Rating:
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Shreveport-Barksdale Bridge

Caddo Parish, Louisiana, and Bossier Parish, Louisiana

Photos 

Photo taken in July 2013

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BH Photo #261211

Map 

Street View 

Description 

There are two parallel bridges here. This one is the second. The original was torn down and the current parallel span (NBI# 040904200101522) was built in 2008 immediately after the recondition of the existing span. .

Facts 

Overview
Girder bridge over Red River; Clyde Fant Parkway on LA 3032
Location
Bossier City, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, and Bossier Parish, Louisiana
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1972; rehabilitated 2002
Design
Girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 375.0 ft.
Total length: 2,692.1 ft. (0.5 mi.)
Deck width: 34.1 ft.
Also called
Westgate Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+32.49000, -93.70167   (decimal degrees)
32°29'24" N, 93°42'06" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/434077/3594967 (zone/easting/northing)
Average daily traffic (as of 2016)
14,900
Inventory number
BH 57387 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of June 2018)
Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 82.8 (out of 100)
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Categories 

Bossier City, Louisiana (10)
Bossier Parish, Louisiana (16)
Built 1972 (87)
Built during 1970s (943)
Caddo Parish, Louisiana (24)
Continuous (2,484)
Girder (10,239)
Have street view (26,950)
 Louisiana (703)
Open (39,885)
Owned by state (15,996)
Red River of the South (52)
Shreveport, Louisiana (12)
Span length 250-500 feet (1,196)
Total length over 2500 feet (916)

Update Log 

  • November 4, 2013: New Street View added by J.P.
  • October 26, 2013: Updated by Brad Smith: Corrected the name of the bridge, and gave limited history
  • July 28, 2013: Updated by M. D. Caillet: Added category "Red River"

Sources 

  • Brad Smith - gaberdine [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com

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