DELL AVENUE over HOWLAND CANAL

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Facts 

Name:	DELL AVENUE over HOWLAND CANAL
Structure number:	53C1690
Location:	0.2 MI S VENICE BLVD
Purpose:	Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:	Local (Urban) [19]
Length of largest span:	42.0 ft. [12.8 m]
Total length:	44.9 ft. [13.7 m]
Roadway width between curbs:	15.1 ft. [4.6 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:	16.1 ft. [4.9 m]
Owner:	City or Municipal Highway Agency [04]
Year built:	1907
Historic significance:	Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places [1]
Design load:	M 13.5 / H 15 [2]
Main span material:	Concrete [1]
Main span design:	Arch - Deck [11]
Deck type:	Concrete Cast-in-Place [1]
Wearing surface:	Monolithic Concrete (concurrently placed with structural deck) [1]

2010 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	1,270 [as of 1984]
Truck traffic:	1% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Good [7 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Good [7 out of 9]
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]
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for assessed or calculated scour condition. [5]
Operating rating:	26.7 tons [24.3 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	16.1 tons [14.6 metric tons]
Evaluation:	Functionally obsolete [2]
Sufficiency rating:	49.3
Recommended work:	Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. [31]
Estimated cost of work:	$258,000

2000 Inspection 

Status:	Posted for load [P]
Average daily traffic:	1,270 [as of 1998]
Truck traffic:	1% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Good [7 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Good [7 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Good [7 out of 9]
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 with "unknown" foundation that has not been evaluated for scour. [U]
Operating rating:	44.9 tons [40.8 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	17.9 tons [16.3 metric tons]
Sufficiency rating:	72.8

1992 Inspection 

Status:	Posted for load [P]
Average daily traffic:	1,270 [as of 1984]
Truck traffic:	1% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Good [7 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Fair [5 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Channel protection:	Bank protection is being eroded. River control devices and/or embankment have major damage. Trees and rush restrict the channel. [5]
Scour condition:	Scour calculation/evaluation has not been made. [6]
Operating rating:	24.8 tons [22.5 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	9.9 tons [9.0 metric tons]
Evaluation:	Structurally deficient [1]
Sufficiency rating:	48.1
Recommended work:	Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. [31]
Estimated cost of work:	$165,000

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