US 40 E over BLUE RVR

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Facts 

Name:	US 40 E over BLUE RVR
Structure number:	5417
Old structure number:	J05262 1 (from 1992 edition)
Location:	S 13 T 49 N R 33 W
Purpose:	Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:	Principal Arterial - Other Freeways or Expressways (Urban) [12]
Length of largest span:	140.8 ft. [42.9 m]
Total length:	430.1 ft. [131.1 m]
Roadway width between curbs:	40.0 ft. [12.2 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:	42.7 ft. [13.0 m]
Vertical clearance above deck:	15.4 ft. [4.7 m]
Owner:	State Highway Agency [01]
Year built:	1933
Year reconstructed:	1991
Historic significance:	Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places [5]
Design load:	M 13.5 / H 15 [2]
Main span material:	Steel [3]
Main span design:	Arch - Thru [12]
Deck type:	Closed Grating [4]
Wearing surface:	Epoxy Overlay [5]

2010 Inspection 

Status:	Posted for load [P]
Average daily traffic:	7,908 [as of 2009]
Truck traffic:	13% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Poor [4 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:	20.9 tons [19.0 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	15.4 tons [14.0 metric tons]
Evaluation:	Structurally deficient [1]
Sufficiency rating:	11.3
Recommended work:	Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. [31]
Estimated cost of work:	$5,558,000

2000 Inspection 

Status:	Posted for load [P]
Average daily traffic:	10,720 [as of 1997]
Truck traffic:	10% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Very Good [8 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:	Scour calculation/evaluation has not been made. [6]
Operating rating:	41.6 tons [37.8 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	15.8 tons [14.4 metric tons]
Sufficiency rating:	33.2

1992 Inspection 

Status:	Posted for load [P]
Average daily traffic:	13,991 [as of 1991]
Truck traffic:	10% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Serious [3 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Serious [3 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Satisfactory [6 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:	Scour calculation/evaluation has not been made. [6]
Operating rating:	28.7 tons [26.1 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	10.9 tons [9.9 metric tons]
Sufficiency rating:	2.0
Recommended work:	Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. [31]
Estimated cost of work:	$2,196,000

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