LA0322 over B TECHE STERLING

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Coordinates:
+29.80290, -91.49030
29°48'10" N, 91°29'25" W

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

Name:	LA0322 over B TECHE STERLING
Structure number:	035104083100091
Location:	.09 MI WEST OF LA 87
Purpose:	Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:	Minor Collector (Rural) `[08]`
Length of largest span:	165.0 ft. `[50.3 m]`
Total length:	401.9 ft. `[122.5 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	24.0 ft. `[7.3 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	33.8 ft. `[10.3 m]`
Vertical clearance above deck:	17.4 ft. `[5.3 m]`
Vertical clearance below bridge:	6.6 ft. `[2.0 m]`
Owner:	State Highway Agency `[01]`
Year built:	1971
Historic significance:	Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places `[5]`
Design load:	MS 18 / HS 20 `[5]`
Main span material:	Steel `[3]`
Main span design:	Movable - Swing `[17]`
Deck type:	Wood or Timber `[8]`

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Fair
Status:	Open, no restriction `[A]`
Average daily traffic:	1,040 `[as of 2016]`
Truck traffic:	12% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Satisfactory `[6 out of 9]`
Superstructure condition:	Satisfactory `[6 out of 9]`
Substructure condition:	Good `[7 out of 9]`
Structural appraisal:	Meets minimum tolerable limits to be left in place as is `[4]`
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:	Bank protection is in need of minor repairs. River control devices and embankment protection have a little minor damage. Banks and/or channel have minor amounts of drift. `[7]`
Pier/abutment protection:	In place but in a deteriorated condition `[3]`
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. `[8]`
Sufficiency rating:	41.4

Date	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	ADT	Suff. Rating
May 2018	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Good	1040	41.4
May 2016	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Good	1040	41.4
May 2014	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Good	1040	41.2
May 2012	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Good	810	41.2
May 2010	Good	Good	Good	Good	1090	41.2
June 2008	Good	Good	Good	Good	1100	41.2
June 2006	Fair	Satisfactory	Good	Good	1250	41.2
June 2004	Fair	Satisfactory	Good	Good	1250	41.2
April 2002	Fair	Satisfactory	Good	Good	1310	41.2
April 2000	Fair	Satisfactory	Good	Good	1471	41.2
May 1998	Fair	Satisfactory	Good	Good	1268	41.2
April 1996	Fair	Satisfactory	Good	Good	1268	41.2
June 1994	Fair	Satisfactory	Good	Good	2312	39.2
June 1992	Fair	Satisfactory	Good	Good	1475	41.2

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.	274	137	137	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	6,468	3,234	0	3,234	0
Steel Stringer	linear ft.	1,060	530	530	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	5,300	2,650	0	2,650	0
Deck
Reinforced Concrete Deck	sq. ft.	1,175	0	1,173	2	0
Superstructure
Steel Floor Beam	linear ft.	217	109	108	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	2,062	1,031	0	1,031	0
Substructure
Reinforced Concrete Abutment	linear ft.	80	80	0	0	0
Prestressed Concrete Pile	each	54	54	0	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Pier Cap	linear ft.	400	395	0	5	0
Deck
Open Grid Deck	sq. ft.	1,675	1,592	0	83	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	3,863	3,863	0	0	0
Concrete Filled Grid Deck	sq. ft.	600	600	0	0	0
Joints
Pourable Joint	linear ft.	420	0	420	0	0
Open Joint	linear ft.	48	48	0	0	0
Bridge Rail
Reinforced Concrete Bridge Rail	linear ft.	520	520	0	0	0
Deck
Reinforced Concrete Slab	sq. ft.	6,710	0	6,416	294	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	1,092	0	1,092	0	0