Structure 34900080400002 · St. Landry County, LA

Us0190 over Atchafalaya R @ Kspngs

Carries Us0190 over Atchafalaya R @ Kspngs, 4.0 Mi E Of US 71.

Overall conditionFair

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT3,435 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

3,435 ft end to end, longest span 506 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.

Built198838 years old
Length3435.0 ft1,047 m
Daily traffic12,578counted 2021
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateLouisiana
CountySt. Landry
Location4.0 Mi E Of US 71
CarriesUs0190
CrossesAtchafalaya R @ Kspngs
Coordinates30.54401, -91.75431

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length3435.0 ft (1,047 m)
Max Span505.9 ft (154.2 m)
Deck Width42.7 ft (13 m)
Deck Area13,611 sq m
Main Spans23
Year Built1988

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic12,578 (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 Number034900080400002

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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