Bridge Type
Main Span(s): Steel [3] Movable - Lift [15]
Approach Span(s): Concrete [1] Tee beam [04]
Deck: Open Grating [3] with Wearing Surface:
Bridge Dimensions
Length: 73.5 m = 241.2 ft
Main Spans: 1 at 22.9 m = 75.1 ft
Approach Spans: 4
Skew: 0
Width, Roadway: 7.3 m = 24.0 ft (2 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 10.9 m = 35.8 ft for a 10.4 m = 34.1 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 4.55 m = 14.9 ft and Navigational Clearance: 17.1 m = 56.1 ft
Location
Abbeville [00100]: Vermilion Parish [113], Louisiana [22]
Owned by State Highway Agency [01], DOT District: 3
0.13 MI W OF US 167
Condition
Deck: Satisfactory [6]
Superstructure: Satisfactory [6]
Substructure: Satisfactory [6]
Loading
Design: M 13.5 / H 15 [2]
Operating: 28.1 metric ton = 30.9 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Inventory: 13.6 metric ton = 15.0 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Appraisal
Structural: Basically intolerable requiring high priority of replacement [2]
Deck Geometry: Basically intolerable requiring high priority of replacement [2]
Road Alignment: Equal to present minimum criteria [6]
Waterway: Equal to present desirable criteria [8] and Bridge foundations determined to be stable for assessed or calculated scour condition. [5]
Inspections
Date: May 1999 [599] 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: 0.3 km = 0.2 mi
Traffic
ADT: 8700 (2016) and Trucks: 10%
Future ADT: 10962 (In 2036
)