General Information
| Completion: | 1914 |
|---|---|
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Vertical lift bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Mooringsport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: | 32° 41' 45.92" N 93° 57' 28.33" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 175.26 m | |
| length of movable span | ca. 29 m | |
| standard span lengths | 24.4 m |
Materials
| deck |
steel
|
|---|---|
| towers |
steel
|
Chronology
| 1940s | The bridge is no longer required to open and the concrete counterweights are removed. |
|---|---|
| 1989 | The Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development (LA DOTD) receives founding to build a replacement bridge and demolish this one. Local residents campaign for the bridge to be preserved. |
| 26 June 1991 | Caddo Parish Commissioners votes to accept the bridge into the Caddo Parish Department of Parks and Recreation. |
| 18 October 1996 | Entered in the National Register of Historic Places. |
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20006483 - Published on:
26/10/2002 - Last updated on:
30/12/2019
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