Structure 616100500708321 · West Baton Rouge County, LA

La0001 over Port Allen Canal

Carries La0001 over Port Allen Canal, 1 Mi N Of La 988.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 3 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating3/9 · Serious
Superstructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Substructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT2,469 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 3/9Superstructure 3/9Substructure 3/9

2,469 ft end to end, longest span 200 ft: about 6.9 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 girder bridge.

Built196066 years old
Length2469.2 ft752.6 m
Daily traffic25,347counted 2021
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 12 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountyWest Baton Rouge
Location1 Mi N Of La 988
CarriesLa0001
CrossesPort Allen Canal
Coordinates30.42927, -91.21310

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length2469.2 ft (752.6 m)
Max Span200.1 ft (61 m)
Deck Width34.1 ft (10.4 m)
Deck Area7827.0 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1960

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic25,347 (2021)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number616100500708321

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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