LA0037 over COMITE RIVER

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Facts 

Name:	LA0037 over COMITE RIVER
Structure number:	611702540203401
Location:	LA0037
Purpose:	Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:	Other Principal Arterial (Urban) [14]
Length of largest span:	60.0 ft. [18.3 m]
Total length:	301.9 ft. [92.0 m]
Roadway width between curbs:	29.9 ft. [9.1 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:	33.5 ft. [10.2 m]
Skew angle:	12°
Owner:	State Highway Agency [01]
Year built:	1961
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:	5
Main spans material:	Steel [3]
Main spans design:	Stringer/Multi-beam or girder [02]
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:	21,540 [as of 2009]
Truck traffic:	24% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Satisfactory [6 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 is scour critical; bridge foundations determined to be unstable. [3]
Operating rating:	74.2 tons [67.5 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	44.6 tons [40.5 metric tons]
Sufficiency rating:	76.2

2000 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	18,867 [as of 1997]
Truck traffic:	24% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Good [7 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Very Good [8 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 foundations determined to be stable for assessed or calculated scour condition. [5]
Operating rating:	75.2 tons [68.4 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	44.6 tons [40.5 metric tons]
Sufficiency rating:	76.7

1992 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	14,997 [as of 1991]
Truck traffic:	24% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Good [7 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Good [7 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Very Good [8 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:	40.6 tons [36.9 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	28.7 tons [26.1 metric tons]
Sufficiency rating:	74.8

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