Structure 22900000020469 · Lafourche County, LA

La3235 over Wetlands

Carries La3235 over Wetlands, S Of Leeville To Jct La1.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
29,040 FT OVERALL1 MILE0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

29,040 ft end to end, longest span 129 ft: about 81 football fields, or 5.5 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 box-beam bridge.

Built201214 years old
Length29040.0 ft8851.4 m
Daily traffic3,305counted 2021
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountyLafourche
LocationS Of Leeville To Jct La1
CarriesLa3235
CrossesWetlands
Coordinates29.15812, -90.17837

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length29040.0 ft (8851.4 m)
Max Span128.9 ft (39.3 m)
Deck Width42.7 ft (13 m)
Deck Area115068.2 sq m
Main Spans506
Year Built2012

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,305 (2021)
Truck Traffic20%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number022900000020469

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.