Structure 24504503600401 · St. Charles County, LA

I0310 over US 61/rr/swamp/la 626

Carries I0310 over US 61/rr/swamp/la 626, 0.41 M South Of I-10.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
25,672 FT OVERALL1 MILE0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

25,672 ft end to end, longest span 90 ft: about 71 football fields, or 4.9 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.

Built199234 years old
Length25671.9 ft7824.8 m
Daily traffic20,850counted 2016
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountySt. Charles
Location0.41 M South Of I-10
CarriesI0310
CrossesUS 61/rr/swamp/la 626
Coordinates30.00269, -90.29420

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length25671.9 ft (7824.8 m)
Max Span89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Deck Width43.0 ft (13.1 m)
Deck Area102504.9 sq m
Main Spans467
Year Built1992

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic20,850 (2016)
Truck Traffic25%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge16

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number024504503600401

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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