Structure 23629591900181 · Orleans County, LA

France ST over Florida Ave.

Carries France ST over Florida Ave., 1.5 Mi.s.of Us.i.10.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT2,076 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

2,076 ft end to end, longest span 145 ft: about 5.8 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 girder bridge.

Built196066 years old
Length2076.1 ft632.8 m
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountyOrleans
Location1.5 Mi.s.of Us.i.10
CarriesFrance ST
CrossesFlorida Ave.
Coordinates29.98064, -90.02904

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length2076.1 ft (632.8 m)
Max Span145.0 ft (44.2 m)
Deck Width30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Deck Area5948.3 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1960

Traffic

Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number023629591900181

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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