LA3073 over VERMILION RIVER

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Coordinates:
+30.16304, -92.05630
30°09'47" N, 92°03'23" W

Source: National Bridge Inventory. Information not verified; use at your own risk.

Name:	LA3073 over VERMILION RIVER
Structure number:	032808283901521
Location:	.6 MI. WEST OF LA 3095
Purpose:	Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:	Other Principal Arterial (Urban) `[14]`
Length of largest span:	164.1 ft. `[50.0 m]`
Total length:	404.9 ft. `[123.4 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	53.2 ft. `[16.2 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	70.5 ft. `[21.5 m]`
Vertical clearance above deck:	20.7 ft. `[6.3 m]`
Vertical clearance below bridge:	19.7 ft. `[6.0 m]`
Owner:	State Highway Agency `[01]`
Year built:	1986
Historic significance:	Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places `[5]`
Design load:	MS 18 / HS 20 `[5]`
Number of main spans:	13
Main spans material:	Steel `[3]`
Main spans design:	Movable - Swing `[17]`
Deck type:	Open Grating `[3]`

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Fair
Status:	Open, no restriction `[A]`
Average daily traffic:	50,300 `[as of 2016]`
Truck traffic:	10% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Good `[7 out of 9]`
Superstructure condition:	Satisfactory `[6 out of 9]`
Substructure condition:	Fair `[5 out of 9]`
Structural appraisal:	Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is `[5]`
Deck geometry appraisal:	Meets minimum tolerable limits to be left in place as is `[4]`
Water adequacy appraisal:	Equal to present desirable criteria `[8]`
Roadway alignment appraisal:	Equal to present desirable criteria `[8]`
Channel protection:	Banks are protected or well vegetated. River control devices such as spur dikes and embankment protection are not required or are in a stable condition. `[8]`
Pier/abutment protection:	In place and functioning `[2]`
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. `[8]`
Sufficiency rating:	48.8

Date	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	ADT	Suff. Rating
September 2018	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	Fair	50300	48.8
September 2016	Poor	Good	Fair	Poor	49500	40.8
September 2014	Fair	Good	Good	Satisfactory	51600	59.7
September 2012	Fair	Good	Good	Satisfactory	44400	60.7
August 2010	Good	Good	Good	Good	43300	62.7
September 2008	Good	Good	Good	Good	43200	62.7
August 2006	Good	Good	Good	Good	40900	63.3
October 2005	Poor	Imminent Failure	Serious	Good	46900	18.7
February 2005	Poor	Imminent Failure	Serious	Good	45800	18.7
December 2003	Poor	Imminent Failure	Serious	Good	44700	18.7
December 2002	Poor	Imminent Failure	Serious	Good	47800	18.7
December 2001	Poor	Imminent Failure	Serious	Good	44114	18.7
November 2000	Poor	Imminent Failure	Serious	Good	44114	18.7
December 1999	Poor	Imminent Failure	Serious	Good	42785	18.7
December 1998	Poor	Imminent Failure	Serious	Good	42785	18.7
December 1997	Poor	Imminent Failure	Serious	Good	42785	18.7
December 1996	Poor	Imminent Failure	Serious	Good	35002	18.7
December 1995	Poor	Critical	Serious	Good	34316	18.7
October 1994	Poor	Serious	Poor	Good	33976	36.0
December 1992	Good	Good	Very Good	Good	28900	67.2
December 1990	Good	Good	Very Good	Very Good	28900	67.2

Source: National Bridge Elements dataset, 2019 edition. This feature is experimental.

Element	Units	Quantity	1-Good	2-Fair	3-Poor	4-Serious
Superstructure
Steel Girder/Beam	linear ft.	329	329	0	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	8,498	8,498	0	0	0
Steel Stringer	linear ft.	1,479	1,479	0	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	6,849	6,849	0	0	0
Deck
Reinforced Concrete Deck	sq. ft.	4,450	3,950	500	0	0
Superstructure
Steel Floor Beam	linear ft.	451	451	0	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	5,967	5,967	0	0	0
Substructure
Reinforced Concrete Abutment	linear ft.	142	137	0	0	5
Prestressed Concrete Pile	each	122	80	42	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Pier Cap	linear ft.	1,291	1,270	21	0	0
Deck
Open Grid Deck	sq. ft.	4,275	4,275	0	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	18,020	18,020	0	0	0
Joints
Pourable Joint	linear ft.	637	0	637	0	0
Open Joint	linear ft.	106	106	0	0	0
Bearings
Other Bearing	each	1	0	1	0	0
Bridge Rail
Steel or Aluminum Bridge Rail	linear ft.	970	970	0	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	12,319	12,319	0	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Bridge Rail	linear ft.	480	480	0	0	0
Deck
Reinforced Concrete Slab	sq. ft.	14,520	13,310	1,210	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	3,485	3,485	0	0	0