Structure 612402190107251 · Iberville County, LA

La0077 over Port Allen Lock

Carries La0077 over Port Allen Lock, La0077.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT386 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

386 ft end to end: about 5 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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 swing bridge (drawn closed).

Built196165 years old
Length386.2 ft117.7 m
Daily traffic4,376counted 2021
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 12 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountyIberville
LocationLa0077
CarriesLa0077
CrossesPort Allen Lock
Coordinates30.26834, -91.32059

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignMovable - Swing
Total Length386.2 ft (117.7 m)
Max Span244.1 ft (74.4 m)
Deck Width33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Deck Area1188.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1961

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,376 (2021)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

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 Number612402190107251

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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