Structure 30100030900001 · Acadia County, LA

Us0090 over Mermentau River

Carries Us0090 over Mermentau River, 1.5 Mi. West Of La 92.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT2,031 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

2,031 ft end to end, longest span 150 ft: about 5.6 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 girder bridge.

Built198046 years old
Length2030.8 ft619 m
Daily traffic2,899counted 2021
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountyAcadia
Location1.5 Mi. West Of La 92
CarriesUs0090
CrossesMermentau River
Coordinates30.19098, -92.59382

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length2030.8 ft (619 m)
Max Span149.9 ft (45.7 m)
Deck Width42.7 ft (13 m)
Deck Area8,047 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1980

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,899 (2021)
Truck Traffic13%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number030100030900001

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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