Structure 24504503800001 · St. Charles County, LA

I0310 over M. P. Rr

Carries I0310 over M. P. Rr, 4.9 Mi S Of US 61.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,900 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

1,900 ft end to end, longest span 200 ft: about 5.3 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.

Built197947 years old
Length1899.9 ft579.1 m
Daily traffic47,396counted 2021
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountySt. Charles
Location4.9 Mi S Of US 61
CarriesI0310
CrossesM. P. Rr
Coordinates29.93780, -90.37680

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1899.9 ft (579.1 m)
Max Span200.1 ft (61 m)
Deck Width87.3 ft (26.6 m)
Deck Area15404.1 sq m
Main Spans14
Year Built1979

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic47,396 (2021)
Truck Traffic25%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number024504503800001

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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