Structure 35104240533051 · St. Mary County, LA

Us0090 over La 182/la70/loc/drainage

Carries Us0090 over La 182/la70/loc/drainage, 0.7 Mi E Of La182.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
14,161 FT OVERALL2,500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

14,161 ft end to end, longest span 170 ft: about 39 football fields, or 2.7 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1977rebuilt 1994
Length14161.1 ft4316.3 m
Daily traffic7,885counted 2021
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountySt. Mary
Location0.7 Mi E Of La182
CarriesUs0090
CrossesLa 182/la70/loc/drainage
Coordinates29.69672, -91.21113

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length14161.1 ft (4316.3 m)
Max Span169.9 ft (51.8 m)
Deck Width73.2 ft (22.3 m)
Deck Area96253.5 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1977 (reconstructed 1994)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,885 (2021)
Truck Traffic14%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge7

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number035104240533051

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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