Bridge Type
Main Span(s): Steel continuous [4] Truss - Thru [10]
Approach Span(s): Steel continuous [4] Girder and floorbeam system [03]
Deck: Concrete Cast-in-Place [1] with Wearing Surface:
Bridge Dimensions
Length: 1281.7 m = 4205.3 ft
Main Spans: 5 at 266.7 m = 875.0 ft
Approach Spans: 6
Skew: 0
Width, Roadway: 7.3 m = 24.0 ft (2 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 10.4 m = 34.1 ft for a 7.3 m = 24.0 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 4.75 m = 15.6 ft and Navigational Clearance: 18 m = 59.1 ft
Location
Vidalia [78470]: Concordia Parish [029], Louisiana [22]
Owned by State Highway Agency [01], DOT District: 58
.01 MI EAST OF LA 131
Condition
Deck: Satisfactory [6]
Superstructure: Fair [5]
Substructure: Satisfactory [6]
Loading
Design: M 13.5 / H 15 [2]
Operating: 38.4 metric ton = 42.2 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Inventory: 22.9 metric ton = 25.2 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Appraisal
Structural: Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is [5]
Deck Geometry: Basically intolerable requiring high priority of replacement [2]
Road Alignment: Equal to present desirable criteria [8]
Waterway: Equal to present desirable criteria [8] and Bridge foundations determined to be stable for assessed or calculated scour condition. [5]
Inspections
Date: September 2020 [0920] and Frequency: 12
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: 12000 (2018) and Trucks: 8%
Future ADT: 11700 (In 2036
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