LOCAL ROAD over MELROSE CANAL

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Facts 

Name:	LOCAL ROAD over MELROSE CANAL
Structure number:	611730273910821
Location:	.94 MI N LA 73, LA 37 JCT
Purpose:	Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:	Minor Arterial (Rural) [06]
Length of largest span:	24.9 ft. [7.6 m]
Total length:	75.1 ft. [22.9 m]
Roadway width between curbs:	49.5 ft. [15.1 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:	58.1 ft. [17.7 m]
Owner:	County Highway Agency [02]
Year built:	1962
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:	3
Main spans material:	Concrete [1]
Main spans design:	Slab [01]
Deck type:	Concrete Precast Panels [2]
Wearing surface:	Bituminous [6]

2010 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	22,406 [as of 1999]
Truck traffic:	24% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Good [7 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Very Good [8 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 the assessed or calculated scour condition. [8]
Operating rating:	54.5 tons [49.5 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	32.7 tons [29.7 metric tons]
Evaluation:	Functionally obsolete [2]
Sufficiency rating:	72.4
Recommended work:	Bridge rehabilitation because of general structure deterioration or inadequate strength. [35]
Estimated cost of work:	$481,000

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