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US0090 over KAYOUCHE COULEE

Map 

Coordinates:
+30.22759, -93.17453
30°13'39" N, 93°10'28" W
Source: National Bridge Inventory (1992, 2000, 2010 editions)
Information not verified. Use at your own risk.

Facts 

Name:US0090 over KAYOUCHE COULEE
Structure number:071008102402331
Location:2.3 MI SOUTH OF I-10
Purpose:Carries highway and pedestrian walkway over waterway
Route classification:Other Principal Arterial (Urban) [14]
Length of largest span:20.0 ft. [6.1 m]
Total length:180.1 ft. [54.9 m]
Roadway width between curbs:50.2 ft. [15.3 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:57.4 ft. [17.5 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]
Number of main spans:9
Main spans material:Concrete [1]
Main spans design:Slab [01]
Deck type:Concrete Cast-in-Place [1]
Wearing surface:Bituminous [6]

2010 Inspection 

Status:Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:14,200 [as of 2009]
Truck traffic:4% 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 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]
Scour condition:Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. [8]
Operating rating:40.6 tons [36.9 metric tons]
Inventory rating:23.8 tons [21.6 metric tons]
Evaluation:Functionally obsolete [2]
Sufficiency rating:65.3
Recommended work:Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. [31]
Estimated cost of work:$1,027,000

2000 Inspection 

Status:Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:9,286 [as of 1998]
Truck traffic:4% 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 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]
Scour condition:Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. [8]
Operating rating:42.6 tons [38.7 metric tons]
Inventory rating:25.7 tons [23.4 metric tons]
Evaluation:Functionally obsolete [2]
Sufficiency rating:69.2
Recommended work:Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. [31]
Estimated cost of work:$1,027,000

1992 Inspection 

Status:Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:7,852 [as of 1991]
Truck traffic:4% 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:Scour calculation/evaluation has not been made. [6]
Operating rating:42.6 tons [38.7 metric tons]
Inventory rating:25.7 tons [23.4 metric tons]
Sufficiency rating:69.5