LA0523 over BAYOU PIERRE

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Name:	LA0523 over BAYOU PIERRE
Structure number:	040901030104131
Location:	1.1 MI SOUTH OF LA 526
Purpose:	Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:	Minor Arterial (Urban) [16]
Length of largest span:	20.0 ft. [6.1 m]
Total length:	200.1 ft. [61.0 m]
Roadway width between curbs:	24.0 ft. [7.3 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:	29.5 ft. [9.0 m]
Owner:	State Highway Agency [01]
Year built:	1966
Historic significance:	Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places [5]
Design load:	M 13.5 / H 15 [2]
Number of main spans:	10
Main spans material:	Concrete [1]
Main spans design:	Slab [01]
Deck type:	Concrete Cast-in-Place [1]

2010 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	11,100 [as of 2009]
Truck traffic:	7% 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 protection is being eroded. River control devices and/or embankment have major damage. Trees and rush restrict the channel. [5]
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. [8]
Operating rating:	52.5 tons [47.7 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	31.7 tons [28.8 metric tons]
Evaluation:	Functionally obsolete [2]
Sufficiency rating:	71.2
Recommended work:	Other structural work, including hydraulic replacements. [38]
Estimated cost of work:	$897,000

2000 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	6,928 [as of 1997]
Truck traffic:	7% 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 protection is being eroded. River control devices and/or embankment have major damage. Trees and rush restrict the channel. [5]
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. [8]
Operating rating:	52.5 tons [47.7 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	31.7 tons [28.8 metric tons]
Evaluation:	Functionally obsolete [2]
Sufficiency rating:	74.0
Recommended work:	Other structural work, including hydraulic replacements. [38]
Estimated cost of work:	$897,000

1992 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	3,520 [as of 1991]
Truck traffic:	7% 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 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:	52.5 tons [47.7 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	31.7 tons [28.8 metric tons]
Evaluation:	Functionally obsolete [2]
Sufficiency rating:	74.3
Recommended work:	Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. [31]
Estimated cost of work:	$897,000

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