Structure 625204540407961 · St. Tammany County, LA

I0012 over Tchefuncte River

Carries I0012 over Tchefuncte River, 1.1 Miles East Of La 21.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,409 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

1,409 ft end to end: about 3.9 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.

Built197551 years old
Length1409.1 ft429.5 m
Daily traffic79,563counted 2021
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountySt. Tammany
Location1.1 Miles East Of La 21
CarriesI0012
CrossesTchefuncte River
Coordinates30.43980, -90.11950

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1409.1 ft (429.5 m)
Max Span110.9 ft (33.8 m)
Deck Width74.5 ft (22.7 m)
Deck Area9749.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1975

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic79,563 (2021)
Truck Traffic26%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number625204540407961

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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