Structure 624804520100001 · St. John the Baptist County, LA

I0055 over US 51 & Swamp

Carries I0055 over US 51 & Swamp, I055.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
75,831 FT OVERALL2 MILES0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

75,831 ft end to end, longest span 70 ft: about 211 football fields, or 14.4 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.

Built197551 years old
Length75831.0 ft23113.3 m
Daily traffic24,000counted 2016
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountySt. John the Baptist
LocationI055
CarriesI0055
CrossesUS 51 & Swamp
Coordinates30.08563, -90.43101

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length75831.0 ft (23113.3 m)
Max Span69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Deck Width42.7 ft (13 m)
Deck Area300472.9 sq m
Main Spans223
Year Built1975

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic24,000 (2016)
Truck Traffic25%
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 Number624804520100001

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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