Structure 30104500413661 · Acadia County, LA

I0010 over Bayou Plaquemine

Carries I0010 over Bayou Plaquemine, 3.9 Mi East La 91.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT552 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

552 ft end to end, longest span 50 ft: about 1.5 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.

Built1961rebuilt 1973
Length551.8 ft168.2 m
Daily traffic58,865counted 2021
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountyAcadia
Location3.9 Mi East La 91
CarriesI0010
CrossesBayou Plaquemine
Coordinates30.23555, -92.39770

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length551.8 ft (168.2 m)
Max Span49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Width40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Area2052.0 sq m
Main Spans11
Year Built1961 (reconstructed 1973)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic58,865 (2021)
Truck Traffic22%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number030104500413661

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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