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Estherwood Bridge

Acadia Parish, Louisiana

Photos 

Wikipedia photo

Public domain photo taken by Wikipedia contributor "Falcanary"

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BH Photo #220621

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Pontoon bridge over Bayou Plaquemine Brule on LA 91 at Estherwood
Location
Acadia Parish, Louisiana
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1975
Design
Pontoon
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 162.0 ft.
Total length: 337.8 ft.
Deck width: 24.2 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 20.8 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+30.19784, -92.46340   (decimal degrees)
30°11'52" N, 92°27'48" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/551651/3340829 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Crowley West
Average daily traffic (as of 2016)
3,000
Inventory number
BH 18970 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of 2051)
Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 485 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Acadia Parish, Louisiana (10)
Built 1975 (103)
Built during 1970s (995)
Floating (43)
Functionally obsolete (5,797)
Have street view (29,239)
Louisiana (729)
Movable (3,136)
 Navigable waterway (2,212)
One-lane traffic (7,920)
Open (41,013)
Owned by state (16,592)
Pontoon (44)
Retractable (20)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,454)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,544)

Update Log 

  • May 22, 2022: New photos from Brian R. Warren
  • March 28, 2018: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • July 9, 2011: Updated by Luke Harden: Added photograph
  • June 5, 2010: New Street View added by Cliff Darby
  • February 23, 2010: Updated by Cliff Darby: Changed moveable type

Sources 

  • Cliff Darby - cliffsta1987 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Luke
  • Douglas Butler
  • Brian R. Warren
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Comments 

Estherwood Bridge
Posted July 9, 2011, by Anonymous

Wikipedia cofirmed this as well.

Estherwood Bridge
Posted July 9, 2011, by Bill Oliver (bill [dot] oliver [at] la [dot] gov)

This is not a vertical lift or swing span. This is a pontoon bridge. The lift are for the ramps to the pontoon and the pontoon is swung out into the channel by cables.

Estherwood Bridge
Posted February 23, 2010, by Adrienne Campbell (adriennevc [at] earthlink [dot] net)

In the Google street view, this looks like a vertical lift, not a swing.