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FORTIFICATION ST over I 55

Map 

Coordinates:
+32.31006, -90.16363
32°18'36" N, 90°09'49" W
Source: National Bridge Inventory (1992, 2000, 2010 editions)
Information not verified. Use at your own risk.

Facts 

Name:FORTIFICATION ST over I 55
Structure number:51000550250957B
Location:2.6 MI N I 20
Purpose:Carries highway over highway
Route classification:Other Principal Arterial (Urban) [14]
Length of largest span:90.9 ft. [27.7 m]
Total length:339.9 ft. [103.6 m]
Roadway width between curbs:27.9 ft. [8.5 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:32.8 ft. [10.0 m]
Vertical clearance below bridge:16.4 ft. [5.0 m]
Owner:State Highway Agency [01]
Year built:1967
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:4
Main spans material:Concrete continuous [2]
Main spans design:Box Beam or girders - Single or Spread [06]
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:9,000 [as of 2006]
Truck traffic:1% of total traffic
Deck condition:Fair [5 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:Very Good [8 out of 9]
Substructure condition:Very Good [8 out of 9]
Scour condition:Bridge not over waterway. [N]
Inventory rating:75.2 tons [68.4 metric tons]
Evaluation:Functionally obsolete [2]
Sufficiency rating:72.4
Recommended work:Widening of existing bridge with deck rehabilitation or replacement. [34]
Estimated cost of work:$411,000

2000 Inspection 

Average daily traffic:40,500 [as of 1996]
Truck traffic:8% of total traffic
Evaluation:Not applicable [N]

1992 Inspection 

Status:Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:5,980 [as of 1989]
Truck traffic:1% of total traffic
Deck condition:Good [7 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:Very Good [8 out of 9]
Substructure condition:Very Good [8 out of 9]
Scour condition:Bridge not over waterway. [N]
Operating rating:48.5 tons [44.1 metric tons]
Inventory rating:35.6 tons [32.4 metric tons]
Evaluation:Functionally obsolete [2]
Sufficiency rating:74.0
Recommended work:Widening of existing bridge with deck rehabilitation or replacement. [34]
Estimated cost of work:$411,000