Bridge Type
Main Span(s): Steel continuous [4] Girder and floorbeam system [03]
Approach Span(s): Prestressed concrete [5] Mixed types [20]
Deck: Concrete Cast-in-Place [1] with Wearing Surface: Monolithic Concrete (concurrently placed with structural deck) [1]
Bridge Dimensions
Length: 1573.4 m = 5162.3 ft
Main Spans: 5 at 70.1 m = 230.0 ft
Approach Spans: 54
Skew: 0
Width, Roadway: 10.4 m = 34.1 ft (3 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 11 m = 36.1 ft for a 10.4 m = 34.1 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 99.99 m = 328.1 ft and Navigational Clearance: 0 = N/A
Location
Bridge City [09480]: Jefferson Parish [051], Louisiana [22]
Owned by State Highway Agency [01], DOT District: 2
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Condition
Deck: Good [7]
Superstructure: Good [7]
Substructure: Good [7]
Loading
Design: MS 18 / HS 20 [5]
Operating: 48 metric ton = 52.8 tons (Load and Resistance Factor Rating (LRFR) rating reported by rating factor (RF) method using HL-93 loadings [8])
Inventory: 33 metric ton = 36.3 tons (Load and Resistance Factor Rating (LRFR) rating reported by rating factor (RF) method using HL-93 loadings [8])
Appraisal
Structural: Better than present minimum criteria [7]
Deck Geometry: Basically intolerable requiring high priority of replacement [2]
Road Alignment: Equal to present desirable criteria [8]
Waterway: N/A [N] and Bridge not over waterway. [N]
Inspections
Date: September 1999 [999] and Frequency: 24
Future Work
Work Needed:
Bridge Detour: 0.2 km = 0.1 mi
Traffic
ADT: 18450 (2016) and Trucks: 10%
Future ADT: 37638 (In 2036
)