Structure 35108510900241 · St. Mary County, LA

La3069 over B Teche Franklin

Carries La3069 over B Teche Franklin, 0.25 Mi SW Of La 87.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT325 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

325 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).

Built196363 years old
Length325.1 ft99.1 m
Daily traffic1,210counted 2021
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountySt. Mary
Location0.25 Mi SW Of La 87
CarriesLa3069
CrossesB Teche Franklin
Coordinates29.79208, -91.49820

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignMovable - Swing
Total Length325.1 ft (99.1 m)
Max Span180.1 ft (54.9 m)
Deck Width37.4 ft (11.4 m)
Deck Area1129.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1963

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,210 (2021)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number035108510900241

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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