Structure 22602830900002 · Jefferson County, LA

Us0090-b over Harvey Canal/sts/rr

Carries Us0090-b over Harvey Canal/sts/rr, 1.4 Mi West Of La 23.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
29,032 FT OVERALL1 MILE0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

29,032 ft end to end, longest span 375 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.

Built198739 years old
Length29032.2 ft8,849 m
Daily traffic101,282counted 2021
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountyJefferson
Location1.4 Mi West Of La 23
CarriesUs0090-b
CrossesHarvey Canal/sts/rr
Coordinates29.89368, -90.11686

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length29032.2 ft (8,849 m)
Max Span375.0 ft (114.3 m)
Deck Width54.8 ft (16.7 m)
Deck Area147778.3 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1987

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic101,282 (2021)
Truck Traffic25%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge20

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number022602830900002

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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