Structure 624804501312072 · St. John the Baptist County, LA

I0010 over US 51 & Swamps

Carries I0010 over US 51 & Swamps, I0010.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
11,716 FT OVERALL2,500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

11,716 ft end to end, longest span 83 ft: about 33 football fields, or 2.2 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.

Built197254 years old
Length11715.9 ft3,571 m
Daily traffic27,372counted 2021
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountySt. John the Baptist
LocationI0010
CarriesI0010
CrossesUS 51 & Swamps
Coordinates30.07959, -90.41000

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length11715.9 ft (3,571 m)
Max Span83.0 ft (25.3 m)
Deck Width44.0 ft (13.4 m)
Deck Area47851.4 sq m
Main Spans177
Year Built1972

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic27,372 (2021)
Truck Traffic26%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number624804501312072

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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