Estimation of Scour and Channel Stability for Selected Highway Crossings of Rivers in the Florida Parishes, Southeastern Louisiana

Estimation of Scour and Channel Stability for Selected Highway Crossings of Rivers in the Florida Parishes, Southeastern Louisiana

Estimation of Scour and Channel Stability for Selected Highway Crossings of Rivers in the Florida Parishes, Southeastern Louisiana LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT Water Resources Technical Report No. 67B ON AND D TI EV TA E R L O O P P S M STATE OF LOUISIANA N E N A T DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT R T DOTD F PUBLIC WORKS AND FLOOD CONTROL DIRECTORATE O T N E WATER RESOURCES SECTION M T R A P E in cooperation with the D U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1999 STATE OF LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC WORKS AND FLOOD CONTROL DIRECTORATE WATER RESOURCES SECTION In cooperation with the U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER RESOURCES TECHNICAL REPORT NO. 67B Estimation of Scour and Channel Stability for Selected Highway Crossings of Rivers in the Florida Parishes, Southeastern Louisiana By J. Josh Gilbert and Paul A. Ensminger U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Published by the LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1999 STATE OFL LOUISIANAO M. J. “MIKE”F FOSTER, JR., GovernorU O IS E JU I DEPARTMENTT OFN TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENTS A OKAM K. MOVASSAGHI, Secretary T I N A PUBLIC WORKS AND FLOOD CONTROL DIRECTORATEI N C Curtis G. Patterson, Director T A U HYDRAULICS SECTION E S Jack C. Manno, Hydraulics Engineer Administrator C Cooperative project with the E U.S.O DEPARTMENTN OF THE INTERIORC BRUCEF BABBITT,IDE SecretaryN U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Charles G. Groat, Director For additional information contact: Zahir “Bo” Bolourchi, P.E. Jack C. Manno Charles R. Demas Chief, Water Resources Section Hydraulics Engineer Administrator District Chief Louisiana Department of Louisiana Department of Transportation U.S. Geological Survey Transportation and Development and Development 3535 S. Sherwood Forest Blvd., Suite 120 P.O. Box 94245 Hydraulics Section - Room 300 Baton Rouge, LA 70816 Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9245 P.O. Box 94245 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9245 Telephone: (225) 389-0281 [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] FAX: (225) 389-0706 Telephone: (225) 379-1434 Telephone: (225) 379-1306 FAX: (225) 379-1523 FAX: (225) 379-1707 CONTENTS Abstract ..........................................................................................................................................................1 Introduction....................................................................................................................................................2 Purpose and Scope..........................................................................................................................2 Approach ........................................................................................................................................2 Acknowledgments ..........................................................................................................................3 Evaluation of Selected Highway Crossings of Rivers ...................................................................................3 East Mississippi River Delta Basin ................................................................................................5 Louisiana Highway 432 Crossing of the Amite River near Felixville.................................5 Pier Scour .............................................................................................................7 Channel Stability..................................................................................................7 Contraction and Abutment Scour.........................................................................7 Louisiana Highway 10 Crossing of the Amite River near Darlington.................................9 Pier Scour .............................................................................................................9 Channel Stability..................................................................................................9 Contraction and Abutment Scour.......................................................................12 Louisiana Highway 64 Crossing of the Amite River at Magnolia.....................................12 Pier Scour ...........................................................................................................12 Channel Stability................................................................................................12 Contraction and Abutment Scour.......................................................................12 U.S. Highway 190 Crossing of the Amite River near Denham Springs, Louisiana ..........16 Pier Scour ...........................................................................................................16 Channel Stability................................................................................................19 Contraction and Abutment Scour.......................................................................19 Interstate Highway 12 Crossing of the Amite River near Denham Springs, Louisiana ....19 Pier Scour ...........................................................................................................19 Channel Stability................................................................................................21 Contraction and Abutment Scour.......................................................................21 Louisiana Highway 42 Crossing of the Amite River at Port Vincent................................23 Pier Scour ...........................................................................................................23 Channel Stability................................................................................................23 Contraction and Abutment Scour.......................................................................26 Louisiana Highway 16 Crossing of the Amite River near French Settlement...................26 Pier Scour ...........................................................................................................28 Channel Stability................................................................................................28 Contraction and Abutment Scour.......................................................................30 Louisiana Highway 22 Crossing of the Amite River at Clio.............................................30 Pier Scour ...........................................................................................................30 Channel Stability................................................................................................30 Contraction and Abutment Scour.......................................................................33 Interstate Highway 12 Crossing of the Tickfaw River near Albany, Louisiana................33 Pier Scour ...........................................................................................................35 Channel Stability................................................................................................37 Contraction and Abutment Scour.......................................................................37 Interstate Highway 12 Crossing of the Tangipahoa River near Robert, Louisiana ...........37 Pier Scour ...........................................................................................................37 Channel Stability................................................................................................37 Contraction and Abutment Scour.......................................................................40 Interstate Highway 12 Crossing of the Tchefuncte River near Covington, Louisiana ......40 Pier Scour ...........................................................................................................40 Channel Stability................................................................................................43 Contraction and Abutment Scour.......................................................................43 iii Pearl River Basin ......................................................................................................................... 44 Louisiana Highway 438 Crossing of the Bogue Chitto River near Warnerton................. 44 Pier Scour........................................................................................................... 46 Channel Stability ............................................................................................... 46 Contraction and Abutment Scour ...................................................................... 46 Interstate Highway 59 Crossings....................................................................................... 48 Pearl River near Pearl River, Louisiana ............................................................ 48 Pier Scour ................................................................................................ 48 Channel Stability..................................................................................... 51 Contraction and Abutment Scour............................................................ 51 West Pearl River near Pearl River, Louisiana ................................................... 51 Pier Scour ................................................................................................ 51 Channel Stability..................................................................................... 51 Contraction and Abutment Scour............................................................ 51 Interstate

View Full Text

Details

  • File Type
    pdf
  • Upload Time
    -
  • Content Languages
    English
  • Upload User
    Anonymous/Not logged-in
  • File Pages
    94 Page
  • File Size
    -

Download

Channel Download Status
Express Download Enable

Copyright

We respect the copyrights and intellectual property rights of all users. All uploaded documents are either original works of the uploader or authorized works of the rightful owners.

  • Not to be reproduced or distributed without explicit permission.
  • Not used for commercial purposes outside of approved use cases.
  • Not used to infringe on the rights of the original creators.
  • If you believe any content infringes your copyright, please contact us immediately.

Support

For help with questions, suggestions, or problems, please contact us