Structure 23600000020467 · Orleans County, LA

I0010 over Lake Ponchartrain

Carries I0010 over Lake Ponchartrain, 0.5 Mi NE Of La 11.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
29,188 FT OVERALL1 MILE0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

29,188 ft end to end, longest span 250 ft: about 81 football fields, or 5.5 miles. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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.

Built201115 years old
Length29188.0 ft8896.5 m
Daily traffic87,741counted 2021
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountyOrleans
Location0.5 Mi NE Of La 11
CarriesI0010
CrossesLake Ponchartrain
Coordinates30.15321, -89.85560

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length29188.0 ft (8896.5 m)
Max Span250.0 ft (76.2 m)
Deck Width60.0 ft (18.3 m)
Deck Area162806.0 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2011

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic87,741 (2021)
Truck Traffic30%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number023600000020467

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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