Structure 35000560400141 · St. Martin County, LA

La3361 over Teche Bayou

Carries La3361 over Teche Bayou, 0.1 Mi. E Of La 31.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT281 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

281 ft end to end: about 4 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 lift bridge (drawn closed).

Built195175 years old
Length280.8 ft85.6 m
Daily traffic6,798counted 2021
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountySt. Martin
Location0.1 Mi. E Of La 31
CarriesLa3361
CrossesTeche Bayou
Coordinates30.27536, -91.89780

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignMovable - Lift
Total Length280.8 ft (85.6 m)
Max Span65.9 ft (20.1 m)
Deck Width36.7 ft (11.2 m)
Deck Area958.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1951

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,798 (2021)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number035000560400141

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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