Bridge Type
Main Span(s): Steel continuous [4] Girder and floorbeam system [03]
Approach Span(s): Other [00]
Deck: Concrete Cast-in-Place [1] with Wearing Surface:
Bridge Dimensions
Length: 1389.9 m = 4560.3 ft
Main Spans: 35 at 115.8 m = 379.9 ft
Approach Spans: 0
Skew: 0
Width, Roadway: 13.4 m = 44.0 ft (2 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 14.2 m = 46.6 ft for a 7.3 m = 24.0 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 99.99 m = 328.1 ft and Navigational Clearance: 23.8 m = 78.1 ft
Location
Sterlington [73255]: Ouachita Parish [073], Louisiana [22]
Owned by State Highway Agency [01], DOT District: 5
.68 MILES NORTH OF CALDWE
Condition
Deck: Good [7]
Superstructure: Good [7]
Substructure: Good [7]
Loading
Design: MS 18 / HS 20 [5]
Operating: 39.9 metric ton = 43.9 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Inventory: 32.7 metric ton = 36.0 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Appraisal
Structural: Better than present minimum criteria [7]
Deck Geometry: Equal to present minimum criteria [6]
Road Alignment: Equal to present desirable criteria [8]
Waterway: Equal to present minimum criteria [6] and Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. [8]
Inspections
Date: May 2020 [0520] and Frequency: 24
Future Work
Work Needed:
Bridge Detour: 6.4 km = 4.0 mi
Traffic
ADT: 8400 (2016) and Trucks: 16%
Future ADT: 5160 (In 2036
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