Bridge Type
Main Span(s): Steel [3] Movable - Swing [17]
Approach Span(s): Concrete [1] Slab [01]
Deck: Open Grating [3] with Wearing Surface:
Bridge Dimensions
Length: 123.4 m = 404.9 ft
Main Spans: 2 at 50 m = 164.1 ft
Approach Spans: 12
Skew: 0
Width, Roadway: 16.2 m = 53.2 ft (4 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 21.5 m = 70.5 ft for a 19.5 m = 64.0 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 6.33 m = 20.8 ft and Navigational Clearance: 6.4 m = 21.0 ft
Location
Lafayette [40735]: Lafayette Parish [055], Louisiana [22]
Owned by State Highway Agency [01], DOT District: 3
0.6 MI0. WEST OF LA 3095
Condition
Deck: Good [7]
Superstructure: Satisfactory [6]
Substructure: Fair [5]
Loading
Design: MS 18 / HS 20 [5]
Operating: 51.7 metric ton = 56.9 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Inventory: 31.7 metric ton = 34.9 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Appraisal
Structural: Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is [5]
Deck Geometry: Meets minimum tolerable limits to be left in place as is [4]
Road Alignment: Equal to present desirable criteria [8]
Waterway: Equal to present desirable criteria [8] and Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. [8]
Inspections
Date: September 2020 [0920] and Frequency: 24
Future Work
Work Needed:
Bridge Detour: 0.6 km = 0.4 mi
Traffic
ADT: 50300 (2016) and Trucks: 10%
Future ADT: 62370 (In 2036
)