Structure 22900000020417 · Lafourche County, LA

La0001 over Marsh

Carries La0001 over Marsh, La 1 1.5 Miles North Of B.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT3,233 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

3,233 ft end to end, longest span 68 ft: about 9.0 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.

Built200917 years old
Length3232.9 ft985.4 m
Daily traffic3,305counted 2021
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountyLafourche
LocationLa 1 1.5 Miles North Of B
CarriesLa0001
CrossesMarsh
Coordinates29.25296, -90.22350

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length3232.9 ft (985.4 m)
Max Span67.9 ft (20.7 m)
Deck Width42.7 ft (13 m)
Deck Area12810.2 sq m
Main Spans33
Year Built2009

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,305 (2021)
Truck Traffic20%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number022900000020417

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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