Structure 24504503802411 · St. Charles County, LA

I0310 over La 3127

Carries I0310 over La 3127, 1.57 Mi. N. Of US 90.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT2,523 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9

2,523 ft end to end, longest span 124 ft: about 7.0 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.

Built198640 years old
Length2523.0 ft769 m
Daily traffic40,204counted 2021
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountySt. Charles
Location1.57 Mi. N. Of US 90
CarriesI0310
CrossesLa 3127
Coordinates29.91550, -90.40715

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length2523.0 ft (769 m)
Max Span124.0 ft (37.8 m)
Deck Width42.7 ft (13 m)
Deck Area9,997 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1986

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic40,204 (2021)
Truck Traffic25%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number024504503802411

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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