Structure 34900080400001 · St. Landry County, LA

Us0190 over Atchafalaya R @ Kspngs

Carries Us0190 over Atchafalaya R @ Kspngs, 0.25 Mi W Of La 975.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT3,403 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

3,403 ft end to end, longest span 780 ft: about 9.5 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 through truss.

Built197353 years old
Length3402.9 ft1037.2 m
Daily traffic20,176counted 2021
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountySt. Landry
Location0.25 Mi W Of La 975
CarriesUs0190
CrossesAtchafalaya R @ Kspngs
Coordinates30.54844, -91.74462

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length3402.9 ft (1037.2 m)
Max Span779.9 ft (237.7 m)
Deck Width38.4 ft (11.7 m)
Deck Area12135.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1973

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic20,176 (2021)
Truck Traffic24%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under 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 Number034900080400001

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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