Texas Street Bridge

Photos 

Overview

Photo taken June 2005 by Wayne Kizziar

BH Photo #103354

Map 

Street Views 

• Portal view facing east.
• Portal view facing west.
• View at center of bridge.
• Deck truss approach.
• View beside bridge.
• View #6

Facts 

Overview

Cantilevered through truss bridge over Red River on US 79/US 80 in Shreveport

Location

Shreveport, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, and Caddo Parish, Louisiana

Status

Open to four-lane traffic

History

Opened to traffic on October 22, 1933; rehabilitated 1984

Design

Cantilevered K-truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 519.8 ft.
Total length: 2,981.1 ft. (0.6 mi.)
Deck width: 40.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.1 ft.

Also called

Neon Bridge (tourist name)
Long-Allen Bridge (original official name)

Approximate latitude, longitude

+32.51808, -93.74320   (decimal degrees)
32°31'05" N, 93°44'36" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/429974/3597859 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Bossier City

Average daily traffic (as of 2015)

12,500

Inventory number

BH 18978 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection report (as of July 2017)

Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 8.3 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Update Log 

• February 22, 2018: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
• April 27, 2017: Updated by Roger Collins: Added opening date.
• March 31, 2015: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
• October 13, 2013: Photo imported by Dave King
• April 13, 2010: New Street View added by Nathan Holth
• July 10, 2005: Posted additional photos from Wayne Kizziar

Sources 

• David Backlin - us71 [at] cox [dot] net
• Wayne Kizziar - waynekizziar [at] gmail [dot] com
• Nathan Holth
• Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Dana and Kay Klein

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