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US0090B over HARVEY TUNNEL

This bridge is no longer in the current National Bridge Inventory database, and has likely been demolished or abandoned.

Map

Coordinates:
+29.89791, -90.08106
29°53'52" N, 90°04'52" W

Facts

Source: National Bridge Inventory. Information not verified; use at your own risk.
Name:US0090B over HARVEY TUNNEL
Structure number:022602830903421
Location:2.0 MI EAST OF LA 23
Route classification:Principal Arterial - Other Freeways or Expressways (Urban) [12]
Length of largest span:1080.1 ft. [329.2 m]
Total length:1080.1 ft. [329.2 m]
Roadway width between curbs:44.0 ft. [13.4 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:51.2 ft. [15.6 m]
Vertical clearance above deck:13.5 ft. [4.1 m]
Owner:State Highway Agency [01]
Year built:1957
Historic significance:Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places [5]
Design load:MS 18 / HS 20 [5]
Main span material:Concrete [1]
Main span design:Tunnel [18]
Deck type:Concrete Cast-in-Place [1]
Wearing surface:Monolithic Concrete (concurrently placed with structural deck) [1]

Latest Available Inspection: December 2009

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:Fair
Status:Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:29,700 [as of 2009]
Truck traffic:13% of total traffic
Deck condition:Fair [5 out of 9]
Substructure condition:Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Structural appraisal:Unknown [*]
Deck geometry appraisal:Basically intolerable requiring high priority of replacement [2]
Water adequacy appraisal:Equal to present desirable criteria [8]
Roadway alignment appraisal:Better than present minimum criteria [7]
Channel protection:Bank is beginning to slump. River control devices and embankment protection have widespread minor damage. There is minor stream bed movement evident. Debris is restricting the channel slightly. [6]
Scour condition:Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. [8]
Sufficiency rating:72.4
Recommended work:Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. [31]
Estimated cost of work:$4,636,000

Previous Inspections

DateConditionDeckSuperstructureSubstructureADTSuff. Rating
December 2009FairFair-Satisfactory2970072.4
December 1996FairFair-Satisfactory7967063.0
October 1990FairFair-Satisfactory3622268.7