 lift bridge (drawn closed).

Built200422 years old
Length451.1 ft137.5 m
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountyOrleans
Location0.4 Mi E Of France RD
CarriesFlorida AVE
CrossesInner Harbor Navigation
Coordinates29.98081, -90.02268

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignMovable - Lift
Total Length451.1 ft (137.5 m)
Max Span346.1 ft (105.5 m)
Deck Width71.9 ft (21.9 m)
Deck Area3011.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2004

Traffic

Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerOther State Agencies
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number023629579900121

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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