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General Information

Completion: 1914
Status: in use

Project Type

Structure: Vertical lift bridge
Function / usage: Road bridge
Material: Steel bridge

Location

Location: , , ,
Coordinates: 32° 41' 45.92" N    93° 57' 28.33" W
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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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  • About this
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  • Structure-ID
    20006483
  • Published on:
    26/10/2002
  • Last updated on:
    30/12/2019
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