Structure 35104240508801 · St. Mary County, LA

Us0090 over Charenton Canal/frontage

Carries Us0090 over Charenton Canal/frontage, 1.36 Mi E Of La 83.

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 overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT2,924 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

2,924 ft end to end: about 8.1 football fields. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built197848 years old
Length2923.9 ft891.2 m
Daily traffic8,307counted 2020
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountySt. Mary
Location1.36 Mi E Of La 83
CarriesUs0090
CrossesCharenton Canal/frontage
Coordinates29.82053, -91.55037

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length2923.9 ft (891.2 m)
Max Span149.9 ft (45.7 m)
Deck Width43.3 ft (13.2 m)
Deck Area11763.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1978

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,307 (2020)
Truck Traffic14%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number035104240508801

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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