Bridge Type
Main Span(s): Steel [3] Truss - Thru [10]
Approach Span(s): Steel [3] Stringer/Multi-beam or girder [02]
Deck: Concrete Cast-in-Place [1] with Wearing Surface:
Bridge Dimensions
Length: 944.9 m = 3100.2 ft
Main Spans: 5 at 109.7 m = 359.9 ft
Approach Spans: 17
Skew: 0
Width, Roadway: 8 m = 26.2 ft (2 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 8.8 m = 28.9 ft for a 10.4 m = 34.1 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 5.31 m = 17.4 ft and Navigational Clearance: 0 = N/A
Location
Unknown [00000]: Bossier Parish [015], Louisiana [22]
Owned by State Highway Agency [01], DOT District: 4
3.3 MI EAST OF US 71
Condition
Deck: Fair [5]
Superstructure: Poor [4]
Substructure: Fair [5]
Loading
Design: M 13.5 / H 15 [2]
Operating: 51.7 metric ton = 56.9 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Inventory: 30.8 metric ton = 33.9 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Appraisal
Structural: Meets minimum tolerable limits to be left in place as is [4]
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 Countermeasures have been installed to mitigate an existing problem with scour. [7]
Inspections
Date: July 1999 [799] 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: 9.7 km = 6.0 mi
Traffic
ADT: 1740 (2016) and Trucks: 19%
Future ADT: 1056 (In 2036
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