Bridge Type
Main Span(s): Steel continuous [4] Truss - Thru [10]
Approach Span(s): Other [00]
Deck: Concrete Cast-in-Place [1] with Wearing Surface:
Bridge Dimensions
Length: 560.5 m = 1839.0 ft
Main Spans: 3 at 188.1 m = 617.2 ft
Approach Spans: 0
Skew: 0
Width, Roadway: 20.7 m = 67.9 ft (4 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 24.1 m = 79.1 ft for a 11.6 m = 38.1 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 9.14 m = 30.0 ft and Navigational Clearance: 15.2 m = 49.9 ft
Location
Berwick [07100]: St. Mary Parish [101], Louisiana [22]
Owned by State Highway Agency [01], DOT District: 3
INT OF US 90 AND LA 70
Condition
Deck: Good [7]
Superstructure: Fair [5]
Substructure: Satisfactory [6]
Loading
Design: MS 18 / HS 20 [5]
Operating: 48.6 metric ton = 53.5 tons (Load and Resistance Factor Rating (LRFR) rating reported by rating factor (RF) method using HL-93 loadings [8])
Inventory: 37.6 metric ton = 41.4 tons (Load and Resistance Factor Rating (LRFR) rating reported by rating factor (RF) method using HL-93 loadings [8])
Appraisal
Structural: Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is [5]
Deck Geometry: Equal to present minimum criteria [6]
Road Alignment: Equal to present desirable criteria [8]
Waterway: Equal to present desirable criteria [8] and Countermeasures have been installed to mitigate an existing problem with scour. [7]
Inspections
Date: March 1999 [399] and Frequency: 24
Future Work
Work Needed: Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. [31]
Bridge Detour: 0.2 km = 0.1 mi
Traffic
ADT: 34600 (2016) and Trucks: 14%
Future ADT: 57460 (In 2035
)